BrightInternational Symposium: "Reshaping the Global Economic Order in an Era of Uncertainty – Impacts and Prospects for Vietnam"
On the morning of September 18, 2026, the International Symposium on "Reshaping the Global Economic Order in the Era of Uncertainty: Impacts and Prospects for Vietnam", in the series of international scientific seminars: "Connecting Intellectuals – Creating Solutions for the New Context" of the University of Finance and Marketing, took place successfully. The event was attended by domestic and international teachers and experts to discuss the above topic.
1. Time, place and composition of delegates
Time: From 10:00 to 12:00, September 18, 2026.
Working language: English.
Presiding Delegation: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dang Van My (Chairman) and Dr. Tran Ky Viet (Co-Chair).
Delegates delivered the opening speech and welcomed: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Quoc Viet – Vice Rector of the University of Finance and Marketing (UFM).
Secretariat and MC: Ms. Bui Kim Tu (Secretary of the session) and Ms. Nguyen Thi To Nga (MC).
2. Purpose and meaning of the Theme Workshop
The session provided a multi-dimensional picture of the process of restructuring the global economic order and its profound implications for Vietnam's development.
Through 4 presentations, the speakers approached the issue from a variety of perspectives: trade institutions, global legal design, bilateral economic cooperation, resilience of the agricultural and industrial sectors, logistics infrastructure, and social security policies.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Quoc Viet, Vice Rector of the University, delivered the opening speech
3. Key report contents
Under the coordination of the Presiding Delegation, the session listened to 06 quality presentations; each presentation lasted 15 minutes:
Presentation 1: "Vietnam’s Customs Response to the Greening of Global Trade: Institutional Challenges and Environmental Tax Reform" – Presenter: Tran Trung Kien and Chau Thi Hoang Yen.
Presentation 2: "Digital Sovereignty and the Restructuring of the Global Order: A Comparative Legal Analysis" – Presenter: Prof. Anna Belitskaya and Prof. Yuliya Kharitonova (Moscow Lomonosov State University).
Presentation 3: "Economic Cooperation between Kazakhstan and Vietnam: Problems and Challenges" – The report emphasizes the prospects and barriers to bilateral cooperation in the Eurasian economic space.
Presentation 4: "The 2026 Persian Gulf Escalation and Vietnam’s Agro-Industrial Sector: External Shocks, Trade Resilience and Structural Vulnerabilities" – Presenter: Vladimir M. Mazyrin and Maria N. Shcherbenko.
Speakers presented at the Session
4. Discussion Space
After the presentation, the hall spent 15 minutes on a general discussion session under the coordination of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dang Van My and Dr. Tran Ky Viet. A number of core issues were dissected by experts, including recommendations on environmental tax policy reform to keep pace with the new context and on which digital sovereignty model is suitable for Vietnam's current technological and institutional capacity...
Scholars exchange and discuss
5. Conclusion
The delegates took a souvenir photo after the closing ceremony
In his closing remarks, the presiding delegate expressed his sincere thanks for the elaborate preparation of the rapporteurs, the enthusiastic participation of the delegates, the dedicated support of the Secretariat and the Organising Committee and the successful international seminar of the Institute of International Political Economy.
By Do Ly Hoai Tan