Norwegian Ambassador to Vietnam, H.E. Stein Iversen, spoke with Nhu Quynh during the Nordic Business Summit 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City on October 29, where business leaders and policymakers discussed opportunities to strengthen economic cooperation between Vietnam and the Nordic countries, particularly following the signing of the Vietnam-EFTA Free Trade Agreement.
Professor Hoang Van Cuong, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Economic Association, tells Vietnam Economic Times / VnEconomy that the housing market will develop in a positive manner once new housing policies take effect.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung attended the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, as the representative of a BRICS partner country, at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The recently-issued Resolution No. 21 opens a new phase in land and real estate policy, placing land more firmly within the broader context of social equity and quality of life as well as economic growth and resource allocation.
As Vietnam’s manufacturing sector increasingly embraces digital transformation, scaling these advanced initiatives from pilot projects to full production remains a central challenge for local enterprises.
A look at production-side GDP against expenditure-side GDP over the last 40 years offers a wider view of Vietnam’s evolving economic structure and shifting performance.