HCM City and other special-class cities will gain broader powers to offer tailored salaries, bonuses, housing and other benefits to attract highly skilled professionals under a new law.

Could financial support for families with two daughters help change Vietnam’s preference for sons? Experts say it may help, but only as part of a much broader strategy.

Vietnam plans to create new regional growth poles and encourage selected localities to become centrally governed cities as part of a sweeping strategy to reshape the country’s development map.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Home Affairs has been tasked with coordinating with other ministries and agencies to review and improve regulations on salaries, income and work permits as part of efforts to attract foreign experts and scientists.

Vietnam wants tourism to contribute as much as 12% of GDP by 2030, backed by new tourism hubs, better infrastructure, higher-value visitors and a stronger nighttime economy.

Demand for rental housing in Vietnam has surpassed one million units, prompting a policy shift that could open a new chapter for the country’s property market.

Vietnam's new state capital restructuring framework could bring billions of dollars' worth of corporate stakes to the stock market, creating fresh opportunities for domestic and foreign investors.

Vietnam will offer full scholarships to outstanding students and young scientists to study and conduct research in strategic technologies at leading universities worldwide under a programme approved by the Government.

Within just four years, the Central Committee issued two major resolutions on land policy: Resolution 18 in 2022 and Resolution 21 in 2026. This is a rare occurrence for a foundational policy with a comprehensive impact across the national economy.

Resolution No. 19-NQ/TW identifies productivity, knowledge, technology and human capital as key growth drivers, with smart, green and circular development central to Vietnam’s long-term strategy.

Resolution 21 signals a significant shift in Vietnam's land policy, positioning land not only as a resource to manage but as a strategic engine for national growth.

Vietnam believes the growth model that fueled four decades of success has reached its limits, prompting a broader transformation of its national development strategy.

Institutions for science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation are basically complete, and the current focus is putting policies into practice, in which new mechanisms are expected to unblock bottlenecks.

Vietnam has approved a National Data Strategy for 2026-2030 with a vision to 2045, setting an ambitious goal of becoming one of the world's top 30 countries in data governance, data utilization and artificial intelligence (AI).

Vietnamese companies investing in technology adoption and innovation could receive government support covering up to 50% of their loan interest under a proposed pilot program announced by the Ministry of Science and Technology.

Resolution 10 marks a new phase in Vietnam's FDI strategy, emphasizing technology transfer, local supply chains and stronger links between foreign investors and domestic firms.

Three provinces from different regions have identified the same obstacle to Vietnam's integrated National Target Program: implementation, not policy design, is now the biggest challenge.

Resolution 10 on the development of foreign-invested economic sector, recently promulgated by the Politburo, sets a highly ambitious target: attracting $200–300 billion in FDI capital in 2026–2030.

Eighteen months after the launch of Resolution 57, a national AI ecosystem is gradually taking shape, bringing together institutions, data resources, computing infrastructure, technology enterprises, human resources and application markets.