VNEF 2026 was structured around three thematic keynote reports and three panel sessions, aimed at examining how recent institutional and policy breakthroughs have translated into resources and growth momentum for local administrations and businesses.
The Department for Roads of Vietnam has proposed the inclusion of five national highways to be developed to expressway standards, comprising Beltway 1, Beltway 2, the Ha Tinh - Cau Treo Expressway, the Hue - A Luoi Expressway, and the Phan Thiet - Bao Loc - Gia Nghia Expressway.
The five new urban railway projects have a total length of more than 300 kilometers and investment capital preliminarily estimated at over VND1.3 quadrillion (around $52 billion).
At the forum "Press - Businesses Accompanying to Create the Future," held on June 20, Mr. Dao Quang Binh, Vice Chairman of the Editorial Board, General Director, and General Managing Editor of Tap chi Kinh te Viet Nam / Vietnam Economic Times / VnEconomy, emphasized that the press and businesses must stand together, with “correct” but “worthy” information provided by the press to businesses.
The festival featured 87 exhibition booths from journalists’ associations, local press organizations and journalism training and research institutions nationwide, including Tap chi Kinh te Viet Nam / Vietnam Economic Times / VnEconomy.