Amid global economic challenges, Viet Nam’s GDP growth of 7.52% in the first half of 2025 was relatively high, laying the foundation for the full-year growth target of at least 8%.

The Vietnamese economy achieved its strongest performance in over a decade, with gross domestic product (GDP) rising by 7.52% in the first half of the year, the highest since 2011, according to the Ministry of Finance’s National Statistics Office of Viet Nam (NSO).

Many legislators voiced support for the National Assembly (NA)'s issuance of a resolution on the national master plan for 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050, while discussing the plan at the parliament’s ongoing second extraordinary session on January 7.