Vietnam is seeking broader US business and investment engagement in areas linked to industrial and supply-chain development, including advanced manufacturing, digital finance, energy, aviation and logistics.
Vietnam is seeking greater US investment in advanced manufacturing, digital finance, energy, aviation and logistics, while promoting stronger links between Vietnamese firms and global value chains.
At a Washington roundtable, Deputy PM Nguyễn Văn Thắng highlighted policy stability and reform, while US companies sought predictable regulations, simpler licensing and stronger contract enforcement.
Vietnamese officials are also calling for stronger participation by domestic companies in global value chains.
The outreach formed part of Deputy Prime Minister Nguyễn Văn Thắng’s working visit to the US, during which he led a Vietnamese delegation to a business roundtable in Washington, DC, attended by representatives of around 60 US businesses, financial institutions and investors.
Vietnam also reaffirmed its commitment to the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the US and recognised the foreign-invested sector as an important component of the national economy, according to local media reports.
Thắng said the Vietnamese Government would continue to prioritise macroeconomic stability, institutional reform and a transparent, fair and secure legal framework for foreign investors seeking long-term operations in the country.
He called on US companies to increase high-tech investment, support knowledge transfer, strengthen Vietnam’s innovation ecosystem and contribute to developing high-quality human resources. He linked these efforts to helping Vietnamese enterprises move further up global value chains.
Vietnam would maintain dialogue with investors, consider their recommendations and work to resolve business difficulties while balancing interests and risks, Thắng said. He also urged US companies to support balanced, sustainable and substantive economic and trade co-operation between the two countries, including negotiations on a reciprocal, fair and balanced trade agreement.
US business representatives responded positively to Vietnam’s socio-economic development, institutional reforms, administrative simplification and policies supporting science, technology and innovation. They viewed Vietnam as a promising emerging market, citing its growth potential, expanding middle class, workforce quality and openness to foreign investment.
Several US companies said they were considering or advancing specific investment plans in Vietnam, particularly in research and development, high-tech manufacturing, digital payments, cybersecurity and human-resource training. Participants also identified opportunities for further co-operation in high technology, digital finance, renewable energy, infrastructure and services.
For importers, exporters, manufacturers and sourcing teams, the feedback from US investors highlights operating factors that could influence project timelines and supply-chain decisions. US companies called on Vietnam to maintain policy stability, transparency and predictability; consult investors when developing regulations; provide appropriate transition periods; and ensure consistent implementation between central and local authorities.
They also highlighted the need for stronger contract enforcement, fair dispute-resolution mechanisms, simpler licensing procedures and technical standards aligned with international practices.
Other recommendations covered international capital flows, bond-market development and hedging instruments, digital payments and financial inclusion, healthcare procurement and registration procedures, visa policies, and faster approval processes for technology, energy, infrastructure and logistics projects.
