Double-digit growth should be seen not merely as a target for economic scale or speed, but as a shift in institutional quality, productivity, technological capacity and business competitiveness.
The Ministry of Construction is reviewing adjustments to the national airport development plan for 2030 (with a vision to 2050) that would increase the number of airports nationwide from 22 to 32 by 2030 and 35 by 2050.
Projects at the Sơn Mỹ Power Centre and the Vĩnh Tân III BOT plant continue to face regulatory and implementation uncertainties, creating risks for both the national power system and local development planning.
Double-digit growth cannot simply be achieved by extending old growth models, said General Secretary and President Tô Lâm, adding that this target means high-quality development rather than growth at all costs.
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính reaffirmed the double-digit growth target, citing resilient first-quarter performance despite mounting global risks and domestic challenges.
Saigon Union of Trading Cooperatives (Saigon Co.op), the country''s leading supermarket chain, targets double-digit sales growth in 2026, opening nearly 100 new stores and increasing e-commerce revenues by 30 per cent.
The target of achieving GDP growth of 10 per cent or higher through 2026–30 is ambitious but achievable, Nguyễn Ngọc Hòa, interim chairman of the HCM City Union of Business Associations, says.