Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, head of the Vietnamese Delegation in Geneva, praised Cambodia as one of the fastest-growing economies in the region, with an average annual GDP growth of nearly 5% since 2017 driven by trade liberalisation, tourism, foreign direct investment FDI, and export-oriented production.

State President Luong Cuong chaired a conference in Quang Ninh province on March 19, which finalised a 2025 draft inspection report on the performance of the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board.

VOV.VN - Digital transformation in Vietnam has yet to reach its full potential or drive economic growth, with only 30% of businesses adopting digital technologies and remote areas still struggling with internet access, according to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

The steering committee for the building of a project on the private economic sector's development convened its inaugural session on March 15 to outline the framework, objectives, and orientations of the project, which will be submitted to the Politburo.

VOV.VN - Institutional barriers remain the biggest obstacle to economic development, and only when these barriers are removed can resources be unleashed to support economic growth, said experts at the Vietnam Economic Forum 2025 held in Ho Chi Minh City on March 13.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged greater effort to effectively implement the National Financial Inclusion Strategy to 2025 with a vision until 2030, towards ensuring inclusive, comprehensive, and equitable financial access while chairing the second meeting of the National Steering Committee for Financial Inclusion in Hanoi on March 12.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is projected to expand by 6.8% this year and 6.5% in 2026, according to the World Bank’s (WB) latest economic update report for Vietnam, Taking Stock, released at a press conference in Hanoi on March 12.

VOV.VN - New Zealand’s news website RNZ published an article on March 12 titled "Why we want to be mates with Vietnam," shedding light on Vietnam’s impressive economic growth and its expanding trade ties, including with New Zealand.

Foreign media outlets have cast a positive light on Vietnam’s economic growth, hailing its resilience amid global challenges and strategic vision for future growth.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 1 signed Directive No. 05/CT-TTg outlining key tasks and breakthrough solutions to drive economic growth and accelerate public investment disbursement, ensuring that Vietnam’s GDP growth reaches at least 8% in 2025.