In the first six months of 2026, the global situation remained complex, unpredictable and difficult to forecast, as prolonged armed conflicts in the Middle East continued to escalate, posing threats to global peace and security, while adversely affecting supply chains, energy prices, commodity prices, transport services and global trade.
On July 17th, 2024, the Director General of the General Statistics Office issued Decision No. 635/QD-TCTK on the issuance of the Plan for conducting the Labor Force Survey for the year 2024. The Labor Force Survey for 2024 is a sample survey within the national statistical survey program. Its primary purpose is to collect information on the labor market participation of persons aged 15 and over who are currently residing in Viet Nam, as a basis for compiling national statistical indicators on labor, employment, unemployment, and workers’ earnings
International organizations had either maintained or upwardly revised their 2026 global growth forecasts compared to previous projections. Stronger-than-expected growth in economies such as the United States and the ASEAN region was anticipated to offset declines in Europe and the rest of the world
The global landscape in the first quarter 2026 (Q1 2026) remained complex and unpredictable as escalating armed conflicts in the Middle East threatened international peace and security, triggering volatile energy prices, supply chain disruptions, and mounting inflationary pressures.
The Statistical Yearbook, an annual publication by the National Statistics Office, comprises basic data reflecting the general socio economic dynamic and situation of the whole country, socio-economic regions and localities.
The global socio-economic situation experienced a turbulent year with increased instability and uncertainty, as ongoing armed conflicts and fighting in numerous trouble spots fueling by strategic competition between major powers and nationalism threatened regional and global peace and security.
The global socio-economic situation experienced a turbulent year with increased instability and uncertainty, as ongoing armed conflicts and fighting in numerous trouble spots fueling by strategic competition between major powers and nationalism threatened regional and global peace and security
To provide robust data and scientific evidence for the formulation, monitoring, and evaluation of socio-economic development policies, the National Statistic Office, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), organized a workshop on 23 December 2025 to release a series of in-depth analytical studies based on the Intercensal Population and Housing Survey and the Survey on the Socio-economic Conditions of the 53 Ethnic Minority Groups
INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL ECONOMIC CONTEXT In the 9 months [...]
In the 9 months of 2025, the world situation continued to perform in a complex and unpredictable manner, strategic competition among major countries became increasingly fierce, trade tensions, military conflicts, and political instability in a number of countries and regions continued to spread and prolong; financial and currency markets fluctuated, affecting the global economic growth prospects.
