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According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), seafood exports generated nearly $1.1 billion in June alone, marking a 21 per cent increase on-year and extending the sector's solid growth momentum. The figures were released by VASEP on June 30 on its website. The association said the first-half performance reflected recovering global demand and Vietnamese exporters' ability to diversify markets, optimise product portfolios, and capitalise on regions offering geographical and cost advantages.

International investors welcomed Resolution No.10-NQ/TW on developing the foreign-invested economic sector, highlighting a shift to quality foreign direct investment and the importance of reforms, capital markets, and stronger domestic suppliers. A national conference was held in Hanoi on June 30 to disseminate and implement Resolution 10, which brought together government leaders, local authorities, and representatives of international businesses and investment funds.

Eight major infrastructure projects with a combined investment of more than VND253 trillion ($9.7 billion) have broken ground in Ho Chi Minh City. The groundbreaking took place on July 1 to mark the 50th anniversary of the city being officially renamed Ho Chi Minh City on July 2, 1976. The projects, excluding social housing developments, draw on funding from public investment, public-private partnerships (PPPs), and direct private capital.

Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee issued Decision No.3777/QD-UBND on June 24 on the establishment and promulgation of operating regulations for high-tech agricultural zones in the city. Seven high-tech agricultural zones include the Ho Chi Minh City high-tech agricultural zone with an area of 88.17 ha; the Can Gio high-tech agricultural zone with an area of 89.74 ha; the Cu Chi high-tech agricultural zone with an area of 23.3 ha.

After three years of preparation, AP Beverage Trading Production, a Vietnamese-owned enterprise, announced its entry into the beverage market in early June, through the operation of a manufacturing plant in Dong Nai province. The initiative, with a total investment of approximately $80 million, focuses on producing bottled non-alcoholic beverages with the goal of establishing 500,000 sales points nationwide by 2030 and expanding its product presence to five international markets in the coming years.

The manufacturing sector ended the first half of 2026 on a firm footing, with sustained growth in output and new orders, even as supply-chain pressures and employment weakness persisted, according to S&P Global. The S&P Global Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) posted 51.8 in June, down from 52.8 in May but still above the 50-point threshold, signalling a continued improvement in the health of the sector, S&P Global said in a news release on July 1.