The congress was attended by leaders of the Party and State, central and local agencies, particularly Politburo Member and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

In the 2015 - 2020 term, despite facing numerous difficulties and challenges, VCCI successfully completed its main tasks set by the 6th VCCI Congress and other tasks assigned by the Party and State. Its main activities like making laws and policies, improving the business environment, promoting trade and investment, training, consulting and informing businesses increased 20% over the previous term, achieving an average annual growth of 7.5%. All aspects of work were inclusive, quality and professional.

Besides, business support, conducted in the form of promoting connectivity and capacity building of business associations, was defined as a key activity. The Central Council of Business Associations, founded by VCCI, coordinated, connected and assisted more than 400 business associations and clubs nationwide; guided the formation and support of its operations in 53 out of 63 provincial/municipal business associations.

The 7th National Congress of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), the 2021 - 2026 term

VCCI took the lead in supporting businesses to pursue sustainable development and enhance social responsibility. Its typical activities included proposing and hosting the annual “Vietnam Corporate Sustainability Forum (VCSF)”; creating the Corporate Sustainability Index (CSI) and assessing and awarding “Sustainable businesses in Vietnam”; and carrying out programs and projects to foster business integrity and boost corporate social responsibility.

Vietnam’s participatory roles in developing institutions, policies and laws, improving the business investment environment, and accelerating administrative procedure reform were increasingly affirmed and reinforced. VCCI focused on reinforcing the connectivity and capacity of trade associations, completing formation and operation of provincial/municipal business associations, and fostering its representative functions for employers. VCCI’s position and reputation were enhanced domestically and internationally.

Delivering the opening speech to the congress, VCCI President Pham Tan Cong emphasized that the 7th VCCI Congress takes place in the context that the business community is facing intertwined difficulties, challenges and opportunities, stemming from complicated COVID-19 pandemic developments, from digital transformation trend and from Vietnam's economic recovery and development plan.

The Congress agreed to change the organization’s Vietnamese name “Phòng Thương mại và Công nghiệp Việt Nam” into “Liên đoàn Thương mại và Công nghiệp Việt Nam”. Its English name was kept unchanged as the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry and its abbreviation was also still VCCI.

The 7th Congress defined six key tasks: Actively taking part in lawmaking and policymaking and facilitating the business environment; promoting and improving the quality of business development support; strengthening connectivity and support for the development of business associations and members; developing a strong force of innovative entrepreneurs who uphold Vietnamese business culture; enhancing connection and improving the effectiveness of international integration, institutional reforms, working methods, upgrade VCCI’s working capacity and performance.

At the same time, three strategic breakthroughs were also represented at the Congress: Building a favorable business environment; leading the construction of Vietnamese business culture; and fostering digital transformation in business.

The 13th National Party Congress also set the target of making Vietnam a higher middle-income country by 2030 and a developed, high-income country by 2045. This is also an aspiration of the people, and the nation is waiting for strategies and solutions to realize such aspirations heard at the Congress. Aligning VCCI's operations with the country's development orientation, the Congress presented VCCI's vision on “Strong Business Community, Thriving Nation” and VCCI's mission on “Linking and promoting sustainable, cultured, integrated and world-class businesses and trade associations”, VCCI President Cong emphasized.

The Congress elected the Executive Board with 93 members, representing nearly 200,000 member companies and over 220-member business associations nationwide. 28 members were elected for the first time, accounting for 31% of the total. Most members of the VCCI Executive Board, seventh term, are outstanding entrepreneurs from industry-leading firms that have made important contributions to the country's socioeconomic development.