HCM City shares urban development experience with Vientiane
Ho Chi Minh City’s authority shared experience in urban and smart city building, economic development, and investment attraction with Laos’s Vientiane at a conference in the Lao capital on January 23.
Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith (R) and Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan (Source: VNA)
Vientiane (VNA) – Ho Chi MinhCity’s authority shared experience in urban and smart city building, economicdevelopment, and investment attraction with Laos’s Vientiane at a conference inthe Lao capital on January 23.
Addressing the event, Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Nguyen ThienNhan pointed out lessons learnt and experience gained from the locality’sconstruction and development process over the last 40 years.
Accordingly, the city did not have forecast in population development and paidno due attention to science research and technology application, as well as worksrelated to socio-cultural affairs and education-training, among others.
However, he also revealed that the municipal authority has devised specificmeasures to realise its set targets.
The city will strictly implement seven breakthrough programmes that were setforth at the municipal 10th Party Congress’ Resolutions; and effectivelyimplement specific mechanisms for economic development and a project to developthe city into a smart city in 2017-2020, with a vision to 2030.
Secretary of the Party Committee and Governor of Vientiane SinlavongKhoutphaythoune affirmed the experience shared by HCM City is very practicaland helpful, saying that the Vientiane authority will consider applying thesein the future.
He expressed his belief that with its implemented measures, HCM City will continuedeveloping in the coming time, contributing to Vietnam’s development.-VNA
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Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith (R) and Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan (Source: VNA) 
