Press Conferences in Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh City Mark the Official Kick-Off of Germany-Vietnam 50th Anniversary Celebrations

With press conferences in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the 50th anniversary of German-Vietnamese diplomatic relations was officially launched—ushering in a year full of opportunities and activities. This milestone highlights decades of economic cooperation, innovation, and investment. Looking ahead, both countries aim to strengthen collaboration across industries, education, and technology. The celebrations will feature business forums, networking events, cultural exhibitions, and the Career Truck for young talents. Stay tuned for more exciting updates!

GBA Inaugurates Its 30th Anniversary Year with New Logo & Webpage Launch

In 2025, we proudly celebrate the 30th anniversary of the GBA in Vietnam. This milestone is a testament to our unwavering dedication to strengthening business, trade, and community connections between Germany and Vietnam. To inaugurate this special year, we have launched new logo, redesigned website, and specially tailored anniversary webpage. These updates reflect our rich heritage and showcase the remarkable journey of our community, highlighting the milestones and achievements of our members over the past three decades.

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Vietnam’s 2025 Economic Outlook: Growth, Digital Expansion & Green Investments

Vietnam’s GDP is set to grow between 6.1% and 8% in 2025, driven by strong manufacturing and digital transformation. The digital economy will contribute 25% of GDP, with e-commerce projected to hit $63 billion by 2030. Major infrastructure projects, including metro expansions and a high-speed railway, are underway. Meanwhile, Vietnam aims for 85 GW of solar power by 2030, reinforcing its green transition. The tourism sector is also set to exceed pre-pandemic levels.

Vietnam’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on the Rise

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam in 2024 is estimated to reach over 25.3 billion USD, an increase of 9.4% compared to the previous year and the highest level ever. Among this, German investment in Vietnam reached a record high, with more than 530 German enterprises operating, totaling 3.6 billion USD, despite the global economy still facing many challenges. In a recent episode of “Capital and the World” on Hanoi Radio & Television Broadcasting, GBA Chairman Mr. Alexander Ziehe discussed the issues and stories of expanding investment by FDI enterprises in general and German investors in particular.

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Feierabend Rendez-Vous 2025: Franco-German Night in Vietnam

The Feierabend Rendez-Vous 2025 events in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City were a tremendous success! On January 22nd, we welcomed an impressive 252 attendees who enjoyed an evening filled with networking, cultural exchange, and entertainment. This event, co-organized by the German Business Association (GBA), the Delegation of the German Industry and Commerce in Vietnam (AHK Vietnam), and the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Vietnam (CCIFV), marked the fourth annual celebration of Franco-German Day.

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Opportunities for German Training Providers in Vietnam’s Circular Economy

Vietnam is making major investments in its recycling infrastructure, creating a strong demand for skilled professionals. From May 26-30, 2025, a business delegation trip to Vietnam offers German training providers the chance to position themselves as key partners in sustainable development. Participants will benefit from expert briefings, pre-arranged B2B meetings, and insights into Vietnam’s evolving market. With EVFTA and Germany’s high reputation in technical education, now is the time to explore new business opportunities.

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Exploring Market Opportunities in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos

With a growing economy, strong EU trade agreements, and emerging industries, Vietnam offers prime sourcing and investment prospects. Cambodia and Laos, leveraging ASEAN’s economic growth, present new potential in textiles, food processing, and ICT. Gain expert insights on market conditions, trade, and investment strategies. Join the IHK Online Event Series from March 17–21, 2025, to explore business opportunities in Southeast Asia.

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Legal Updates by Dr. Oliver Massmann | February 2025

Our long-standing GBA board member Dr. Oliver Massmann, Partner at Duane Morris LCC, is sharing the most relevant legal updates:

1. New policy proposed to prevent transfer pricing, tax evasion of FDI enterprises
2. Prime Minister approves plan to shift from coal to clean energy
3. Prime Minister Chính asks credit institutions to stabilise gold market
4. Vietnam considers real estate tax reform to limit market speculation

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Deutsche Bank AG

Deutsche Bank AG provides commercial and investment banking, retail banking, transaction banking, asset and wealth management products and services to corporations, governments, institutional investors, small and medium-sized businesses and private individuals. Deutsche Bank is Germany’s leading bank, with a strong position in Europe and a significant presence in the Americas and Asia Pacific.

