The Mekong Delta needs a stronger business sector to transform its natural advantages into higher productivity, added value and sustainable growth, speakers said at the 2026 Mekong Delta CEO Networking Programme held in Cần Thơ City on Tuesday.
The KCN Sóng Thần 3 project, located in Sóng Thần 3 Industrial Park in an area formerly part of Bình Dương Province, will comprise ready-built factories and hybrid facilities with more than 130,000 square metres of industrial space upon completion.
The new route will begin on January 9, 2027, with two round-trip services a week, making Vietjet one of the first airlines to provide international connectivity to Australia’s newest airport.
The annual event, themed “Vibrant Connections – Global Destinations”, serves as a key platform for promoting the country’s tourism, strengthening domestic collaboration, expanding international partnerships, and enhancing the competitiveness of the tourism industry.
Outer-ring urban areas are reshaping the residential property market in HCM City thanks to large-scale developments and ongoing urban expansion, experts said.
The target, set under the Politburo’s Resolution 68 on private sector development, means the country will need to add around 200,000 net active businesses each year over the next five years.
The exhibition, jointly organised by VINEXAD Company and the HCM City Medical Equipment Association (HMEA), features 380 booths displaying thousands of products .
The reform strategy, approved under Decision 1413/QĐ-TTg, envisions a more balanced financial market structure with stronger links between its banking, capital and insurance sectors, in line with the country’s target of high growth by 2045.
With measures revolving around investment in integrated logistics infrastructure, multimodal transport expansion and digital transformation acceleration, the strategy is intended to reduce logistics costs, enhance competitiveness and support sustainable growth in external trade.
Việt Nam aims to position the IFC among the world’s top 75, the Asia-Pacific’s top 25 and third in ASEAN according to the Global Financial Centres Index or equivalent international index.
Remittances to HCM City through credit institutions and economic organisations increased 1.4 per cent quarter-on-quarter to more than US$2 billion in the second quarter of 2026, but were 28 per cent lower than a year earlier
Business representatives said high interest rates are not only increasing financing costs, but also discouraging investment, particularly among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which account for more than 98 per cent of all businesses in Việt Nam.