Vietnam Today

The Prime Minister's Directive No. 29/CT-TTg underscores the government's determination to accelerate Vietnam's digital transformation agenda and strengthen its innovation ecosystem as key pillars of long-term economic development and public sector modernization.

The proposal was agreed upon during the National Wage Council 's second meeting on July 16 and would increase monthly minimum wages by between VND340,000 ($12.94) and VND390,000 ($14.85), depending on the applicable regional wage zone.

The date has been selected by the Government as it issued Resolution No. 66.22/2026/NQ-CP on digital citizen development.

This quarter's confidence index rose to 79.7 points, just 0.3 point below the seven-year peak of 80.0 recorded in late 2025.

Severe enforcement measures will be applied to more than 325,000 businesses that are no longer operating at their registered locations and still owe back taxes.

Notably, to obtain approval for a nuclear power plant site, the project investor must satisfy specific site-related requirements.