London, April 28 -- When Vietnam issued Resolution 70-NQ/TW on ensuring national energy security through 2030, with a vision to 2045, the message went beyond a development plan to reflect a national development vision in an era when energy security is increasingly intertwined with economic security.​

Nguyen Son Tung, an investor at the UK's M&G Investments and co-founder of the Vietnam Finance and Investment Association in the UK (VIFA), noted that Vietnam sees energy security not just as a technical issue, but a prerequisite for increasing its economic competitiveness and drawing long-term capital.​

For foreign investors, policy clarity often matters as much as growth potential. The resolution sets out a concrete roadmap to...