Economy

January trade turnover up 39 percent year on year

10/02/2026

In January 2026, total export–import turnover reached 88.16 billion US dollars. Total trade rose by 39 percent year on year, with exports up 29.7 percent and imports up 49.2 percent.

Vietnamese Coffee in the Value Era: From Production Hub to Global Value Partner

10/02/2026
Economy

After more than a century of formation and development, the coffee industry has made Vietnam one of the world’s leading coffee producers. Entering the 2025–2035 period, as the global market undegoes restructuring toward green growth, transparency and responsibility, Vietnam — once primarily known as a strong raw-material supplier — now faces the imperative of transforming from a “volume-based supplying nation” into a “value-creating partner” in the global coffee chain.