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Extracting greater value from foreign investment
Politburo Resolution No. 10 aims to ensure that Vietnam benefits more broadly from foreign investment.
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In search of strategic autonomy in energy
Vietnam must diversify every facet of its energy procurement system to be impervious to global shocks now and in the future.
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Convergent intentions for new energy development
Vietnam’s new energy challenge is to align AI-driven growth with green investment and net-zero ambitions.
Fully utilizing resources for national competitiveness
Energy sector institutions are increasingly the determining factor in a country’s overall competitiveness.
Vietnam Economic Times August 24 2026
Vietnam Economic Times Issue 471 | Monday, August 24 2026
Updating legal framework for petroleum industry
The evolving nature of the petroleum industry means that revisions to the legal framework are already needed just four years after previous amendments were made.
Adjusting power supplies as required
Vietnam’s energy sector has a substantial task ahead of it in ensuring that power supplies are commensurate with growing demand during the country’s new era of development.
Broad redesign of Vietnam's gas and oil industry
A recent Vietnam Economic Times / VnEconomy forum was among the best opportunities for stakeholders to comment and contribute opinions on substantive revisions to the Law on Petroleum and later, the amended law was passed by the National Assembly on August 23.
Encouraging shift in GDP growth forecasts for Vietnam
A number of international and local organizations have altered their growth forecasts for Vietnam upwards based on first-half economic performance.