Da Nang, Oct. 23 -- The Vietnam Sustainable Development Forum 2026, themed "Local Strategic Planning: Development - Conservation - Adaptation - Connectivity", opened on October 23.

The two-day forum focuses on innovative planning approaches, development space organisation and stronger regional connectivity in the new period.

In his opening remarks, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Manh Hung, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, said the forum's theme reflects a comprehensive approach to strategic planning based on four requirements. These include development to improve quality of life, conservation to safeguard nature, heritage and community identity, a response to climate change and future uncertainties, and connecti...