The program was attended by representatives of ministries and sectors, along with representatives of diplomatic missions, local leaders, experts and the Vietnam - Australia business community.
At the program, delegates attended the opening ceremony and listened to presentations on promoting trade and investment between Ho Chi Minh City and Australia. Next were discussion sessions on promoting cooperation in green energy development; discussions on building human resources for Australia-Vietnam cooperation relations.
Within the framework of the conference, activities to connect businesses and promote investment in the Northern Ho Chi Minh City Science and Technology Urban Area also took place.
The program aims to promote trade, attract investment, and develop green energy. Thereby building the Northern Ho Chi Minh City Science and Technology City into a new growth pole of the megacity in the new development phase.
Speaking at the opening session, Mr. Nguyen Loc Ha - Standing Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee - emphasized that Ho Chi Minh City wishes to attract investment and aim to work with international partners to build a long-term cooperation ecosystem, turning the vision into specific programs, projects and development values. In which, the Northern area of Ho Chi Minh City with the core being the industrial - urban - service - innovation ecosystem developed by Becamex Group is emerging as a strategic space to realize this goal.
According to Mr. Nguyen Loc Ha, the noteworthy point of "Meeting Australia 2026" is the large presence of Australian corporations, educational organizations, technology, energy and finance businesses. This shows the increasing attraction of the Southeast region in general and the North Ho Chi Minh City Science and Technology City in particular to high-quality investment capital flows.
Mr. Nguyen Hoan Vu - General Director of Becamex Group - said that the enterprise is strongly shifting to developing a new generation of industrial parks associated with science and technology, innovation, smart cities and green logistics. In which, North Ho Chi Minh City Science and Technology City is oriented to attract investment to expand industrial space and towards building a complete ecosystem including research - training - production - innovation - high-quality services.
