OneStepVietnam presents
Monthly Newsletter of October 2025
ECONOMIC NEWS
In the past month, heavy rainfall caused severe flooding, flash floods, and landslides in several localities, negatively affecting trade, services, business operations, and people’s daily lives. However, thanks to the decisive implementation of measures by all levels of leadership, Viet Nam’s socio-economic situation in October and the first ten months of 2025 continued to maintain a positive trajectory.
Industrial production sustained solid growth. The October Industrial Production Index (IIP) was estimated to increase by 10.8% year-on-year, with manufacturing up 11.4% – the highest October growth rate in the past eight years. For the January–October period, IIP rose 9.2% compared to the same period last year; manufacturing increased 10.5%, the highest ten-month growth in 2020 – 2025. All 34 provinces reported higher IIP compared to a year earlier.
The number of workers in industrial enterprises as of October 1, 2025 grew by 0.8% from the previous month and 3.6% year-on-year.
During January – October, total export turnover reached US$391 billion, up 16.2% year-on-year, with the domestic sector accounting for US$94.17 billion and the foreign-invested sector US$296.83 billion.
Source: Online Newspaper of the Government, General Statistics Office
NEW LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
Circular No. 09/2025/TT-BYT on National Technical Regulation on Permissible Exposure Limit Value of 70 Chemicals at the Workplace
Regulation regulates the permissible exposure limit value of 70 chemicals at the workplace including: Acrolein, Acrylamide, Acrylonitrile, Amyl acetate, Phthalic anhydride, Antimony, ANTU, Asphalt (fume), Acetone cyanohydrin, Acetonitrile, Formic acid, Methacrylic acid, Nitric acid, Trihydroxy phosphate, Picric acid, Trichloroacetic acid, Azinphos-methyl, Silver and compounds, Benomyl, Benzidine, Benzoyl peroxide, Benzyl chloride, Beryllium and compounds, Bromine, 1,3-Butadiene, n-Butyl acetate, Carbofuran, Calcium carbonate, Calcium hydroxide, Calcium oxide, Calcium silicate, Calcium Sulfate dihydrate, Calcium cyanamide, 1,6- Hexanolactam (dust), 1,6- Hexanolactam (vapor), Captan, Carbaryl, Catechol, Tetraethyl lead, Lead and inorganic compounds, Chloroacetaldehyde, Chlorine dioxide, Chloroacetophenone, Chlorobenzene, 2-Chlorobuta-1,3-dien, Cresol, Crotonaldehyde, Cumene, Mineral (mist), Petroleum distillates (naphta), Turpentine, Vegetable oil (mist), Stoddard solvent, Soapstone (respirable dust), Soapstone (inhalable dust), Demeton, Diazinon, Diborane, Dibutyl phthalate, 1,1-Dichloroethane, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, Dichlorvos, Dicrotophos, Dimethylamine, Dimethylformamide, 1,1-Dimethylhydrazine, Dimethyl sulfate, Dinitrotoluene (DNT).
Facilities where employees are exposed to the chemicals listed in Table 1 of this Regulation shall periodically monitor these chemicals in the occupational environment, implement control measures for harmful chemicals, and protect the health of employees in accordance with the law.
The circular came into force on October 01, 2025.
ONESTEPVIETNAM NEWS
On October 15, 2025, the representative of Onestep Vietnam joined the SLCP DQI Regional Forum organized by SLCP in Ho Chi Minh City. During the forum, we were proud to be one of the four panel Verifier Bodies invited to share our practices for ensuring verification quality.
In the meantime, our team continues to carry out audits, assessments, and verifications in line with local regulations and brand requirements, ensuring steady and reliable service for our partners.
OneStepVietnam team – October 2025