Hanoi, Nov. 7 -- Singapore's The Business Times on November 6 hailed Vietnam as ASEAN's foremost next-generation trade hub, attributing the achievement to the country's robust manufacturing base and sustained export expansion.

The report noted that the Vietnamese Government is intensifying investment efforts to advance ambitious reform agendas and realise its growth objectives for 2026.

According to the article, Vietnam's growing competitiveness relative to other countries in the region is helping to fuel its rise as one of the top global manufacturing powerhouses.

The country's position was recently bolstered by its ranking as the second-most promising next-generation trade hub, behind the United Arab Emirates, in a report released on...