According to World Bank Division Director for Vietnam, Cambodia, and the Lao PDR, Ms. Mariam J. Sherman, Vietnam stands at a watershed moment following the adoption of Resolution 19-NQ/TW on renewing Vietnam’s development model in July 2026.
Addressing the annual Vietnam New Economy Forum 2026 (VNEF 2026), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ho Sy Hung, President of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), affirmed that the past two years witnessed unprecedented institutional breakthroughs, unlocking developmental headroom and creating robust momentum for enterprises.
A ceremony was held on October 4 to mark the National Innovation Day 2026 under the theme “Innovation – The Driving Force for Development of the Entire Society”.
Spanning institutional frameworks, subnational administration, capital efficiency, and the business climate, discussions converged on the urgent imperative to close the gap between policy design and real-world outcomes.
At the Vietnam New Economy Forum 2026 held in Hanoi on October 3, policymakers, business leaders, and international partners outlined concrete solutions to accelerate policy execution and unlock double-digit economic growth for the 2026-2030 period.
The program was initiated by former Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam, now Tap chi Kinh te Viet Nam / Vietnam Economic Times /VnEconomy, in 2003 to honor enterprises which make outstanding contributions to Vietnam's socio-economic development.
Vietnam must determine how to bring its myriad human resources strategies into a single endeavor to meet anticipated requirements in the economy of the future.
Nearly 149,700 new enterprises were incorporated nationwide with total registered capital of nearly $73 billion in the January-September period. This reflected a 3.2% increase in the number of newly established businesses and a 32.7% jump in registered capital.