A round-table discussion has been held in Saint Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city, to brief participants on and analyse the outcomes of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV), and at the same time, to celebrate the CPV’s 96th founding anniversary (February 3, 1930 – 2026).

Towards the 14th Party Congress, with the aspiration to bring the country into the era of nation’s rise, a big question is raised: How can a latecomer country make a historic rapid development step?