Within Southeast Asia, Việt Nam ranked fifth, trailing Singapore (13th), Indonesia (23rd), Malaysia (26th) and Thailand (38th). Its 6.1 per cent score gain, however, outpaced all four.
For every organisation, university and research institute, an environment should be created that encourages new questions, listens to different perspectives and evaluates ideas based on verified results.
The top leader urged the diplomats to proactively propose specific projects, develop clear action plans and strengthen coordination with Vietnamese ministries, sectors and localities, with a view to delivering tangible benefits to the people, serving each country’s development goals and contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and prosperity in the region and the world.
Hà Nội launches a promotion programme "Thăng Long-Hà Nội: A Thousand Years of Civilisation – A kaleidoscope of Vietnamese colours" to respond to the Vietnamese Cultural Day on October 3.
This is the first official visit to Việt Nam by President José Raúl Mulino, demonstrating Panama’s growing importance attached to Việt Nam as a key partner in Southeast Asia and opening opportunities to strengthen cooperation in trade, maritime affairs, logistics, investment and people-to-people exchanges.
The Ministry of Finance will expand the supply of capital and diversifying market products. It has submitted to the Government regulations on initial public offerings (IPOs) linked to listing, making it easier for businesses to list shares, while encouraging large companies with sound corporate governance to list on the stock market.
The colours of Vietnamese and South Korean culture came together on Phú Quốc Island in An Giang Province on Saturday evening as the island hosted the 2026 Việt Nam-South Korea Cultural Day, celebrating 34 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
On their way to the final, the Vietnamese team beat India, Thailand and the Philippines in the group stage before overcoming hosts Japan in the semi-finals.
Việt Nam is translating policies on air pollution control into concrete, measurable actions as major cities in the country grapples with frequent bad air days.
Protected by the Cultural Heritage Law, Hoàn Kiếm Lake has been an icon of Hà Nội for centuries. Any new development needs to be strictly scrutinised for impacts on protected relics in surrounding areas, according to architects.
Thailand is accelerating its plan to become a regional semiconductor hub, attracting significant foreign investment such as a new US$1.4 billion complex from Infineon Technologies.