HCMC – Vietnam will push harder and faster to implement three strategic breakthroughs identified at the 13th National Party Congress, as they are seen as decisive levers for the country’s development breakthrough during the 2026–2030 period, Party General Secretary To Lam said today.
Presenting the political report at the opening of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam in Hanoi City on January 20, Lam said the breakthroughs—covering institutions and implementation, human resources, and synchronized and modern infrastructure—remain valid for the entire 2021–2030 period but must be executed “strongly, quickly and thoroughly” in the coming term.
He said these breakthroughs are critical to supporting Vietnam’s ambition to achieve average annual GDP growth of 10% or higher between 2026 and 2030, with GDP per capita reaching about US$8,500 by 2030.
The political report outlines 12 major orientations, six key tasks and an action plan designed for immediate implementation, with a focus on results-based execution. Its guiding principle is summarized as choosing correctly, acting quickly, implementing thoroughly and measuring outcomes by results.
Institutional reform and effective enforcement are identified as a central breakthrough, alongside developing high-quality human resources and building modern, synchronised infrastructure to support long-term growth.
Lam acknowledged that weak implementation has been a persistent problem, saying many correct policies have failed to deliver due to slow execution, unclear accountability and insufficient supervision. He called for an end to “saying more than doing” and stressed the need for stricter discipline, clearer responsibility and stronger oversight.
The report places people at the center of development, stating that public trust must be built through concrete actions, transparent governance and effective protection of legitimate rights and interests of citizens and businesses.
To ensure delivery, the report sets out five task groups, including turning policies into measurable programs, strengthening inspections, using resources efficiently, improving public service standards, and enhancing communication to build social consensus.
The Party general secretary said that with strong national unity, disciplined implementation and the people as the foundation, Vietnam can achieve substantive transformation and advance steadily toward its long-term development goals.
The Action Plan details tasks that can be implemented immediately. The core spirit is condensed in eight important areas, clearly demonstrating the requirement for: Choosing correctly – implementing quickly – doing it thoroughly – measuring by results.
- First: Fine-tuning development institutions and the rule-of-law socialist State: Taking implementation as the measure of success.
- Second: Establishing a new growth model: knowledge-based economy, digital economy, green economy, circular economy.
- Third: Science – technology, innovation, and digital transformation: The central driving force of development.
- Fourth: Culture and people: The spiritual foundation of society, the intrinsic strength, resources, and driving force for the country’s development.
- Fifth: National defence – security and diplomacy: Maintaining peace for development, and securing development to strengthen the overall national strength.
- Sixth: Building and rectifying the Party and political system to make them pure and strong in all aspects; the personnel work is the “key of all keys”.
- Seventh: Building a healthy, disciplined, civilized, safe, and developed Vietnamese society.
- Eighth: Great national solidarity: The foundation of national strength.
