The Centre for Economic and Business Research (CEBR) forecasts that Vietnam will become the second-largest economy in Southeast Asia after Indonesia and the 20th-largest economy in the world by 2036.
In an official dispatch signed on April 30, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked the Minister of Construction to set the stage for the project’s groundbreaking on December 19, 2025.
At the national celebration of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 30 morning, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) To Lam delivered an address.
The 3-day event, chaired by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, focused on preparations for the 14th National Party Congress to be scheduled for early 2026.
During his trip between September 21-24, the top leader will attend the UN Summit of the Future and the 79th session of the UN General Assembly and pay a working visit to the US.
According to a document submitted by Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, the planned Ring Road 4 will go through several provinces with total investments of more than VND 136 trillion