HCM City eyes stronger cooperation with foreign countries, localities

A view of the meeting between newly-appointed heads of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad, and representatives from 19 localities in the southern key economic region and the Mekong Delta. (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City wantsto strengthen cooperation with foreign countries and localities toimplement its development projects, a local official said on October 18.

Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee VoVan Hoan made the affirmation at a meeting between newly-appointed heads ofVietnamese representative agencies abroad, and representatives from 19localities in the southern key economic region and the Mekong Delta.

He highlighted development projects in the southerncity like those on building smart urban areas, a financial centre and ahighly innovative and interactive urban area to the east of the city.

HCM City needs external resources in terms of capital,knowledge, science and technology to realise its socio-economic developmenttargets, Hoan said, suggesting the chief representatives help the city furtherenhance its collaboration with foreign localities.

Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA)

The official briefed the chief representatives onties between HCM City and such countries as the US, Germany, Japan and China,as well as their localities.

HCM City wants to learn from foreign experience inthe decentralisation of power and the building of typical mechanisms for the“city in city”  model, enabling ThuDuc city in the southern metropolis to bring into full play its potential andstrength in development.

Illustrative image (Source: VNA)

At the meeting, the chiefs of Vietnameserepresentative offices abroad for the 2021-2024 tenure spoke highly of HCM City’s role inboosting diplomatic ties between Vietnamese localities and their foreign counterparts.

They pledged to better connect the localities in thesouthern key economic region and the Mekong Delta, with foreign partners indelegation exchange and collaboration in economy, trade, investment, andscience-technology./.

VNA