Da Nang wants to build links with the Swiss business community in terms of finance, circular economy, innovation, start-ups and human resources training.

The conference of mayors, part of the second Ho Chi Minh City Friendship Dialogue 2024, took place in the southern metropolis on September 24, with the adoption of a presidential statement by leaders from Ho Chi Minh City and 37 foreign localities with friendship ties with the city.

A report on the macro-economic situation of Ho Chi Minh City in 2023, which also gives forecasts related to the southern hub’s economic growth in 2024, was launched at a seminar held by the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) and the municipal Statistics Office on January 4.

The Ministry of Education and Training has unveiled a plan to improve the training of high-quality human resources for the technology sector to enhance competitiveness in the region and the world.

The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting the urgent need for promoting the development of part-supply industries to enable enterprises to be more resilient to shocks or disruptions to global supply chains.

HCM City is providing assistance to the manufacturing sector to sustain industrial growth.

The capital city of Hanoi has set a target of having 30 new industrial clusters (ICs) by the end of this year, said Le Hong Thang, Director of the municipal Department of Industry and Trade.

The central city of Da Nang aims to accelerate economic growth from 7.68 percent to 12 percent, while more drastic measures and administrative reforms are needed to turn the city into an as a destination to investment and tourism.

A seminar was held in Hanoi on March 29 to provide Vietnamese firms with the latest information about trade development opportunities in Israel.

A high-level trade mission from the US state of Idaho recently visited Ho Chi Minh City to promote trade and investment activities in Vietnam and the southern economic hub in particular.

Sai Gon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB) on November 1 posted pre-tax profit of over 1.33 trillion VND (59.1 million USD) in the first nine months of the year.

The central city of Da Nang expects to attract at least 10 investment projects into its hi-tech park by 2020, including at least one major project of a multinational hi-tech company.