OneStepVietnam presents
Monthly Newsletter of December 2025
ECONOMIC NEWS
In 2025, Vietnam’s economy recorded strong growth, with GDP expanding approximately 8.02% year-on-year, one of the highest annual rates in the 2011–2025 period, driven by robust industrial production, services, and export activity.
The industrial sector remained a key engine of growth, with industry and construction growing around 8.95%, contributing more than 43% to total economic expansion. Manufacturing and processing—especially in apparel, footwear, furniture, electronics, and other export-oriented goods—continued to expand, reflecting Vietnam’s role as a central manufacturing hub in global supply chains.
On the trade front, Vietnam’s total export-import turnover surpassed US$930 billion in 2025, up about 18.2% year-on-year. Exports reached roughly US$475 billion, with strong gains across multiple product categories, while imports totaled about US$455 billion, reflecting rising demand for raw materials and intermediate goods for manufacturing.
The United States remained the largest export market, and China was the top import source. Industrial output growth – supported by solid export momentum – and continued foreign investment helped sustain overall economic resilience amid global trade uncertainties.
Source: Online Newspaper of the Government, General Statistics Office
NEW LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
Circular No. 103/2025/TT-BCA Promulgating National Technical Regulation on Providing and Arranging Fire Prevention, Firefighting, and Rescue Facilities for Buildings and Constructions (QCVN 10:2025/BCA)
The Ministry of Public Security has issued Circular No. 103/2025/TT-BCA, promulgating the National Technical Regulation on the Provision and Arrangement of Fire Prevention, Firefighting, and Rescue Facilities for Buildings and Constructions (QCVN 10:2025/BCA). The Circular was signed on November 4, 2025 and will take effect on December 30, 2025.
Scope of Application
This Regulation provides for the provision and arrangement of fire prevention, firefighting, and rescue facilities for buildings, constructions, and fire safety infrastructure in urban areas, residential areas, industrial parks, industrial clusters, tourism areas, research and training zones, and sports and fitness areas (hereinafter referred to as “buildings and constructions”) when newly constructed or renovated/changed in the following cases:
– Renovation that increases the scale, changes the functional use, or changes the fire and explosion hazard class of a room, building, or construction;
– Renovation that increases the scale of an urban area, residential area, industrial park, industrial cluster, tourism area, research and training zone, or sports and fitness area.
Key Technical Requirements
QCVN 10:2025/BCA sets out detailed requirements for the provision and arrangement of automatic fire alarm systems and devices; emergency lighting, exit signs, public address, and evacuation guidance systems; outdoor firefighting water supply systems; indoor firefighting water supply systems; automatic suppression systems and devices; fire extinguishers; basic demolition tools; gas masks and self-contained breathing apparatus; mobile firefighting facilities
Maintenance Requirements
Most fire prevention and rescue systems must be maintained at least once a year, while fire extinguishers require maintenance every six months. Where other technical standards specify shorter maintenance intervals, those standards will prevail; where longer intervals are specified, the intervals under this Regulation will apply.
ONESTEPVIETNAM NEWS
This month, we continued to deliver our core services to clients, including regular audits, assessments, Higg FEM verifications, and SLCP verifications, as part of our ongoing business operations.
In December, the OneStep team also had a company holiday starting on December 26, 2025 combined with the New Year break, to celebrate the year together. We officially returned to work on January 5, 2026.
OneStepVietnam team – December 2025