International Trade Magazine

In 2025, Vietnam attracted USD 38.42 billion in foreign direct investment, while accumulated FDI stock exceeded USD 529 billion. Behind these numbers lies not a single cost advantage, but a deliberately built economic model: export-oriented industry, an extensive free trade network, developed infrastructure and an increasingly selective investment policy.

Botond Barabás

2026. július 28.•8min

For a long time, Vietnam featured on the map of international companies mainly as a cost-efficient manufacturing location. Today, however, it plays a far more complex role. Thanks to its fast-growing domestic market, extensive network of free trade agreements, strong manufacturing sector and deliberate investment-promotion policy, it is increasingly seen as a regional production, export and technology hub.

Botond Barabás

2026. július 8.•8min

The short answer often given for the shipping time of a container from Vietnam to Hungary is roughly five to six weeks. That, however, is at best a rough estimate. The actual transit time depends on where the goods are loaded in Vietnam, the port of departure, the number of transshipments, the European point of entry, the carrier's routing, and how customs clearance and domestic delivery are organized. A well-planned FCL shipment can arrive in as little as 40–50 days, while under unfavorable conditions the entire process can stretch beyond 60 days.

Botond Barabás

2026. július 8.•7min