After more than 25 years, Viet Nam has completed nearly 3,350 kilometres of expressways, surpassing the target of 3,000 kilometres by 2025. Against this backdrop, developing synchronous and modern infrastructure continues to be identified as one of the country’s strategic breakthroughs in its new stage of development.

The year 2026 is entering its second half, with considerable pressure to accelerate to achieve the target of double-digit economic growth.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Q1 2026 was estimated to increase by 7.83% compared to the same period in 2025. Of this, the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sector is expected to increase by 3.58%; the industry and construction sector by 8.92%; and the service sector by 8.18%.

Viet Nam has set a target of expanding exports by 8% in 2026, equivalent to a turnover of around 513 billion USD by broadening market access and increase added values.

Newly released data on Viet Nam’s GDP are particularly impressive in the context of mounting global economic headwinds, according to an article by the Global Times, a publication of People’s Daily – the organ of the Communist Party of China.

The national trade promotion programme – Vietnam Grand Sale 2025 was officially launched by the Viet Nam Trade Promotion Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, in Ha Noi, on December 1.

Amid complex and unpredictable global developments, Viet Nam has achieved significant and comprehensive progress across almost all fields, creating momentum to enter a new era while consolidating and strengthening the people’s firm trust in the Party and the State. The statement was made by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during his presentation at the opening session of the 10th session of the 15th National Assembly in Ha Noi on October 20.

Viet Nam has recorded comprehensive and significant socio-economic achievements across most areas this year, Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Chi reported to the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee during its 50th session on October 15.

The first Congress of the Government Party Organisation for the 2025–2030 tenure, which concluded on October 13, marked a historic milestone in building an honest, proactive, and action-oriented government serving the nation and the people.

Singapore’s United Overseas Bank (UOB) has boosted its 2025 GDP growth forecast for Viet Nam to 7.5% from 6.9%, pointing to the economy’s resilience and dynamism despite tariff risks and uncertainties.

If science – technology and innovation are expected to contribute 4% to GDP growth, the contribution from innovation alone accounts for up to 3%. The most important factor lies in building a sufficiently strong innovation ecosystem with many technology “unicorns.”

Viet Nam’s GDP growth of 7.96% in the second quarter is an encouraging figure, pulling first-half GDP growth to 7.52% — the highest level in the past 15 years. In the second quarter, the industrial and construction sector and the services sector posted impressive growth rates of 8.97% and 8.46% respectively, continuing to serve as the pillars of economic growth.

As challenges are on the horizon, the Government outlined several missions and measures for the final six months of the year, including closely monitoring the operations of two-tier local government model, implementing regulations on decentralisation and authority distribution to provide timely guidance and resolve local bottlenecks, ensuring smooth settlement of administrative procedures.

Vietnam’s GDP growth reaches 8.02% this year, a record high in the 2011-2022 period as the economy is recovering strongly, General Director of the General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyen Thi Huong told a press conference in Hanoi on December 29.

The euro area (Eurozone) is at risk of falling into recession, as rising energy prices and the cost of living continue to push up inflation. The old continent is facing a cold and bleak winter.

Vietnam’s GDP growth will reach 8% this year in the base-case scenario , provided that there will be no upheavals in the market but favourable external factors for the economy during the remaining months of the year, according to Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Quoc Phuong.

Opportunities and challenges are still intertwined in the recovery and development of the Vietnamese economy; however, the positive trend has spread more widely across all fields and industries in the second half of 2022.