The nature and scope of Vietnam’s development model must be reconsidered to guarantee national progress is sustained amid an ever-changing world.

As myriad global shifts take center stage, the need for Vietnam to identify and adopt an appropriate development model grows in importance.

The report attributes Vietnam’s strong performance to sustained manufacturing growth, export-oriented investment and rising domestic consumption.

Growing the number of firms will scale up the digital ecosystem, while increasing revenue will facilitate market expansion and deeper integration into global value chains.

Different housing types—including resettlement, social, official (civil service), and commercial housing—will be intermingled flexibly, ensuring all residents have equal access to infrastructure and essential services.

Smart transport is fast becoming a strategic priority for Hanoi, yet the reality of AI adoption in urban management remains fragmented, underpinned by weak data infrastructure and lacking a people-first approach.

The Vietnam Connect Forum has become a key venue for bringing government, authorities, and businesses together to discuss issues of concern.

A seminar on May 21 outlines how the convergence of artificial intelligence, mobility models, and societal expectations will reshape the transportation sector in Vietnam.

According to the Ministry of Finance, foreign borrowing will be managed with a reasonable scale and structure, prioritizing key projects with significant "spillover effects."

Millions stand to benefit from Vietnam’s forest economy as the country moves closer to establishing a carbon market.

Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee pledges to promote cooperation with investors from the Philippines, Japan and the United States.

The plan identifies a "multi-polar, multi-center, multi-layered, and multi-tiered" urban development model as the core solution to alleviate overcrowding in the city center.

JETRO’s 2025 Survey shows that 67.5% of Japanese firms in Vietnam expect to be profitable, up 3.4 percentage points from 2024 and the highest level since 2009.

The Rach Chiec National Sports Complex, with a preliminary investment of over VND145.6 trillion ($5.54 billion), will be developed as a public-private partnership (PPP) on nearly 187 ha.

The southern city’s total GRDP this year is expected at VND3.03 quadrillion (nearly US$115 billion), accounting for 23.5% of the national GDP.

The central province's total export-import value in the first ten months of 2025 reached approximately $3.67 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 26.24 per cent.