November data point to a strong but increasingly unbalanced growth. Industrial production remained robust, supported by solid export growth, while domestic demand was softer, with retail sales slowing. Inflation edged up, driven by food prices as storms and floods disrupted supply chains. Core...

Viet Nam’s health system faces persistent overcrowding in its hospitals, despite decades of reform and substantial investments. This paper examines the drivers and consequences of Viet Nam's hospital-centric health system and proposes evidence-based strategies for reform. Drawing on national...

This research aimed to identify existence of a New Keynesian Phillips Curve in Vietnam. The examined period was 2012Q2 - 2025Q2, using secondary macroeconomics data and the Generalised Moments Method at 95% level of confidence. The dependent variables were price inflation and wage inflation,...

This study examines how geographic distance to Vietnam's centralized securities regulator-the State Securities Commission (SSC)-influences firm-level stock price crash risk. In emerging markets characterized by weak governance, corruption, and political connections, distance can erode monitoring...

This study investigates the impacts of geopolitical risks on corporate leverage decisions of Vietnamese listed firms from 2017 to 2024. The research findings reveal a negative impact of geopolitical risks on both corporate leverage and short-term leverage. That is, Vietnamese listed firms...

Real GDP growth accelerated to 8 percent in 2025, supported by strong exports and higher public investment. Exports reached record levels, led by high-tech and electronics shipments to the US. However, with booming intermediate trade lifting overall imports to record highs, net exports have...

Viet Nam’s investment in its youngest generation is fundamentally an investment in the country’s future human capital. Today, over 10 million Vietnamese children under age 6 (with another one million expected in the next five years) will reach working age by 2040. This cohort is projected to...

This article examines labour market transitions towards green employment in Viet Nam and their relationship to social protection. Using a task-based approach and longitudinal labour force survey data, we find that green jobs remain limited, accounting for only 15 per cent of total employment....

This article examines the impact of ownership concentration on bank profitability, with the sample of 28 Vietnamese commercial banks in the period 2009-2022. Bank profitability is assessed using both return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE). The main regression methods include the least...

In an imperfect capital market, firms face financial constraints due to information asymmetry. These constraints have a significant impact on the effectiveness of investment decisions. When either an underinvestment or overinvestment process occurs, it directly affects the firm's value. This...

This study research develops and tests a theoretical extension of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) that explains behavioral intention to use ICTs for knowledge sharing. In addition, there are different impacts on knowledge donating and knowledge collecting under the influences of...

Vietnam's wooden forest products industry is an important export sector, contributing to industrial growth and employment. However, it is facing increasing pressures related to challenges such as forest and export sustainability. Despite its potential, Vietnam's export performance remains uneven...

This study investigates the antecedents of nascent entrepreneurial behaviors in Vietnam, an emerging economy where entrepreneurship is a crucial growth engine. Grounded in social cognitive career theory and identity theory, we examine the relationships between entrepreneurial self-efficacy,...

A business not only seeks opportunities and profits but also must help ensure a reasonable life for its employees. Only then can we develop sustainably, and applying corporate social responsibility will help businesses do better and provide and prove to customers and society that companies are...

2026 opened with the successful conclusion of Viet Nam’s 14th Party Congress, which reaffirmed ambitions to become a high-income country by 2045 and set an ambitious 2026-2030 reform agenda centered on supporting higher growth while safeguarding macro stability. Early-year activity was strong,...

This study applies a multiple threshold nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag (MTNARDL) model to examine the asymmetric impact of real exchange rate volatility on Vietnam's exports and imports with its three leading trading partners: China, the United States, and South Korea. By allowing...

"China, Laos and Vietnam are three of a handful of late socialist countries where capitalist economics rubs up against party-state politics. In these countries, sweeping processes of change open up new vistas of opportunity and imaginaries of the future alongside much uncertainty and anxiety,...

Vietnam has integrated into global value chains through the establishment of special economic zones (SEZs). This paper examines the local labour-market impacts of this programme, building on a unique dataset of SEZs in combination with labour force survey (LFS) data. Using historical satellite...

Acknowledgements -- List of illustrations -- Notes on Contributors -- 1 Rural Life in Late Socialism: Politics of Development and Imaginaries of the Future -- Phill Wilcox, Jonathan Rigg and Minh Nguyen -- 2 Risk Perception and Lowland Rice Farming Change in Savannakhet Province, Southern Laos...

Knowledge of the factors driving people's views on redistribution in the Global South remains limited. While these societies occupy top positions in inequality rankings, redistribution levels tend to be lower. We combine survey and experimental data from Mozambique and Viet Nam to test whether...

Knowledge of the factors driving people's views on redistribution in the Global South remains limited. While these societies occupy top positions in inequality rankings, redistribution levels tend to be lower. We combine survey and experimental data from Mozambique and Viet Nam to test whether...

Inequality influences socioeconomic and political outcomes. Beyond objective metrics, how people perceive inequality plays a crucial role. Yet attitudes and perceptions of inequality remain understudied, especially outside western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic settings. This...

Obtaining comparable poverty estimates over time is critical for monitoring poverty trends and informing effective poverty reduction policies. Yet hardly any developing countries could construct consistent poverty trends over extended time periods due to changes to the consumption survey...

Economic activity remains strong, supported by well-anchored inflation, steady interest rates, and a broadly stable macroeconomic environment. Industrial production rose by 8.5 percent y/y and the manufacturing PMI in July 2025 returned to expansionary territory, after four consecutive months of...

Vietnam has prioritized semiconductors as one of ten critical technologies and set explicit goals of becoming a global semiconductor talent hub by 2030, moving up the value chain toward higher value-added segments, and developing a complete semiconductor value chain by 2045. Delivering on that...

Transport is the second-largest energy using sector in Vietnam and is projected to have the highest energy and emissions growth in future years. This paper explores options for decarbonising Vietnam's transport sector using a mixed-methods approach, including qualitative scenario design and...

As AI-powered personalized advertising becomes increasingly prevalent in the digital marketplace, understanding its influence on consumer purchase intention is essential. This study investigates the impact of perceived personalization on purchase intention, with a particular focus on the...

The global carbon credit market has evolved into a key mechanism for mitigating climate change, yet challenges persist regarding transparency, stakeholder trust, and market efficiency. Vietnam is in the initial phase of developing its carbon credit framework, driven by its pledge to reach...

Turmoil in one economy can readily spread to others with which it is closely integrated. Emerging economies, often marked by structural fragility, are particularly vulnerable to spillovers from advanced economies on which they rely for growth and development. This study examines how economic and...

The growing global emphasis on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices has placed increasing pressure on emerging economies, including Vietnam, to integrate sustainability into key industries such as logistics. However, ESG implementation in Vietnam's logistics sector faces...

This paper examines the impact of Vietnam's emerging market conditions on financial performance forecasting for listed firms, where stock market capitalization reached 56% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2023. Using a sample of 551 firms across eight industries over the period 2010–2024, we...