In the context of the increasingly strategic role of the marine economy in the country’s development process, the need to improve institutions and develop infrastructure, science and technology, etc., related to the marine economy is becoming more urgent towards opening new approaches for sustainable marine economic growth in the new development era.

The Open Innovation Conference 2025 (OIC 2025) officially took place for the second year at VinUni University on December 1, with the participation of leading domestic and international experts.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh delivered an important address at the opening ceremony of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 22 in which he proposed three strategic assurances to promote inclusive and sustainable growth and ensure that no one is left behind.

More than a year after upgrading their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in March 2024, Viet Nam and Australia have seen robust, wide-ranging progress across economic, trade, education, defence, security, digital transformation and sustainable development cooperation.

Viet Nam has reiterated its commitment to deepening cooperation with Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries in data sharing, joint research and coordinated action to achieve shared sustainable development objectives, Deputy Director General of the Viet Nam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT) Ha Van Sieu has affirmed.

Aspiring to become a megacity of international scale, Ho Chi Minh City is reshaping its industrial production model towards intelligence, with knowledge as the new driver of growth. This transformation forms a crucial foundation for the city to engage more deeply in global value chains while pursuing a green and sustainable production paradigm.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with outstanding education administrators, lecturers and teachers nationwide on November 15 on the occasion of the 43rd anniversary of Vietnamese Teachers’ Day (November 20, 1982 – 2025).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 15 called for rapid, robust and sustainable development in science and technology, innovation and digital transformation, with security and safety ensured at all stages.

The official visit to Kuwait by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh carries great significance, not only for the bilateral relations between Viet Nam and Kuwait but also in affirming Viet Nam’s foreign policy towards the entire region.

The initiative highlights UNESCO’s pioneering role in making culture an independent pillar contributing to sustainable development at both national and global levels — a motivation to maintain peace, promote creative industries, and protect cultural diversity and inclusive economic growth, and enhance social cohesion.

Viet Nam is determined to strictly, openly, and transparently handle all violations related to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang affirmed at the ministry’s regular press conference in Ha Noi on November 6.

A thematic seminar on sustainable development and green transition in industrial production took place in the morning of October 28, as part of the Autumn Fair 2025 at the Viet Nam Exhibition Centre (VEC).

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on October 24 had a meeting with South African President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, who is on a two-day state visit to Viet Nam.

The implementation of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) standards is becoming an increasingly mandatory requirement for Vietnamese enterprises in the integration and sustainable development process.

The use of renewable energy is becoming a global trend. This is one of the key orientations to serve the goal of sustainable development and ensure national energy security in line with Viet Nam’s commitment to achieve Net Zero emissions by 2050.

On that principled basis, the Vietnamese diplomat reaffirmed that all claims and actions by parties in the East Sea/South China Sea must comply with international law, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

At its 17th Party Congress, the Party Committee of Hue City identified economic restructuring as a key priority for the next development phase, in association with efforts to renew the growth model and improve productivity, quality, efficiency, and competitiveness.

The National Strategy for Green Growth for the 2021–2030 period, with a vision extending to 2050 and endorsed by the Prime Minister, is among Viet Nam’s efforts to maintain growth while pursuing a green economic development model aimed at conserving natural resources, the environment, and climate change.

Alongside the shift towards green consumption, e-commerce is quickly becoming an “extended arm” to spread the philosophy of green living. Many Vietnamese businesses have taken advantage of e-commerce platforms to expand customer touchpoints, gradually “greening” supply chains and promoting sustainable development.

The agreement provides a bilateral legal framework enabling Vietnamese organisations and businesses to register greenhouse gas emission reduction projects and generate carbon credits that are recognised and transferable to Singapore.