Hanoi, Nov. 28 -- Deputy Prime Ministers Nguyen Chi Dung and Mai Van Chinh co-chaired the 2025 cooperative and collective economy forum in Hanoi on November 28, with its theme focusing on effective linkage between cooperatives and enterprises.

In his opening speech, Dung said the event aimed to propose strategic orientations and breakthrough solutions for the development of the collective economy and cooperatives, an indispensable component of the socialist-oriented market economy. It was also to convey sympathy to residents, cooperatives, and businesses hit by recent natural disasters.

He highlighted the event's practical focus on achieving parallel growth in both private and collective sectors, noting that cooperation between cooperat...