A new World Bank classification marks a major milestone for Vietnam. The country's next economic goal is escaping the middle-income trap and joining the world's high-income economies.

The organizational structure at the commune level needs to shift from “streamlined” to being “appropriately streamlined.”

After one year of operating Vietnam's two-tier local government model, experts say early gains are evident, but stronger legal authority is needed to ensure coordinated governance across newly expanded urban regions.

With the motto of “breakthrough action, radiating results” the city is developing scenarios to strive for double-digit growth

Vietnam’s institutional reforms during the 2021–2025 term have gone beyond legal texts, showing visible impact in construction sites and investment flows across the country.

From legal overhaul to green transition, Vietnam is laying the groundwork for high-quality growth through five transformative institutional pillars.

Five new institutional pillars are gradually reshaping Vietnam’s economic landscape from now until the 14th National Party Congress.

There are moments in a nation’s developmental history when thinking suddenly shifts like an unexpected yet inevitable turn.

The two projects, the avenue on the Red River and the financial center in Thu Thiem, cannot be separated from the deep-reaching reform movements initiated from the Central level.

With trillions in projects stalled, institutional reform emerges as Vietnam’s most urgent national task.