Vision for a new city
The new Ho Chi Minh City was formed from the merger of Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong and Ba Ria - Vung Tau, not only expanding the geographical scale but also reshaping the entire space for socio-economic development of the Southern region. With more than 14 million people, contributing nearly 25% of the country's GDP, Ho Chi Minh City is transforming from an "economic locomotive" to the first multi-center supercity in Vietnam.
The city's development vision focuses on the digital economy, digital transformation and high technology - key drivers for sustainable growth. This direction opens up opportunities for Ho Chi Minh City to become a regional financial - industrial - logistics - marine tourism center, and at the same time a creative core of Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
According to Mr. Nguyen Van Duoc - Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, the city identifies the digital economy and digital transformation as new driving forces for development. Ho Chi Minh City aims to become a new stature as an international super city of Southeast Asia. The new Ho Chi Minh City will be the center of solidarity, inspiration... capable of leading a city that is not only at the forefront of the country but also breaks through on the global urban map.
Ho Chi Minh City's goal is not only economic growth, but also to build a smart, green and sustainable city with global competitiveness.
Professor Tran Ngoc Anh - Indiana University, USA acknowledged: HCMC is gathering all the factors to become a financial and high-tech center of Southeast Asia. The important thing is that Ho Chi Minh City needs to continue to promote the strength of international cooperation, develop a transparent legal corridor and build high-quality human resources.
Resources for innovation and breakthrough
On the journey to become a super-urban city, Ho Chi Minh City has received the support of many international partners, especially from the United States - a country with the world's leading creative economy and technology development. Major corporations in the fields of semiconductors, artificial intelligence, data and logistics are considering Ho Chi Minh City as a " strategic destination" in the region.
From the perspective of an investor and businessman in Ho Chi Minh City for many years, Ms. Christina Bui - Executive Vice President of Robert Half Company, a partner of Cailan Investment Fund, emphasized the development potential of Ho Chi Minh City as an emerging economic center of the Asia-Pacific region.
She affirmed that Vietnam is a dynamic destination for global investors. At the same time, Vietnam is also a rapidly developing economy, with a stable investment environment, a young and dynamic population, especially Ho Chi Minh City, which is emerging as a center for finance, technology and innovation. The new Ho Chi Minh City with its strategic location, modern infrastructure and open policies is creating a strong attraction for US investment funds and businesses.
In addition to investing in infrastructure and technology, Ho Chi Minh City identifies people as the center of development. The city is implementing many training programs and attracting talent in key fields such as fintech, data, artificial intelligence, and creative industries.
According to Ms. Cao Thi Phi Van - Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Investment and Trade Promotion Center, the city focuses on developing high-quality human resources, aiming to build a generation of dynamic, creative young entrepreneurs and engineers with the ability to integrate internationally. This will be the core force for Ho Chi Minh City to maintain its position as an economic center, while transforming itself into a "city of knowledge and creative startups".
