Hanoi, Jan. 7 -- The National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Finance on January 7 launched the 2026 Economic Census across the country. NSO Director General Nguyen Thi Huong said the census comes as Vietnam is stepping up digital transformation, renewing its growth model and enhancing national competitiveness. Demand for high-quality data by sector, region and ownership type is becoming increasingly important, directly serving the formulation of socio-economic development policies by the Government, ministries, sectors and local authorities, she added. The NSO noted that the economic census is one of three major national statistical censuses and plays a strategic role in improving the national economic information system. T...