From January to May, nearly 66,800 new enterprises were licensed, representing a 0.6% year-on-year rise. These firms brought in 647.1 trillion VND in total registered capital and employed some 453,900 workers, up 6.2%.

For the first five months of 2025, the CPI increased by 3.21% from the same period last year, while core inflation went up 3.1%.

The rural and agricultural census is one of the three largest statistical censuses in Vietnam, held every ten years. It aims to collect comprehensive information on agriculture, forestry, fisheries and the status of rural development nationwide.

This includes over 269 million USD poured into 43 new projects, nearly three times higher than the same period last year and an additional 40 million USD injected into 12 existing projects, 69 times higher than the amount recorded in the corresponding period of 2024.

Major contributors to the four-month CPI hike included food and catering services, which rose by 3.86% year-on-year and contributed 1.3 percentage points to the overall CPI growth, according to the National Statistics Office.

Through targeted measures, including more job-matching programmes, employment fairs, and job creation loans, the Government has effectively connected provinces rich in human resources with key economic hubs.

Total capital injected into the economy in the first three months of the year—including additional capital from existing enterprises—reached nearly 1.39 quadrillion VND, almost 2.1 times higher than the same period last year, reflecting a positive trend in business investment, reported the National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance.

In March, total retail sales of goods and consumer service revenue rose 10.8% compared to the same period last year, driven by the increasing demand for national holidays, and the growing number of foreign visitors to Vietnam.

While the number of new businesses in Q1 declined by 4% year-on-year, theỉ total registered capital rose slightly by 1.3%.

The Government has implemented numerous measures to keep market prices stable and inflation under control.

In March alone, the total trade revenue reached 75.39 billion USD, up 18.2% compared to the previous month, and 16.6% year-on-year.

The agro-forestry-fishery, industry-construction, and service sectors expanded by 3.74%, 7.42% and 7.7%, contributing 6.09%, 40.17%, and 53.74% to the total GDP expansion during January–March, respectively.

According to the National Statistics Office, total registered FDI in Vietnam reached nearly 6.9 billion USD in the first two months of 2025, or a 35.5% increase as compared to the same time last year. Disbursed capital was estimated at 2.95 billion USD, up 5.4% year-on-year.

The disbursed investment from the State budget is estimated at 1.48 billion USD in February, up 36.5% from the same period last year, according to the National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance.

Vietnam attracted 8.06 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first four months of 2018, equivalent to 76.1 percent of the figure in the same period last year, according to the National Statistics Office.