AI BECOMES LOGISTICS GAME-CHANGER
At a seminar on sustainable development of logistics in the 4.0 era in Hanoi at the end of April, organised by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), Vu Khac Anh, director of cross-border e-commerce company Pervasel, said that his business currently processes around one million orders in the US market. “With a global operational scale, technology is indispensable in all aspects of management. From human resource management, advertising, logistics, to customer service, everything must be digitised,” explained Anh.
VIETNAM’S TOTAL TRADE VALUE HITS OVER US$355 BLN IN FIVE MONTHS
Vietnam’s total export-import turnover hit US$355.79 billion in the first five months of 2025, marking a 15.7 percent increase compared to the same period last year, the National Statistics Office (NSO) reported. The country's export earnings grew by 5.7 percent, while its import turnover rose by 17.5 percent, resulting in a trade surplus of US$4.67 billion in the period.
INFOGRAPHIC SOCIAL-ECONOMIC SITUATION IN MAY AND THE FIRST 5 MONTHS OF 2025
The monthly statistical data presents current economic and social statistics on a variety of subjects illustrating crucial economic trends and developments, including production of agriculture, forestry and fishery, business registration situation, investment, government revenues and expenditures, trade, prices, transport and tourism and so on.
IMPORT-EXPORT BUDGET REVENUE HITS VNĐ182.52 TRILLION
The total budget revenue from import-export activities in the first five months of 2025 reached nearly VNĐ182.52 trillion (over US$7 billion), equivalent to 44.4 per cent of the annual estimate and up 9.2 per cent over the same period last year, according to newly released statistics from the General Department of Customs.
SEAFOOD EXPORTS RISE SHARPLY IN FIRST FIVE MONTHS
Việt Nam’s seafood export revenue reached US$4.07 billion in the first five months of 2025, marking a 14 per cent increase compared to last year. China, the United States and Japan remained the country’s top three seafood export markets, accounting for 20 per cent, 16 per cent, and 15 per cent of total exports, respectively. Shrimp and tra fish continued to be the country’s key exports.
FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN VIỆT NAM SURGES IN FIVE MONTHS
Foreign investment in Việt Nam reached nearly $18.4 billion in the first five months of 2025, a 51 per cent increase year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Finance’s Foreign Investment Agency (FIA). Of the total, over $7.02 billion came from 1,549 newly licensed foreign-invested projects. While this reflected a 13.2 per cent drop in value, it marked a 14 per cent increase in the number of new projects.
PRIVATE ECONOMY DEFINED AS MOST IMPORTANT DRIVING FORCE
Vietnam has defines private economy as the most important driving force of the national economy. On behalf of the Politburo, General Secretary To Lam has signed Resolution No. 68-NQ/TW on development of private economy. Under the Resolution, private economy is defined as the most important driver of the national economy and the pioneering force in science and technology development, innovation and digital transformation.
HCMC’S CPI RISES 4.27% IN JAN-MAY
The consumer price index (CPI) in HCMC rose by 4.27% in the first five months of this year compared to the same period last year, with the healthcare and pharmaceutical group leading at 17%, according to the city’s statistics authority. At a meeting held on June 3 to review the city’s socio-economic performance in May and the year to date, Nguyen Khac Hoang, head of the HCMC Statistics Office, said eight out of 11 commodity and service groups recorded price increases.