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Webinar Invitation: Value Added Tax Refund - Process and Outlook in Vietnam

Join Rödl & Partner Vietnam on 27 February 2025 at 3 PM CIT / 9 AM CET for an insightful webinar on VAT refunds. Learn about key regulations, common challenges, and real-world solutions to optimize refund strategies and ensure compliance. Designed for managers and accountants, this session will help enhance financial efficiency. Register now to secure your spot!

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Transform Your Meetings with Elegance at Deutches Haus Ho Chi Minh City

Book our 5-star conference room for your next event and experience unparalleled comfort and professionalism. Big deal alert!

• 10% off for all tenants on any conference room rental booking at Deutsches Haus Ho Chi Minh City
• 15% off for more than 3 conference room rental bookings per year (The 15% discount will be applied for the next booking after all conditions are met)
• European-inspired in-house catering

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FORVIA HELLA

FORVIA HELLA is a listed, international automotive supplier. We are a company of the FORVIA Group, the world’s seventh largest supplier of automotive technologies. As a global market leader in high-growth areas, FORVIA employs over 150,000 people worldwide. FORVIA HELLA stands for high-performance lighting technology and automotive electronics. At the same time, we cover a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special vehicles with our Business Group Lifecycle Solutions.

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Vietnam's New VAT Law - Key Changes Coming in 2025

The new VAT Law represents a major overhaul of Vietnam's tax regulations, introducing significant changes such as non-cash payment requirements, revised VAT rates, enhanced refund mechanisms, etc. Taking effect on 1 July 2025, businesses are urged to act now, preparing to seamlessly adapt to the new regulations.

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Kobler Vietnam Launches New Quartz Flooring Product Adding Himalaya Salt Crystal

We are pleased to announce that the Himalayan salt crystal quartz flooring product is officially on shelf in Vietnam. The sophisticated combination of salt crystals, quartz and Twin Sapphire technology brings a perfect product, facilitating the living space together with improving the health of users. As a prestigious brand in the field of construction materials, Kobler is a pioneer in research and development. Up to now, Kobler has invested 28 million EURO in R&D and Production activities in Vietnam.

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Save the Date! Luther’s Compliance Calendar for the Year 2025

Vietnam is widely renowned for its formalistic legal system. Complying with multiple layers corporate governance duties can pose a real challenge for foreign-owned enterprises in Vietnam. Luther Vietnam’s Compliance Calendar highlights all key submission deadlines, consolidated by our weathered experts. Our team helps you tick all boxes and keep your business on track in 2025. Download the Compliance Calendar now!

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Mercedes-Benz Vietnam - The Exclusive Privilege for GBA Members

Mercedes-Benz Vietnam is proud to be the only luxury car brand in Vietnam to have an exclusive program designated for all GBA members. Our special offers are up to 4% for all CKD models including C-class, E-class, and GLC-class, and 4% for most of our CBU models. For more details of the program, please contact us via the hotline 1800 400 110 or direct points at our authorized nationwide dealers.

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Happy New Year from Messer Vietnam!

We hope you had a joyful Tet celebration and are entering the new year with renewed energy and optimism. May Year of Snake bring you health, prosperity, and happiness. We look forward to continuing our collaboration and achieving new successes together. Wishing you a year filled with growth and well-being!

Messer – your truthfully industrial gases supplier!

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Sao Vang Group SAVABECO

With Savabeco’s diversity in products ranging around Sao Vàng beer brand, our aspiration is to supply high-quality up-to-standards products towards the Vietnamese market and a focus in continuously elevating the value and desirability of exceptional Vietnamese beer in the international market. With that, we are persistently building the Greenfield brewery along with investing in state-of-the-art equipment and machinery supplied by the leading European manufactures and keeping our expertise in brewing to its finest.

