Under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), Vietnam has maintained its political stability and economic growth as well as extensive integration into the regional and global economy, according to the RSIS of Singapore. In an article published on its website on January 29, RSIS spotlighted the significance of the 13th Congress of the CPV for strategic development goals of the country, especially the vision to transform Vietnam into a socialist-oriented developed country by the middle of the 21st century. According to the article, Vietnam is already one of the few countries that have a sustained economic expansion despite the COVID-19 pandemic.