Focus: Looking Back To Move Forward: Vietnam is moving toward ambitious milestones: becoming an upper-middle-income country by 2030, a high-income country by 2045, and a strong, prosperous, and happy nation by 2050, as set out in the resolution passed by the National Assembly on December 10, 2025. Industrialization, in both breadth and depth, is regarded as a key policy instrument for turning these goals into reality.
Inside Vietnam
Diplomatic Strategy Needed For HCMC: Large cities are increasingly asserting their important role in international relations. In practice, diplomacy is no longer a domain reserved exclusively for nation-states, which were once considered the primary actors in global affairs. Today, cities and local governments are directly involved in addressing global issues such as climate change, health security, and innovation.
Capital On The Move: More than six months after taking effect, Vietnam’s pro-private sector policies are producing tangible results: factory expansions, increasing demand for ready-built facilities, and rapid industrial land accumulation signal a shift in production capital. The main challenge now is not just stimulating investor interest, but also ensuring policy implementation keeps up with these emerging trends.
Credit To Boom Next Year?: What will be credit growth drivers in 2026?
Business
What Sent The Market Down?: The stock market experienced a sharp decline in the second week of December and is expected to remain in a correction phase through the end of the year, despite optimistic forecasts for future economic growth. What factors are exerting downward pressure on the market?
The Tea Hub Aspiration: The International Tea Festival 2025 (World Tea Fest 2025) has just concluded, yet the aspiration for Lam Dong Province to become a ‘tea hub’ is already spreading.
Living
When Wildlife Goes Online: Illegal wildlife trade has always been quick to adapt. What is new is not the crime itself, but the arena in which it now thrives.
Visit Vietnam Year Wrapped Up: Hue City last Friday concluded Visit Vietnam Year 2025 with a grand closing ceremony, marking a milestone year for the country’s tourism sector and underscoring its push toward sustainable and cultural tourism.
Travel
Sunflower Fields In Blooming Season: Sunflower fields in Nghia Lam Commune, Nghe An Province, are reaching their peak bloom, covering dozens of hectares in bright yellow and drawing many visitors, especially young people, in the final weeks of the year.
Steamed Squid Rolls Reflect Central Coastal Cuisine: Steamed squid wrapped in rice paper is a popular dish from Vietnam’s central coastal region, including Phan Thiet, Nha Trang, and Danang.
