Latest news in Vietnam? September 28th, 2026

Here are the key news updates in Vietnam for September 28, 2026:

• Economic Growth & Forecasts: Vietnam’s economy is entering the final stretch of the year with positive momentum. Economic experts project the country’s full-year growth to hover around 8.5%, building on a strong first-half GDP expansion of 8.18%.

  Báo Tuổi Trẻ

• New Digital Identification Policies: Decree No. 320/2026/ND-CP officially takes effect, introducing social security benefit accounts on the VNeID electronic identification platform. This allows citizens to integrate bank accounts and mobile money to receive pensions and public support directly.

  Vietnam Economic Times – VnEconomy

• Labor and Recruitment Regulations: The government issued Decree No. 371/2026/ND-CP, which outlines new management rules for foreign organizations and individuals recruiting Vietnamese workers, requiring recruitment details to be posted through the National Job Trading Exchange.

  Legal documents of Vietnamese laws – LuatVietnam

• Stock Market & Logistics: Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index recently experienced a correction, dropping below the 1,800-point threshold. Meanwhile, analysts report a growing earnings divergence in the logistics sector, with deep-water ports thriving while couriers face rising fuel cost pressures.

  The Investor+ 1

• Diplomacy & Heritage: Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung addressed the Asia-Pacific Dialogue on Heritage and Authenticity in Hanoi, emphasizing Vietnam’s commitment to placing heritage preservation at the core of sustainable development.

  VOV.VN