10 outstanding Vietnamese economic events on December 3, 2025

On December 3, many important events related to the domestic economic sector took place.

1. Vietnam - EU review progress of cooperation in sustainable energy transition: On the afternoon of December 3, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Industry and Trade coordinated with the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Vietnam to organize the 4th Steering Committee meeting of the Vietnam - EU Sustainable Energy Transition Program (SETP).

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hoang Long and EU Ambassador to Vietnam Julien Guerrier co-chaired.

2. The first meeting of the Joint Committee for the implementation of the Vietnam - Cuba Trade Agreement: On December 3, the Ministry of Industry and Trade announced: On December 1, in the capital city of Havana, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Phan Thi Thang and Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment of Cuba Deborah Rivas Saavedra co-chaired the first meeting of the Joint Committee for the implementation of the Vietnam - Cuba Trade Agreement.

3. Orientation of SCIC to become a Government Investment Fund: On December 3, in Hanoi, the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) organized a workshop on "Developing the SCIC model towards professional capital trading, forming a Government Investment Fund" to deploy contents on State economic development, continuing to implement the SCIC development policy until 2030, with a vision to 2035.

4. Green and sustainable e-commerce acceleration in the digital age: On the afternoon of December 3, in Hanoi, within the framework of the Industry and Trade Digital Transformation Forum 2025, the topic "E-commerce in the digital age" took place with the participation of representatives of management agencies, industry associations, platform businesses and digital technology solution providers.

The crater is more than 3 meters wide, more than 10 meters long, and about 2 meters deep. Photo: Quoc Dung/VNA

5. A "death hole" appeared in Da Nang at the intersection of Nguyen Cong Tru and Ngo Quyen: On the afternoon of December 3, in the center of Da Nang city, a "death hole" appeared right on Nguyen Cong Tru street (near the intersection with Ngo Quyen street, An Hai ward), causing many cars to sink.

6. More than 100,000 billion VND invested in Can Gio road and sea bridge: The project to invest in building the road and bridge connecting Can Gio - Vung Tau under the PPP method (BT contract) with a total investment of 104,410 billion VND, expected to start construction in 2026 and complete in 2029. The content is stated in the Report of Vingroup Corporation sent to the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City on the appraisal of the project's pre-feasibility study report.

7. Promoting private sector investment in the energy sector: On December 3, the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), through the Southeast Asia Energy Transition Partnership (ETP), in coordination with the Department of Finance and Sectoral Economics (Ministry of Finance) organized the Workshop "Promoting private sector investment in the energy sector".

8. Hung Yen: The first commune to issue "red books" to enterprises using land, leasing land for 50 years: On December 3, Trieu Viet Vuong commune became the first locality in Hung Yen province to allow the change of land use purpose, lease land and issue land use right certificates (red books), according to State regulations for Ngoi Sao Viet Trading and Technology Company Limited (Hung Yen).

9. Ho Chi Minh City expands international cooperation on smart cities: On December 3, at Binh Duong Exhibition and Convention Center, Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee coordinated with the World Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) and Becamex Group to organize the Opening Ceremony of the Global Summit - World Intelligent Community Forum (ICF Global Summit 2025).

Frozen shrimp products for export of Minh Phu Seafood Corporation. Photo: Vu Sinh/VNA

10. Agricultural, forestry and fishery exports in 11 months reached over 64 billion USD, surpassing the record of 2024: The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment said that through the first 11 months of 2025, the total export turnover of agricultural, forestry and fishery products is estimated to reach 64.01 billion USD, up 12.6% over the same period last year. Thus, agricultural, forestry and fishery exports up to this point have exceeded the record figure of 2024 (62.4 billion USD).

Source: https://baolamdong.vn/10-su-kien-kinh-te-viet-nam-noi-bat-ngay-3-12-2025-407018.html