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The funding will back early- and growth-stage small- and medium-sized enterprises working in areas including clean manufacturing, sustainable consumption and AI-driven climate solutions.

Việt Nam and Laos are stepping up cooperation in trade, transport and logistics connectivity as both countries seek to strengthen supply chains and facilitate cross-border commerce, officials said at the Việt Nam – Laos Logistics Business Forum 2026 held in Vientiane on May 26.

Việt Nam News reporters Khánh Chi, Thu Hằng and Mai Hương spoke with representatives of Vietnamese and Thai businesses to gather their assessments of investment and business potential in each other’s markets following the elevation of bilateral ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Việt Nam has set a goal for at least 300,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to have outstanding loans at credit institutions by 2030 under the new national financial inclusion strategy.

Order volumes in the second quarter are expected to decline sharply by 20–25 per cent compared to the same period last year.

The National Power System and Market Operation Company Limited (NSMO) has proposed applying new electricity peak-hour pricing from June 1, as scorching weather and rising demand put mounting pressure on the grid, particularly in northern Việt Nam.

He stressed that domestic firms must proactively improve corporate governance, technological capabilities and workforce quality in order to participate more deeply in global supply chains. “Vietnamese enterprises cannot enter the supply chains of multinational corporations unless they meet required standards,” Cuong said.

MAE has developed and put into operation a traceability system for agricultural products consumed domestically and exported.

The People’s Committee of Đồng Nai has set a target of reducing energy consumption per unit of GDP by 1-1.5 per cent annually by 2030 under a newly issued plan aimed at promoting energy efficiency, energy transition and electric transport development.

Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng has stressed the need for a major shift in housing market development, moving from a model focused mainly on commercial housing to one that develops both commercial and rental housing in parallel, with rental housing identified as a long-term strategic segment serving broad public demand.