Vietnam’s High-Stakes Gamble: Can Tô Lâm Deliver an Economic Boom?

Vietnam's Communist Party chief Tô Lâm aims to transform Vietnam into a high-income economy by 2045 through sweeping reforms and major investments. In a newly published article on the independent English-language news website, the Asia Sentinel, guest researcher Hai Thiem Bui, Stockholm Center for Global Asia, and former US diplomat David Brown, explore whether this bold agenda will drive growth —or risk instability.

OCTOBER 2, 2024: Tô Lâm, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Photo: Press image

OCTOBER 2, 2024: Tô Lâm, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (center), during his state visit to Ireland, with President Michael D. Higgins (right) and Sabina Higgins (left). Photo: President of Ireland Media Library © 2024

PUBLISHED: March 3, 2025
UPDATED: March 7, 2025

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Last updated: March 7, 2025

Source: Stockholm Center for Global Asia

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