The past five-year tenure of the Government has been a journey defined by steadfast will, firm resolve, and creative intellect — by faith, aspiration, and a spirit of overcoming adversity for the sake of the nation and the people — laying a solid foundation for the country to confidently rise and stride forward into a new era of prosperous, powerful, and thriving development.
Throughout the entire term, Viet Nam faced numerous unexpected, hard-to-predict, and adverse factors affecting national development. Yet, thanks to the leadership and direction of the Party Central Committee — directly and continuously by the Politburo and the Secretariat, headed previously by late General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and now by General Secretary To Lam; the supervision, companionship, and effective coordination of the National Assembly and agencies across the political system; the decisive and situation-oriented governance and timely, flexible, appropriate, and effective policy responses of the government and the prime minister, as well as ministries, sectors, and localities; the strong support and active participation of the people and the business community; and the cooperation and assistance of international friends — Viet Nam has “kept a steady hand on the helm”, steering the national ship through “rough seas and strong winds” to reach the shores of stability and development.
The Government effectively implemented its 2025 action motto: “Discipline and responsibility; proactive and timely action; streamlining for efficiency; acceleration for breakthroughs.” As a result, the country has achieved major milestones: the economy rose to 32nd place globally; GDP reached 8.02%; total import–export turnover hit a record high of around USD 930 billion; GDP per capita reached 5,026 USD, placing Viet Nam among upper-middle-income countries; macroeconomic stability was maintained, inflation kept under control, major economic balances secured, resilience against external shocks strengthened, and national defence and security firmly consolidated; and Viet Nam’s standing, credibility, and role on the international stage continued to rise.
A particularly notable achievement in social welfare in 2025 was the nationwide movement to eliminate temporary and dilapidated housing. This “project of the Party’s will and the people’s hearts” was completed five years and four months ahead of schedule.
Social housing development received special attention, with the prime minister personally inspecting numerous projects, directly asking residents about housing prices, payment methods, and interest rates, and issuing on-the-spot instructions — most notably requiring banks to offer dedicated credit packages for young people under 35 purchasing homes. Toward the end of 2025, as continuous storms and flood ravaged the northern and central regions, the spirit of national solidarity and mutual support among compatriots shone more clearly than ever.
In response to the massive housing losses suffered by the people, the prime minister launched the “Quang Trung Campaign” — a lightning-fast drive to rebuild collapsed homes and repair damaged ones in central Viet Nam — while continuously directing all levels, sectors, and localities to push forward the effort. In one province, where 12 households were still forced to live in temporary shelters a full month after the disaster, the prime minister publicly and sternly criticised the situation, demanding explanations from provincial leaders and firm commitments to urgently resolve the issue so that citizens would not have to live in makeshift conditions. As a result, the campaign achieved a “resounding victory”, finishing half a month ahead of schedule and further strengthening public trust in the Party and state.
Over the past year, the Politburo issued a series of strategic, revolutionary, and breakthrough resolutions, forming a solid framework that shapes the country’s future development goals. The reorganisation of the state apparatus towards being “streamlined, compact, and strong”, with enhanced efficiency and effectiveness, alongside the adjustment of administrative boundaries and the operation of a two-tier local government system, has garnered broad consensus among officials, Party members, and the people nationwide — opening wider development space and unlocking additional resources for growth.
Thanks to close and regular field inspections, the prime minister learned of a case where a parent had to travel 19 kilometres to the communal People’s Committee headquarters to obtain a birth certificate confirmation for a university-going child, then send it to Ha Noi. He cited this example repeatedly at meetings to demand that all levels of Government resolutely and immediately cut unnecessary procedures, stay closer to the people and serve them more effectively, creating maximum convenience for citizens.
The “revolution in strategic infrastructure” also left a strong mark in 2025, with 564 key projects and works, worth over 5.14 quadrillion VND in total investment, simultaneously launched or inaugurated across three large-scale events. Nearly 140 major projects were completed and put into effective operation, clearly demonstrating the orientation that “infrastructure must go one step ahead to open up development space.”
By the end of 2025, Viet Nam had completed 3,345 kilometres of expressways nationwide (or 3,803 kilometres including access roads and interchanges — exceeding the target by 803 kilometres) and more than 1,711 kilometres of coastal roads (against a target of 1,700 kilometres). Long Thanh International Airport welcomed its first flights. The prime minister devoted substantial time to frequent inspections of key projects, regardless of nightfall, holidays, or the Lunar New Year, thereby identifying shortcomings and promptly removing bottlenecks.
The flagship 500kV circuit-3 power transmission line from Quang Binh to Hung Yen was completed in record time after the prime minister decisively instructed investors to concentrate efforts, shortening construction from three years to just six months. Notably, this project also gave rise to an initiative to mobilise all forces — including the military, police, youth, women’s unions, and veterans — to support investors and contractors, enabling major projects to reach completion sooner and allowing the model to be replicated elsewhere.
This decisive and round-the-clock working style has generated strong motivation and inspiration. Construction sites nationwide are now buzzing with competitive enthusiasm under slogans such as “three shifts, four crews”, “eat on the run, sleep in haste”, and “only move forward, never retreat.”
The Prime Minister consistently calls for strong decentralisation and delegation of authority to localities under the principle of “localities decide, localities act, localities take responsibility”, while ministries and sectors should focus on state management, policy and strategy design, and oversight tools. Through grassroots visits, dialogues with businesses, and attentive listening to citizens, the imprint of an action-oriented, integrity-driven, and development-enabling Government has become ever more evident.
The Government has demonstrated unity and solidarity, embodying the spirit of “the greater the pressure, the greater the effort”, especially in “turning the tide and changing the state of play.” It has shifted decisively from an administrative management mindset to one of development facilitation, serving the people and businesses, while accelerating reforms and cutting unnecessary administrative procedures. Under the Politburo’s direction, the Government is actively seeking solutions to resolve thousands of long-delayed and stalled projects, bringing them into operation and creating vital additional resources for development.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has consistently underscored the guiding principle: “Constructive State, pioneering enterprises, public–private partnership, wealthy nation, happy people, and entrepreneurs as beneficiaries.”
Agriculture helps lift people out of poverty, industry drives modernisation and enables the country to become an upper-middle-income economy, while Politburo Resolution No.57-NQ/TW serves as a powerful catalyst for science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, energy transition, the green and circular economy, artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and semiconductors — providing momentum for Viet Nam to become a high-income developed country by 2045. Accordingly, the prime minister urges all levels, sectors, and localities to take a long-term view, think deeply and act boldly “to sail the open seas, delve deep into the earth, and soar high into outer space.”
All sectors and localities must take a long-term view, think deeply and act boldly — sail the open seas, delve deep into the earth, and soar high into outer space.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh
The achievements in 2025 and during the 2021–2025 period as a whole are truly commendable and a source of pride. They have generated momentum, strength, and favourable positioning for inclusive and comprehensive development, laying the groundwork for double-digit growth in 2026 and subsequent years, overcoming all difficulties and challenges, and contributing to the realisation of the two strategic goals at the milestone of the nation’s centenary.
