Viet Nam and Canada have issued a joint statement on their Strategic Partnership, which was established during a state visit to the North American nation by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam.
The country's exports of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products reached 49.31 billion USD after eight months, up 7% year on year. The final months of the year are when market demand rises sharply and also when businesses race to fulfil orders on schedule. To ensure the capacity to supply high-quality goods, businesses need to take the initiative in securing raw materials and strictly controlling quality to meet the requirements of each market.
Decentralisation must make the apparatus faster in handling work, closer to the people and more effective, but must not lead to fragmented responsibility or create wide disparities in quality among localities, Politburo member and President of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man stressed on September 25.
The draft Law on the Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises is being finalised towards innovating support mechanisms, diversifying sources of capital, and promoting financing based on business plans, revenue, data, and cash flows, rather than relying primarily on collateral.
The official reclassification of Viet Nam’s stock market comes at an opportune time and is considered significant for attracting capital to support growth.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised its economic growth forecast for Viet Nam to 7.8% in 2026 and 7.6% in 2027, reflecting stronger-than-expected economic performance in the first half of 2026, according to the September 2026 edition of the Asian Development Outlook (ADO), released on September 23.
Ho Chi Minh City stands ready to serve as a bridge and accompany localities and the business community in shaping a development space, attracting investment and generating new growth momentum. This will help promote the strengths of each locality in the southeastern region and the Mekong Delta, turning them into a new growth driver.
Foreign investment flows continue to find their way to Viet Nam, however, the amount of capital attracted is not the only measure of success. More importantly, stronger linkages between the foreign-invested sector and domestic businesses are needed, along with higher localisation rates and greater participation by Vietnamese businesses in higher-value segments of supply chains.