The eighth National Party Congress marks the country's transition into a new period of accelerated industrialisation and modernisation. (Photo: VNA)The health sector develops strongly and achieves many accomplishments throughout the years of Doi Moi (renewal), with particular emphasis on promoting access to healthcare services for ethnic minority people. (Photo: VNA)Pomina Steel Joint Stock Company (established in 1999) invests in building a chain of three modern steel refining and rolling mills, becoming a leading steel supplier in Vietnam. (Photo: VNA)On November 14, 1998, Vietnam becomes an official member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. (Photo: VNA)A Vietnamese National Assembly delegation led by Chairman Nong Duc Manh attends the 19th AIPO General Assembly in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (August 24 – 28, 1998). (Photo: VNA)In December 1998, Vietnam successfully hosted the sixth ASEAN Summit, marking the country’s first time hosting an ASEAN summit since joining the bloc. (Photo: VNA)President Tran Duc Luong delivers a speech at the United Nations Millennium Summit in New York, the US (September 6, 2000). (Photo: VNA)From an area of alum and saline soil, since 1988, the Long Xuyen Quadrangle experiences a strong economic transformation thanks to State investment, becoming a key agricultural hub for the Mekong Delta and the country. (Photo: VNA)Information technology is applied mass-scale in teaching across the country and at all educational levels. (Photo: VNA)On July 28, 2000, the stock market holds its first trading session, increasingly asserting its role and position in the Vietnamese e
Party leadership drives national reform and global integration
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.