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The Graduation of the Third Class of Skilled Apprentices

We proudly celebrate the graduation of the third batch of the Schaeffler Vietnam apprenticeship program. This milestone marks not just the completion of a well-rounded learning journey but the beginning of exciting new chapters in our graduates’ professional careers. Aligned with German training standards, this program equips young professionals with the knowledge, skills, and hands-on experience needed to drive innovation and excellence in the manufacturing industry.

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tesa site Haiphong

The tesa site in Haiphong, Vietnam, opened in October 2023, spans 70,000 square meters, and produces 40 million square meters of adhesive tape annually. This facility supports the fast-growing Asian market, particularly in the automotive and electronics sectors. Employing around 130 people, it emphasizes sustainability with water-based adhesives and a photovoltaic installation. The site complements tesa’s existing production in Suzhou, China.

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Ziehl-Abegg Vietnam

Welcome to the Royal League in the field of air technology, control engineering and drive technology. Be inspired by our technology, our solution and our competence and trust that you will find the future of intelligent developments at ZIEHL-ABEGG. We focus on system solutions for ventilation, control and drive technology and are constantly looking for new applications for our products. As an innovation and quality leader, we constantly set new standards in technology, service and design. 

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Up to 98% High Transfer Efficiency in the Dürr Spray Booth

Dürr has developed a new system for the 𝗘𝗰𝗼Bell4 where we have changed the painting parameters, such as the bell cup rotation speed, the painting distance, and the high voltage adjustments, which have significantly improved the efficiency of the paint application. With this new HTE-process we are taking a further step towards sustainability, energy efficiency and cost reduction.

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Vias Hong Ngoc Bao

VIAS Hong Ngoc Bao is a dynamic enterprise immersed in the realm of real estate, committed to delivering outstanding offerings in property development, investment, and management. VIAS Hong Ngoc Bao is one of the key sectors that VIAS Capital is focused on developing, offering innovative solutions in the real estate market, as well as the services of investment management, all bolstered by in-depth market knowledge and an unwavering dedication to client satisfaction.

Bayer Foundation Women Entrepreneurs Award (WEA) 2025 Calling for Submissions from Vietnam

The Bayer Foundation Women Entrepreneurs Award (WEA) is designed to empower women entrepreneurs who are leading change through innovative ventures in food security and health across Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific, including Vietnam. 15 winners will have the opportunity to enhance their impactful businesses through:

• A €25,000 cash prize
• A sponsored trip to the award ceremony
• A 6-month Accelerator programme
• Mentorship, networking opportunities, and way more!

Stay tuned for further updates and keep your fingers crossed for a winner from Vietnam!

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Scaling Isn’t Optional - It’s Essential for Growth

In today’s fast-changing market, businesses that don’t scale risk falling behind. Scaling Business Day 2025 brings together leaders to explore growth strategies, emerging technologies, and market insights to stay ahead. Learn how Vietnam’s digital transformation is opening new opportunities, gain actionable strategies from industry pioneers and connect with C-level executives, business owners, and decision-makers from Europe and Asia. Scaling is a necessity. Join us on February 28, 2025, at The Sentry, HCMC, and accelerate your growth.

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MVV SNP - Where International Expertise Meets Local Experience

MVV SNP is a member of Media Ventures Vietnam Group (MVV) with 8 offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Working with us means working with a team of 200 experienced and passionate professionals in branding, marketing, communications, digital, content development and visual marketing. We are reaching out to the world by establishing our first offices in Singapore and the US in 2017.

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Connect with the German Business Association for Key Networking Opportunities in Vietnam

Stay informed on our latest events by visiting our Website, following us on Facebook and LinkedIn, or joining our WhatsApp and Zalo groups.

GBA Danang Meets Europe 2025, Danang, Vietnam

GBA Business Meeting in March: Vietnam’s Economic Future: Opportunities and Challenges, HCMC, Vietnam

Webinar: The 4th Purchasing Initiative Southeast Asia

GBA Workshop: Vietnam’s Macroeconomic Outlook & Key Policy Shifts Impacting Foreign Businesses, Hanoi, Vietnam

GBA Workshop: Your Tax Duties in 2025 – A General Tax Guide for FDI Companies, HCMC, Vietnam

FHDW Paderborn Excursion, Hanoi & HCMC, Vietnam

Webinar: Industry Talk International – Latest Developments in the Packaging Industry & Trends in Southeast Asia

