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Quảng Ngãi Province achieved the highest gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth in Việt Nam in the first half of 2025, reaching a record 11.51 per cent. At current prices, the province’s GRDP was estimated at around VNĐ67.4 trillion (approximately US$2.6 billion). Industry and construction accounted for the largest share, followed by services and agriculture.

Nearly 80 per cent of manufacturing and processing enterprises anticipate that business conditions in the third quarter will remain stable or improve, according to the National Statistics Office (NSO). Findings from a recent business sentiment survey conducted by the NSO under the Ministry of Finance show that 37.3 per cent of businesses expect better performance in Q3, while 43.5 per cent forecast steady operations. About 19.2 per cent believe difficulties will persist.

Business activity across Việt Nam in the first half of 2025 recorded encouraging signs of recovery, as the number of newly established enterprises and those resuming operations both rose sharply year-on-year. At the same time, investment flows, particularly foreign direct investment (FDI), remained at high levels, supporting the rebound of production and commercial activities.

Vietnam’s industrial production surged 9.2 per cent in the first half of 2025, marking its strongest growth since 2020 and reinforcing its role as a key economic driver. The figure was revealed at a press meeting chaired by the National Statistics Department under the Ministry of Finance to announce Vietnam’s socioeconomic statistics for the second quarter and the first half of 2025 on July 5 in Hanoi.

Việt Nam is expected to remain an attractive destination for global manufacturers and foreign direct investment (FDI), even as the US moves forward with new tariffs on Vietnamese imports. As long as the tariffs imposed by the US are no more than 10 per cent higher than those applied to regional competitors, Việt Nam’s pre-existing advantages, including workforce quality, competitive costs, favourable demographics, and strategic location, will continue to drive investor interest, according to investment management firm VinaCapital.

The Vietnamese economy achieved its strongest performance in over a decade, with gross domestic product (GDP) rising by 7.52 per cent in the first half of the year, the highest since 2011, according to the Ministry of Finance’s National Statistics Office of Việt Nam (NSO). At a press conference in Hà Nội, NSO Director Nguyễn Thị Hương highlighted that this was a positive result, reflecting the whole political system’s determination, concerted efforts, and drastic actions in managing and implementing socio-economic development tasks amidst regional and global volatility.

Foreign investors registered a total of US$21.5 billion in investments in Việt Nam during the first half of 2025, marking a 33 per cent increase compared to the same period last year, the Ministry of Finance's Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) revealed in its latest report. Of the total, newly registered capital accounted for nearly $9.3 billion across 1,988 new projects.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, AFFP exports were valued at $33.5 billion, up 14.3 per cent, and imports at $23.5 billion, up 12.8 per cent, for the period. Tran Gia Long, deputy director of the Planning and Finance Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, said, "The global economy in the first half of this year has experienced many fluctuations. However, our country’s agricultural production has remained stable and achieved decent growth."