Vietnam posted a rare monthly trade deficit in February as imports surged during the month, government data showed on Thursday, though the country's surplus with the United States increased in the opening months of 2025.

Vietnam's trade deficit was $1.55 billion in February, compared with a $3.02 billion surplus posted in January, and industrial production surged by 17.2% from a year earlier, government data released on Thursday showed.

European leaders are planning visits to Vietnam in coming months to strengthen ties with the Southeast Asian nation, officials said, amid tensions with Washington that could impact their exports to the United States.

Vietnam plans to merge provinces and eliminate district-level authorities, the government said on Thursday, as a streamlining drive aiming to slash billions of dollars from state budgets gathers pace.

The coral reefs of Nha Trang, Vietnam, are in severe decline due to climate change, overfishing, and pollution.

Vietnam’s industry and trade minister is scheduled to meet US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer next Thursday to discuss the “very good relationship between Vietnam and the United States,” according to a post on the government’s website,

Communist Party chief To Lam is reversing a decades-long trend of growing legislative involvement in Vietnamese policy-making.

To set itself on the path to becoming a high-income country by 2045, Vietnam’s bold economic ambitions must be backed by diligent reforms.

Australian lender Commonwealth Bank of Australia said on Wednesday it has sold its remaining 4.4% stake in Vietnam International Commercial Joint Stock Bank and will receive A$170 million ($106.7 million) in total gross proceeds.

The 11:30 a.m. event on March 29 in Hauppauge aligns with National Vietnam War Veterans Day, marking March 29, 1973 as the date when the last U.S. troops left Vietnam.

Vietnam's growth ambitions - Barely two months into the year, Vietnam's parliament has raised the country's GDP growth target for 2025

Vietnam is revising its energy plans to focus more on large solar farms and less on reliance on coal and natural gas.