HANOI: The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam opened in Hanoi on Jan 19 and will run until Jan 25, to select a new leadership team that will shape the country’s direction for the next five years — and potentially the next two decades — as Vietnam moves towards the centenary of its founding, according to Krungthep Turakij.
The high-stakes congress comes at a critical juncture for one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. Vietnam faces mounting pressures on multiple fronts, including global trade tensions, US import tariffs reportedly as high as 20%, a rapidly ageing population, and the most far-reaching overhaul of state and economic structures in decades.
