Hanoi, Jan. 15 -- Vietnam's exports continued to post record figures in 2025, with total turnover estimated at 470 billion USD, reaffirming their role as a key pillar of the national economy. However, growing challenges, from heavy reliance on the foreign-invested sector and low domestic value added to mounting pressure from supply-chain "greening" and global trade fragmentation are prompting the need for a decisive shift toward export growth driven by internal strength and sustainability. Nguyen Anh Son, Director of the Agency for Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), said that the 2020-2025 period marked a pivotal phase for Vietnam's trade development. Despite global shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic, geopoli...