The projects consist of the Cat Linh – Ha Dong Elevated Urban Railway, Tan Son Nhat International Airport and Long Thanh International Airport.
Reporting on the progress of the Cat Linh – Ha Dong Elevated Railway Project, Deputy Director of the Railway Project Management Unit Vu Hong Phuong said the train system was scheduled to start its trial run in September. This phase was estimated to take more than three months, he said.
However, the general contractor had yet to finish and submit a detailed plan on the trial run and maintenance as well as a safety certificate for the project to the management unit, he said. This risked delaying the project’s trial run, he added.
In response to the report, Minister The said “There is no reason for the delay in sending the detailed plan.” He told Deputy Minister Nguyen Ngoc Dong to urgently work with the Hanoi administration, the general contractor as well as relevant agencies to resolve the situation.
The also said the maximum time for the trial run was 6 months. After the trial run, the train must be put into commercial operation. “The project must be put into operation as soon as possible,” he said. “The more we delay the operation, the more we waste our money”.
Regarding the project to upgrade Tan Son Nhat International Airport, head of the ministry’s Planning and Investment Department Vu Duy Lam said the Airport Design and Construction Consultancy One Member Limited Liability Company and Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam was finishing a detailed plan for upgrading the airport.
The said the plan to upgrade the airport had attracted significant public attention. The tasked Deputy Minister Le Dinh Tho to work with the HCM City administration and relevant agencies to publish the detailed plan in early September.
The airport’s terminal 3 should be constructed as planned, he added. Under the detailed plan, the civil aviation authority had to clearly point out the roadmap to implement the project and the sources of investment capital, he said.
For the project of building Long Thanh International Airport, The asked the civil aviation authority to consolidate the project management unit. It could hire more experts to better consult for the project.
The civil aviation authority was required to submit several options to mobilise investment capital for the project, clarifying the strengths and weaknesses of each option then submit it to the ministry and the Government for approval.
Under Document No. 10065/VPCP-KGVX, the Deputy PM agreed with proposals by the Ministry of Home Affairs for a one-day holiday for Vietnamese Culture Day in 2026, and a seven-day Tet holiday and a four-day National Day holiday in 2027.
By 2030, Vietnam aims to rank among the world’s top 40 in the GII; raise total social investment in R&D to at least 2% of GDP, with non-State funding accounting for over 60%; increase international scientific publications by an average of 10% annually; and raise the number of patent applications and granted patents by an average of 16-18% annually.
Vietnam needs flexible incentives and specialised green financial instruments, stronger inter-sectoral coordination, improved local governance capacity and a more complete MRV data system, said Ramla Khalidi, Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam.
As the country enters a new development phase with greater demands for stronger marine-economy growth, institutional bottlenecks have emerged and need to be addressed.
Experts from the Institute of Vietnam and World Economy under the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences noted the quality of recent growth as the high growth rate has been recorded against an increasingly higher comparative base.
Vietnam's Halal exports remain modest at around 900 million USD a year, accounting for less than 1% of the global market. Most exports are still raw agricultural and seafood products. Only around 1,000–1,300 Vietnamese businesses obtained or maintained Halal certification during 2024–2026.
Vietnam needs a comprehensive policy framework to remove legal and procedural bottlenecks and create conditions for offshore wind power projects to access long-term investment capital, helping to unlock the country’s substantial offshore wind potential, said insiders.
Under a decision of the municipal People’s Committee on establishing an inter-agency working group, departments and agencies are responsible for identifying facilities subject to greenhouse gas inventories, developing emissions-reduction plans and studying projects capable of generating carbon credits.
According to data from the Vietnam Customs cited by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), shrimp exports reached 478.5 million USD in August, up 4.2% from the same month last year. The eight-month total stood at 3.3 billion USD, representing a year-on-year increase of 12%.
Vietnam is seen as a potential market, with considerable room for growth in real estate, particularly commercial property, compared with some regional markets. Strong Vietnam-Russia ties and opportunities to establish foreign-invested enterprises are also considered favourable for Russian investors.
For 2021-2030, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam proposed bringing forward the investment in a parallel taxiway system and a connecting taxiway north of Runway No. 2 at Phu Quoc International Airport, in order to connect with the aircraft maintenance and repair facility (hangar) planned for the northern area of the airport.
For LNG-fired power to fulfill its role in Vietnam’s energy transition, bottlenecks in institutions, infrastructure, electricity pricing, PPAs, power dispatch and financing must be addressed together.
From policy and infrastructure to industrial real estate, Vietnam’s FDI advantages are broadening towards a more integrated production ecosystem, offering investors a stronger combination of conditions for high-value, technology-intensive and long-term projects.
As trade expands, systemic bottlenecks across transport networks, warehousing, ports, border gates, and industrial zones are becoming more apparent. Experts emphasise the need to shift from a fragmented, project-by-project approach toward strategic management structured around trade corridors and integrated supply chains.
The company will buy non-performing loans from credit institutions and foreign bank branches, recover and dispose of debts and collateral, restructure loans and support lenders in resolving bad debts.
Do Ngoc Hung, Trade Counsellor and head of the Vietnam Trade Office in the US, said what stands out is not only the growth in trade volume but also the increasingly deep economic ties between the two countries.
According to the Ministry of Finance, State budget revenue in the first eight months of 2026 was estimated at 2.02 quadrillion VND (77.7 billion USD), equivalent to 80% of the annual estimate and up 16% year-on-year. Domestic revenue reached 1.75 quadrillion VND, accounting for 86.6% of total revenue and rising 16.6%.
Hanoi aims to achieve average annual export growth of at least 12% during 2026-30, with the city seeking to diversify export markets, boost high-tech and value-added products and reduce reliance on traditional markets.
