VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and President To Lam on April 27 urged Ho Chi Minh City to remove bottlenecks and accelerate reforms, shifting toward an innovation-led growth model as the city seeks to sustain its economic momentum.

VOV.VN - Addressing the 1st Congress of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee for 2025–2030 on October 14, General Secretary To Lam described the merger of Ho Chi Minh City with Binh Duong and Ba Ria–Vung Tau as a historic turning point, helping the city to emerge as a model megacity for Vietnam and the wider region.

VOV.VN - The decision to eliminate district-level administration, merge communes, and especially consolidate provinces in the Mekong Delta has opened up vast development potential while addressing long-standing structural limitations that have hindered the region for years.