VOV.VN - With a target of double-digit GDP growth in 2026-2030 and the ambition of becoming a high-income country by 2045, many economists say Vietnam’s economy needs to move quickly to redefine its growth model, with stronger economic restructuring toward greater efficiency, sustainability and innovation.

VOV.VN - The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam is expected to mark a major shift in the country’s development mindset, including the establishment of a new growth model aimed at sustaining high economic growth over the coming decades.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam on January 10 said Hanoi must be positioned and operated not as a large local administrative unit but as a national innovation centre, playing a leading role in shaping new growth models for Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam inaugurated its International Financial Centre in Da Nang on January 9, a strategic move aimed at strengthening the country’s role in the global financial system.

The National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Finance on January 7 launched the 2026 Economic Census across the country.

Thailand’s The Nation newspaper on December 28 published an article noting that Vietnam is rapidly establishing itself as a key economic hub in Southeast Asia, delivering some of ASEAN’s strongest GDP growth as the government pushes industrial reforms, and steers the economy towards a greener growth model.

VOV.VN - As the ASEAN economy shifts strongly toward a knowledge-based growth model, Vietnam is being assessed by regional leaders and experts as one of the bloc’s most dynamic economic and technology drivers.

VOV.VN - Science, technology, and innovation are becoming the “golden key” to unlocking a sustainable growth model for Vietnam in the era of digital transformation and green transition.

Vietnam regards the establishment of an international financial centre as one of the key institutional breakthroughs and an important move to unlock resources, accelerate growth model transformation associated with economic restructuring and enhance national competitiveness, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on November 4.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s current growth model brings fast economic growth but is not sustainable and does not create enough value within the country, putting the economy at risk of falling into the middle-income trap.