Hanoi, Sept. 18 -- Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on Thursday hosted a reception for FTSE Russell CEO Fiona Bassett who is on a working visit to Viet Nam.

The Prime Minister appreciated FTSE Russell's role in monitoring and assessing Viet Nam's stock market, as well as its support for the development of Viet Nam's stock market toward greater transparency, efficiency and compliance with international standards.

Viet Nam's stock market is expected to officially attain the "Secondary Emerging Market" status under FTSE Russell's classification framework on September 21.

Le highlighted Viet Nam's recent socio-economic achievements, notably its GDP growth of 8.18 percent in the first half of 2026, the highest rate in 15 years.

The Vietnamese G...