IHK Country Week 2025: Southeast Asia, Online

GBA DeutschenTreff in March 2025, HCMC, Vietnam

Business Day Asia, Düsseldorf, Germany

Vietnam: Intensive Consultation, Bielefeld, Germany

Vietnam As a Growth Partner - Opportunities for Companies from Bremen and Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany

WVIB Business Delegation, Hanoi & Hai Phong & HCMC, Vietnam

The 102nd Ostasiatisches Liebesmahl by OAV, Hamburg, Germany

ASEAN Forum at Hannover Messe 2025, Hannover, Germany

Symposium 2025: Factory Automation - Made in Germany, HCMC, Vietnam

Roadshow: TechDesign – Made in Vietnam, Germany

Business initiation Vietnam: Training and further education with a focus on the circular economy, Hanoi & HCMC

Market exploration Cambodia & Laos: Education and training (products and services)

Roadshow: Manufacturing Diversification – Made in Vietnam, Germany

Hamburger Foreign Trade Day, Hamburg, Germany

Asia-Pacific Forum Bavaria, Nuremberg, Germany

Delegation to Vietnam “Talents”, Hanoi & HCMC

Trade & Connect, Munich, Germany

German Pavilion in Vietnam

HortEx Vietnam 2025, HCMC, Vietnam, March 12-14, 2025: Int. Exhibition & Conference for Horticultural and Floricultural Production and Processing Technology in Vietnam. Read more

AGRITECHNICA ASIA 2025, HCMC, Vietnam, March 12-14, 2025: The premier trade fair for crop production and smart farming in Asia. Read more

ProPak Vietnam 2025, HCMC, Vietnam, March 18-20, 2025: International Processing and Packaging Exhibition. Read more

[Bavarian Pavilion] Metalex Vietnam 2025, HCMC, Vietnam, October 1-3, 2025: Vietnam’s International Exhibition on Machine Tools & Metalworking Solutions for Production Upgrade. Read more

ProWein, Düsseldorf, Germany, March 16-18, 2025: International trade fair for wines and spirits. Read more

Beauty Düsseldorf, Germany, March 28-30, 2025: Where beauty professionals meet the latest trends. Read more

TOP HAIR, Düsseldorf, Germany, March 29-30, 2025: Where hair art and craftsmanship meet glamour and innovation. Read more

K 2025, Düsseldorf, Germany, October 8-15, 2025: Plattform for plastics and rubber industry innovations. Read more

A+A, Düsseldorf, Germany, November 4-7, 2025: Focus on workplace safety and health—exhibit spaces still open! Read more

MEDICA, Düsseldorf, Germany, November 17-20, 2025: Trade fair for medical technology & healthcare. Read more

BRANDmade, Essen, Germany, June 25-26, 2025: Brings together companies, brands, and the people behind license projects. Read more

Spielwarenmesse 2026, Nuremberg, Germany, January 27-31, 2026: Discover the global hub for the toy industry, uniting international decision-makers. Read more

BIOFACH CHINA, Shanghai, China, June 11-13, 2025: Founded by NürnbergMesse, the show unites leading organic brands, professionals, buyers, and consumers. Read more

New DIHK Report on Skilled Labor Shortages (Available in German)

Germany's economy faces a dual challenge: economic uncertainty dampens hiring, while skilled labor shortages persist. The DIHK Skilled Labor Report 2024/2025, based on insights from 23,000 companies, reveals that 43% of firms struggle to fill positions—especially in key sectors like construction, manufacturing, and IT. The report outlines practical solutions, from reducing bureaucracy to improving vocational training and childcare.

German Banks and Financial Partners Eye Vietnam’s Growing Potential

Vietnamese Skilled Workers to Germany: COLAB and DIHK GmbH Join Hands

DeutschenTreff Hanoi | February 2025, Hanoi, Vietnam

DeutschenTreff HCMC | February 2025, HCMC, Vietnam

GBA Workshop: Internationalization of BVB, Hanoi, Vietnam

The Delegation of German Industry & Commerce in Vietnam (AHK Vietnam)

German Business Association (GBA)