The proposal to raise Việt Nam’s retirement age to 65 will only drive double-digit economic growth if it goes hand in hand with comprehensive reforms in productivity, training, and labor structure. Without these, extending working years could become a burden rather than a development driver.
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From Oct. 28–30, 2025, Communist Party General Secretary Tô Lâm travelled to the UK to ink the UK-Việt Nam
The proposal to raise Việt Nam’s retirement age to 65 will only drive double-digit economic growth if it goes hand in hand with comprehensive reforms in productivity, training, and labor structure. Without these, extending working years could become a burden rather than a development driver.
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