Viet Nam grew 9.01% in January-September 2026 (9.95% in Q3). At the October National Assembly session the government set 2027 targets of at least 10% growth and USD 6,100 GDP per capita, prioritizing expressways, rail, airports, the National Data Centre and 5G.
What a Korean company can do now
Government · leader
To Lam, Party General Secretary and State President; Prime Minister Le Minh Hung (elected April 2026)
Key national agenda
- At least 10% GDP growth in 2027 with macro stability
- Cutting administrative procedures; institutional and civil-service reform
- Growing the private sector and selectively attracting tech-transfer FDI
- Science, innovation and digital transformation (National Data Centre, nationwide 5G, 6G pilots)
- Faster public-investment disbursement, reallocating funds from stalled projects
Government programmes
Completing the national expressway network
Long Thanh and Gia Binh international airports
Construction to be accelerated
Key national railway projects
Speeding up major rail projects
National Data Centre operation
Platform for integrating ministry and sector data
1 million ha high-quality, low-emission rice in the Mekong Delta
Scaling low-emission rice cultivation
APEC 2027 hosting preparations
Events and facilities for Viet Nam's 2027 APEC year
Business opportunities
Buyer matching and distribution-entry consulting for Korean consumer-goods SMEs
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AI document-processing pilots to streamline provincial administrative procedures
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Digital-transformation and ERP consulting for Vietnamese SMEs
SME support and household-business formalization are 2027 priorities.
Vietnamese SME manufacturers and distributors; provincial industry and trade departments
PMC and digital construction-progress management for infrastructure
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Korean support schemes
- 2026 First Step to Exports Week (Viet Nam among four focus markets) · KOTRA — Video meetings with Vietnamese buyers and logistics support for first-time consumer-goods exporters.
- KOTRA Academy Viet Nam market-entry course · KOTRA — Practical training on entering Viet Nam, with a session scheduled for December 11.
- KOICA Fellowship (CIAT) and ICT innovation knowledge sharing · KOICA — Training for Vietnamese officials and knowledge-sharing events such as an ICT hackathon with VKU in Da Nang.
Official notices
Viet Nam Government Portal (Government News)
- 2026-10-17 16th National Assembly's second session opens; PM reports 14 of 15 key 2026 targets on track
- 2026-10-16 Party Conclusion 106: 2027 growth of 10%+, budget revenue up 9.1%, cuts to recurrent spending
- 2026-10 Jan-Sep public investment disbursed VND 643tn; budget revenue VND 2.19 quadrillion (86.5% of plan)
- 2026-04-07 General Secretary To Lam elected State President (2026-2031)
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