During the 1996–2005 period, Vietnam advanced industrialisation and modernisation under the Party’s leadership, achieving major milestones in economic restructuring, socialist rule-of-law construction, and broad international integration.
According to Pasaxon, the 14th Congress was held with a strong aspiration for development, not only nationwide but also closely linked to the goal of elevating Vietnam’s role and standing in the international arena.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Le Hung, lecturer at the ESIEE Paris - an engineering school of University Gustave Eiffel, said future “Make in Vietnam” science and technology products will not only directly serve domestic demands, improve the people’s livelihoods, and boost labour productivity, but also have the potential to compete in international markets.
General Secretary of the All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) Prof. G. Devarajan praised the 14th Party Congress for placing environmental protection on an equal footing with socio-economic development. Amid rapid industrialisation and urbanisation, he warned that growth without ecological safeguards would inflict long-term damage on both people and nature.
The sixth National Party Congress in December 1986 mapped out the Doi Moi (Renewal) policy and initiated the process of Party-led reforms in Vietnam. This marked a crucial turning point in socialist construction, unleashing national strength and potential to propel the country forward. During the 1986–1995 period, the Party led the reform, abolished the subsidy mechanism, and transitioned to a socialist-oriented market economy, overcoming socio-economic crises and laying a firm foundation for international integration.
According to Prof. Dr. Duong Anh Tuan, after 40 years of Doi Moi (Renewal), Vietnam has recorded many significant and outstanding achievements, including transitioning from a centrally planned economy to a socialist-oriented market economy, achieving high growth rates, and maintaining sustainability over many years.
During the discussions, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh summed up key lessons drawn from the Government’s management during the previous term, stressing the need to turn Party resolutions into laws and renewing growth drivers for the next development phase.
After four decades of implementing the Doi moi (Renewal) process from 1986 to 2026, Vietnam has recorded proud and far-reaching achievements that have laid an important foundation for its aspiration to become a high-income developed country by 2045.
Ambassador Do Hung Viet said the 14th National Party Congress will, for the first time, designate diplomacy and international integration as a regular and critical task, on par with national defence and security.
These achievements so far stem from the consistent leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the spirit of self-reliance and resilience, and strong national solidarity, laying a solid foundation for the country’s strategic development goals towards 2030 and the vision to 2045, according to a senior researcher at the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies.
The Communist Party of Vietnam must remain steadfast in its strategic objectives, while renewing thinking, enhancing forecasting and policy responsiveness, mobilising internal strengths, effectively combining national and global resources, and proactively pursuing deep and substantive international integration to seize opportunities, overcome challenges and achieve development goals in the period ahead.
The attainments gained over 40 years of Doi moi come as the essence of the perseverance in independence, self-reliance, as well as the solidarity and creativity of the entire nation, said former Deputy Foreign Minister and former Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Thach Du.
Nearly four decades after the launch of Doi Moi and opening-up, renewal thinking has become a key guiding principle for Vietnam’s comprehensive development across politics, the economy, society, foreign affairs and national security.
Secretary General of the United Left Movement (MIU) of the Dominican Republic Miguel Mejía said that Vietnam’s Doi Moi (renewal) process over the past four decades has enabled the country to sustain strong economic growth, laying a core foundation for its modernisation and establishing a strong position on the global stage.
Journalist Gaston Fiorda highlighted Vietnam's sustained macroeconomic stability, effective control of major economic balances, and steadfast pursuit of fast yet sustainable development as the standout features in an increasingly complex global landscape rife with risks and uncertainties.
Tran Thi Chang, President of the Malaysia-Vietnam Friendship Association, said she is particularly struck by Vietnam’s ability to sustain rapid growth while safeguarding its cultural identity and traditional values. Numerous tangible and intangible heritages have earned UNESCO World Heritage status, and the distinct cultures of Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups remain protected and upheld, contributing considerably to national progress.
Forty years after the launch of the Doi Moi (Renewal) process, Vietnam today enjoys an increasingly prominent position on the international stage. Throughout that journey, the country’s diplomacy – marked by the resilience, wisdom and spirit of the “Vietnamese bamboo” – has played a crucial role in achieving comprehensive and far-reaching successes. Contributing opinions to the draft documents for the 14th National Party Congress, many experts said that the valuable lessons drawn from 40 years of foreign affairs will continue to guide Vietnam’s path of development.
After nearly four decades of Doi Moi (renewal), Vietnam has transitioned from a centrally planned and low-income economy to a socialist-oriented market economy, achieving significant improvements in scale, quality, and global standing.
When every citizen abides by law, every organisation respects it, and every public servant acts according to it, the rule of law will truly become a source of internal strength — a solid foundation for a strong, prosperous, and everlasting Vietnam.
Over the past four decades, Vietnam has achieved humane and effective poverty elimination, combining sound policies, political will, and community strength. From a nation struggling with hunger, it has become a global model for poverty reduction.