PM urges HCM City to aim high, become smart city, int’l financial hub in SE Asia

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has urged HCM City to devise a long-term plan to turn the city into a smart city over the next five years and an international financial hub in Southeast Asia in the future.

HCM City to turn Cần Giờ into sustainable eco-urban area

HCM City plans to turn Cần Giờ District into an ecological urban area as part of efforts to urbanise it and improve the quality of life for locals.

VN eyes development of smart cities Smart cities hold the answer to the modern world's problems including rising population, pollution, traffic congestion, climate change and even global-scale disasters such as the COVID-19 pandemic, according to experts. 

Nhà Bè District urged to hand over land for massive flood-prevention project A top HCM City official has urged Nhà Bè District to speed up compensation and site clearance so that land can be handed over to ensure that an ongoing flood-prevention project worth VNĐ10 trillion (US$430 million) can be completed next year.

HCM City seeks investment from US businesses, summit told HCM City will create the most favourable conditions for US businesses to invest in fields such as transport, urban infrastructure, smart city, agriculture, health, education, trade, and services, a top city official has said.

HCM City’s District 2 to become financial centre HCM City's District 2 will become a financial centre and an important part of a planned "innovative urban area" in the eastern part of the city, Nguyễn Thiện Nhân, general secretary of the HCM City Party Committee, has said.

Respect-paying ceremony for former Party leader Lê Khả Phiêu held in Hà Nội The respect-paying ceremony for former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee Lê Khả Phiêu, who passed away on August 7 at the age of 89, started on Friday morning at the National Funeral Hall, No. 5 Trần Thánh Tông Street, Hà Nội. 

HCM City prepares scenario for 50 new COVID-19 cases

The city must prepare facilities and human resources for at least 50 new COVID-19 cases, HCM City Party Committee secretary Nguyễn Thiện Nhân said at a recent meeting with the Steering Board for COVID-19 prevention and control.

HCM City helps firms hard-hit by COVID-19 avoid bankruptcy Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Nguyễn Thiện Nhân has told local agencies to help local businesses affected by COVID-19 maintain production and avoid bankruptcy.

HCM City's digital transformation programme to improve quality of life, enhance competitive capacity

HCM City yesterday (July 22) introduced its digital transformation strategy to information and communication technology (ICT) enterprises and associations that will be involved in the implementation of the programme.