Opinion

The articles underscored a set of strategic solutions rooted in renewed thinking, designed to steer the country into an era of peace, independence, democracy, prosperity, civilisation, and happiness under continued socialist orientation.

The author, a senior researcher at the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), wrote that the Congress’s unanimously re-elect General Secretary To Lam for another five years clearly reflected a choice for stability and continuity amid increasingly complex regional and international developments.

Professor Ezequiel Ramoneda, Coordinator of the Southeast Asian Studies Centre (CESEA) of Argentina spoke highly of Vietnam’s efforts to reform the administrative apparatus, enhance the effectiveness of state governance, accelerate digital transformation and streamline procedures. These measures, he said, are essential to improving productivity, reducing costs and better serving the people amid rapidly changing domestic and international conditions.

Liga Hispano and Elsoot identified a central and foundational highlight of the Congress documents as the consistent affirmation that “the people are the centre, the subject, the goal, the driving force and the resource of development.”

In a special discussion with the Vietnam News Agency, three international experts – Professor Carl Thayer, a renowned Vietnam scholar at the Australian Defence Force Academy, University of New South Wales; Dr Valeria Vershinina, Deputy Director of the ASEAN Centre at MGIMO University in Moscow and a leading Russian expert on Southeast Asia and ASEAN affairs; and journalist Amiad Horowitz, a regular contributor to People’s World who closely follows communist parties worldwide and pathways towards socialism – shared in-depth perspectives on the overarching vision of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, its assessment of past achievements, and the strategic breakthroughs expected to shape Vietnam’s future trajectory.

The 14th Party Congress has identified multilateral diplomacy as a major and strategic direction for Vietnamese diplomacy, said Ambassador Do Hung Viet, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, in an interview with the Vietnam News Agency after the 14th National Party Congress concluded in Hanoi on January 23.

Vietnam’s diplomatic approach demonstrates mettle, resolve, independence and a strong capacity to adapt flexibly to the complex and fast-changing regional and global geopolitical environments, according to Prof. Ruhanas Harun of the National Defence University of Malaysia.

The successful conclusion of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam is not only a major political milestone for the country, but has also spread joy, confidence and strong expectations across all walks of life.

VietNuc’s executive board, including Chairman Bui Nguyen Hoang from the Électricité de France SA (EDF) (EDF), Ung Quoc Hung from Setec Nucléaire Group, and Vu Minh Ngoc from French National Radioactive Waste Management Agency Andra, hoped that the Congress would refine mechanisms and policies to better tap OV nuclear talents.

The PCF highly values these accomplishments, describing them as “truly exemplary and heroic”, and looks forward to the CPV entering a new stage of socio-economic development as it moves towards the centenary milestones of the Party’s founding and the nation’s establishment.

Pallab Sengupta, President of the World Peace Council, described the four decades of renewal as a historic success that vividly reflects Vietnam’s independent, people-centred development path. From a war-ravaged and impoverished nation, Vietnam has risen to become a country with political stability and rapid growth, recording remarkable achievements in poverty reduction, social welfare, education and healthcare, while firmly safeguarding political independence and social cohesion.

The PCP, he said, highly values Vietnam’s socialism building efforts, seeing them as a search for solutions to the fundamental concerns of workers and the broader population. He framed it as a sustained struggle for development, social progress, and peace in an increasingly volatile world. Being present to witness what he described as historic moments was, for him, an invaluable and unforgettable experience.

Luong Quoc Doan, a member of the Party Central Committee and Chairman of the VFU Central Executive Committee, highlighted the vital contributions of Vietnam’s peasantry throughout the country’s process of nation-building, development and renewal.

Rossiyskaya Gazeta also highlighted the deliberate capitalisation of the word “People” in Congress documents, describing it as a clear expression of the CPV leadership’s view of the "People" as the foundation, driving force and centre of national renewal, construction, and defence.

Commenting on the significance of the 14th National Congress of the CPV, Benjamin Pestieau, Deputy General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Belgium (PTB), said the most notable aspect was its ambitious development vision.

The scholar emphasised the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) as pivotal in setting higher development targets, adopting strategic resolutions for a new era, and shaping a vision through 2045 to achieve Vietnam’s goal of becoming a developed, high-income nation.

The 14th National Party Congress is discussing, giving opinions on, and adopting a number of particularly important draft documents that provide long-term guidance for the country’s development. International friends in Vietnam have voiced strong confidence in the success of the Congress.

Zhu said the congress plays a crucial role in shaping Vietnam’s future development, as it discusses development pathways and policy directions to achieve targets set for 2030 and realise the long-term vision towards 2045. The convening of the congress is truly a major political event in the life of the Vietnamese people.

In his presentation at a recent seminar hosted by the Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia, Dr. Kin Phea described the the 14th National Congress of the CPV as a historic and momentous event, saying that with three strategic breakthroughs and six key tasks set for the country’s new revolutionary period, the Congress is seen as a landmark ushering in a new era - the era of the nation’s rise.

Andrew Goledzinowski, former Australian Ambassador to Vietnam from 2022 to 2024, said that Vietnam is at a historic juncture, noting that the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam is an event of particularly important significance.