Vietnam's E-commerce Surge: Expanding Market Access for Products, Digitalization and Branding Key

Vietnam’s fashion industry is poised for a new phase of growth as e-commerce adoption accelerates, though businesses must overcome challenges in branding, sustainability and digital transformation to fully capture the opportunity. The surge in online shopping in Malaysia has significantly increased freight movement nationwide, particularly during weekends and holiday periods when logistics operators must meet rising demand for fast deliveries in the digital economy. Hang noted that cross-border e-commerce is creating fresh opportunities for bilateral cooperation. Indian products such as natural cosmetics, essential oil, herbal products, fashion items and household goods are seen as highly promising in the Vietnamese market. At the same time, Vietnamese businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, are increasingly able to use digital platforms to access India’s market of more than 1.4 billion consumers. The Government will regulate the tax threshold for gold bars, the time of application of tax collection, and adjust the personal income tax rate on the transfer of gold bars in accordance with the roadmap for managing the gold market. Vietnam's tilapia export revenue in the first five months of 2026 hit 62 million USD, more than doubling that in the same period last year, reflecting a strong recovery in international demand The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stands ready to work with other ministries and agencies to facilitate cooperation and connect Vietnamese enterprises with Australian and New Zealand counterparts. The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 25,206 VND/USD on June 30, up 5 VND from the previous day. Under the rollout plan, the 234 vessels of 24 metres or more must complete installation before July 1, followed by the 1,963 vehicles between 15 and under 24 metres by September 1, and the 626 others between 12 and under 15 metres by January 1 next year. All the vessels will be required to use the system throughout their fishing trips. Ministries are required to develop, issue and effectively implement sector-specific policies and action plans by September 2026 to mitigate money laundering risks in line with the national action plan on addressing risks related to money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing for the 2023–2028 period. The RoK is one of Tay Ninh's important foreign investors. Among more than 40 countries and territories investing in the province, it ranks second in the number of projects and fourth in total registered capital, with 298 projects worth more than 2.36 billion USD. It is the first project in Laos with a 99-year land lease licence granted to a Vietnamese enterprise, together with preferential policies including home ownership for foreigners, long-term residence visas and tax incentives. The carbon exchange creates a mechanism that enables businesses to optimise emission-reduction costs through trading emission quotas and carbon credits, encourages technological innovation, and supports sustainable development while maintaining the principle of not sacrificing the environment for economic growth. The market is expected to spur investment in emissions reduction projects, expand access to green finance and help businesses improve competitiveness, strengthen brand value and comply with increasingly stringent environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards. To support the transition, the city is introducing policies that ease the burden of upfront invesment costs for businesses and small traders. Rather than expanding logistics infrastructure indiscriminately, the MoIT plans to establish a tiered network comprising national, regional and local logistics centres, specialised logistics hubs and cargo consolidation points. With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 26,461 VND/USD, and the floor rate 23,941 VND/USD. Despite the headwinds, the airline remains committed to achieving its 2026 business targets while strengthening its competitiveness, supporting economic growth and promoting trade, tourism and international connectivity. Vietnam is scheduled to launch a national housing and real estate market information system on July 1, assigning each property a unique identification code to improve market transparency, enhance state management and curb speculation, according to the Ministry of Construction. Minister of Finance Ngo Van Tuan highlighted OECD’s technical support for the ministry in improving the tax system to enhance transparency in line with international standards, supporting capital market development, and strengthening corporate governance capacity across both private enterprises and state-owned enterprises. Speaking to French business and financial news channel BFM Business, Mickaël Driol, CEO of Mekong Partners, noted that amid global trade tensions and geopolitical uncertainty, multinational companies are increasingly diversifying their supply chains, with Vietnam emerging as a key beneficiary of this trend. The Vietnamese southern economic hub’s programme attracted nearly 1,000 participants, with nine cooperation initiatives announced between municipal agencies and businesses and Chinese enterprises across sectors including artificial intelligence (AI), autonomous vehicles and smart mobility, high-tech healthcare, smart agriculture and aquaculture, smart urban centres, green materials, robotics and automation, innovation, digital transformation and innovation-driven finance. The Halal economy is opening up a new area of cooperation, further fostering the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore Tran Phuoc Anh at a business seminar in Singapore on June 27. Ho Chi Minh City is positioning itself as a modern regional megacity and a value-added services hub by leveraging new development space created after the administrative merger. This a strategy seen as a core growth pillar to strengthen its role in global service supply chains. Copyright, VietnamPlus, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Editor-in-chief, Mr. Tran Tien Duan.