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Despite fluctuations in raw material prices, rising costs, and increasingly fierce competition from other countries, shrimp exports can still contribute over a third of seafood export turnover for Vietnam in 2025, as well as improve its sustainability credentials.

In January 2025, seven export items exceeded 1 billion USD in turnover, accounting for 67.9% of the country's total export value.

Vietnam's data centre market was valued at $654 million in 2024, and is projected to reach $1.75 trillion by 2030, rising at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.93 per cent, according to Research and Markets.

Vietnam’s seafood exports are projected to maintain strong growth this year, potentially reaching 11 billion USD. According to the Directorate of Fisheries, efforts will focus on improving production quality and efficiency, with deep processing playing a key role in extending the value chain and minimizing waste to enhance product value.

The MoIT has drafted proposals to develop the Law on E-commerce which will be included in the National Assembly's law and ordinance development programme in 2025 and submitted to the NA for consideration and comments in October.

Enterprises are expecting a growth in tra fish exports to the US on the back of a bilateral agreement signed on January 17 to remove anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese fish fillets.

More than 4.33 billion USD in foreign investment was registered in Vietnam in January, an increase of 48.6% compared to the same period last year.

Việt Nam’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) recorded a slight increase of 0.6 per cent year-on-year in January, although showing a significant 9.2 per cent month-on-month decline, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).