The World Bank Group’s recent upgrade of Vietnam to the upper-middle-income economy category marks a historic milestone after 17 years of sustained efforts.

The Government has issued Resolution No. 258/NQ-CP, setting out key tasks and solutions to accelerate administrative procedure reform, contributing to achieving double-digit economic growth in the 2026–2030 period.

Foreign tourists celebrate Vietnam's National Day in Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: VNA)

The Digital Trust Alliance (DTA), an initiative launched by the Ministry of Public Security’s Department of Cybersecurity and Hi-tech Crime Prevention and Control, has marked its first anniversary, highlighting efforts to build digital trust and raise public awareness of online safety.

At the third plenum of the 14th Communist Part of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, General Secretary of the Party Central Committee and President To Lam outlined four major strategic shifts, including a development model built on productivity, knowledge, technology and people.

Ministries and northern localities have been ordered to urgently clear bottlenecks and accelerate construction and capital disbursement for expressway projects, particularly those scheduled for completion this year.

Vietnamese-made products are gaining stronger visibility on e-commerce platforms during this year’s National Day holiday, reflecting a broader shift in consumer habits as online shopping increasingly becomes a major distribution channel.

As countries tighten rules on crypto assets and investors increasingly favor assets with clear legal backing, Vietnam’s approach is opening a new funding channel while strengthening investor protection.

To achieve an average GRDP growth of 10-10.5% annually during 2026-2030, the Can Tho City People's Committee on August 24 kicked off a campaign to strive for the successful and sustainable achievement of “double-digit” growth targets.

Vietnam is facing the dual task of accelerating high-tech workforce training while preparing for labour shifts in labour-intensive sectors, and can learn from Singapore’s experience in solving this problem, according to Singapore-based experts.

Vietnam’s digital economy is emerging as an important growth driver, accounting for 14.02% of GDP in 2025, equivalent to 72.1 billion USD. This offers great opportunities for businesses to make breakthrough growth and clinch their position in the supply chain.

Vietnam needs to build an ecosystem that connects large and small businesses, strengthen their capabilities, and help them gradually move up in value chains, while linking international resources with the domestic economy to create new development capabilities.

International press agencies have published positive and optimistic assessments of Vietnam’s economic performance, highlighting its strong growth momentum, stable macroeconomic fundamentals and long-term development prospects.

The 2026 Da Nang Innovation Startup Festival (SURF), the central coastal city’s biggest annual event of its kind, took place on August 18 and 19, attracting a large number of experts, investors, businesses, research institutes, universities and members of the domestic and international innovation startup community.

A wave of policy changes is accelerating Vietnam’s energy transition and widening manufacturers’ access to green electricity.

The Vietnam International Financial Centre (VIFC) on August 17 unveiled an online system for registering and recognising members for 2026-2027, marking a step toward digitalising administrative procedures and improving services for investors and businesses.

How to turn tourism potential into marketable products and connections forged at tourism forums into tours, tourism routes, air services and stable visitor flows were key issues discussed at the 2026 International Travel Forum, held in the south central province of Gia Lai on August 16.

Vietravel Airlines has launched a direct route between Ho Chi Minh City and China’s Shenzhen, marking a new step in its international network expansion and making it the only Vietnamese airline currently operating a nonstop service between the two cities.

The agriculture sector of Can Tho City considers digital transformation a shift from manual, experience-based management to data-driven governance.

The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) has approved its 2026-30 capital restructuring plan, which includes the full divestment of its stakes in 66 companies.