Mexico City, Oct. 19 -- Vietnam regards improving people's living standards and linking economic growth with social progress and equity as an overarching goal throughout its development process, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico Nguyen Van Hai at an international seminar organised by Mexico's Labour Party (PT), which concluded on October 17 in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca.

At the event, he outlined Vietnam's development experience after 40 years of Doi moi (Renewal), highlighting its transformation from an agriculture-based economy into a highly open economy deeply integrated into global value and supply chains.

He told hundreds of Mexican and international delegates that economic development achievements should be assessed a...