HCM City is currently orienting itself towards developing a riverside urban area, making Sai Gon River a landscape-economic-ecological axis, connecting the city centre with Thu Duc city, District 7, Nha Be and Cu Chi districts, and the Southeast region.
Between 2021 and 2036, CEBR forecasts that the position of Vietnam in the World Economic League Table will improve considerably, with its ranking rising from 41st to 20th by 2036.
Today, Ho Chi Minh City contributes over 20% of the national GDP. It proposes and implements groundbreaking institutional reforms, from renovating administrative procedures and attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) to piloting special mechanisms.
The Party chief stressed that over the past four months, following the Party Central Committee's conclusions, the Politburo and the Secretariat have led and directed the basically completed re-organisation and streamlining of the organisational apparatus of the agencies of the Party, Government, National Assembly, and Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) at the central level.
To realise this strategic goals, the Government has been focusing on strategic breakthroughs, including improving institutions and legal frameworks, developing infrastructure, speeding up administrative reforms, and enhancing human resource training, he said.
The survey findings released in Ho Chi Minh City on March 21 show that the growth momentum is expected to accelerate in 2025, with 92% of small businesses expecting to grow, the highest projection among 11 markets surveyed.
Emerging from its wartime resilience to achieving extraordinary growth during the nation’s renewal period, Binh Duong continues to assert itself as a leading economic driver.
Speaking at a seminar titled “The convergence of semiconductors and artificial intelligence: a breakthrough for a new cycle of opportunities”, part of the 2025 Artificial Intelligence and Semiconductor Conference (AISC) held in Hanoi on March 13, Duong highlighted the significant role of AI and semiconductors in accelerating Vietnam’s development in the coming years.
In February, Hyundai Accent remained the best-selling model, with 455 units delivered to customers. It was followed by Hyundai Tucson with 403 units, Hyundai Stargazer with 304 cars, and Hyundai Creta with 303 vehicles.
Vietnam's retail market with positive growth prospects will support the development of the commercial real estate market this year, according to experts at the “Vietnam Retail 2025: Opportunities in Real Estate” event held on February 27.
The year 2025 marks a crucial phase, bringing new momentum and enthusiasm as the country enters a period of robust development. To achieve the socio-economic targets set for 2021-2025, provinces and cities across Vietnam are focusing their efforts on driving growth, maintaining macroeconomic stability, controlling inflation, and ensuring a high surplus balance. The target for 2025 is an economic growth rate in the double digits.
Profits of listed companies in Vietnam experienced robust growth in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2024, marking the fifth consecutive quarter of growth.
Bank representatives said they plan to increase market share and shift retail, with a focus on sustainable development to boost profits higher than last year.
Vietnam's industrial sector marked a remarkable growth in 2024 with the industrial production index (IIP) surging by 8.4% year-on-year, a record high over the past four years, the General Statistics Office (GSO) has said.
The northern province of Hung Yen attracted 68 new foreign direct investment (FDI) projects with total registered capital of nearly 1.4 billion USD in 2024, a local official announced on January 3.
Singapore’s economy grew faster than expected in 2024, surpassing earlier projections, despite a slowdown in the fourth quarter (Q4), according to the country’s preliminary government data.
Vietnam has regained its position as the “growth star” of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), said the Hong Kong-Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) when evaluating Vietnam’s economic development in 2024.
Thailand’s agriculture sector is expected to record growth between 1.8% and 2.8% next year, helped by factors such as secure water resources, an improving economy and higher demand for farm produce in the global market, according to the Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE).
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has predicted exponential growth for the country's tourism industry during the upcoming New Year festivities, which are expected to generate over 62 billion THB (1.8 billion USD) in revenue.
Indonesia’s Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has forecast a growth rate of 5.01% for the country’s economy in the fourth quarter of 2024.