VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is looking to unlock new sources of economic growth as officials and economists seek ways to achieve double-digit expansion in 2026, despite signs that traditional growth drivers are losing momentum.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is to hold a grand ceremony on July 2 marking the 50th anniversary of Saigon–Gia Dinh officially being renamed after President Ho Chi Minh (July 2, 1976–2026).

More than 350 policymakers, representatives of international financial institutions, business leaders and fintech innovators are expected to gather in the central city of Da Nang for the Vietnam Financial Forum 2026 (VFF 2026), scheduled for July 9–10.

VOV.VN - Da Nang has called on Russian businesses to explore investment opportunities in its planned free trade zone and international financial centre as the central Vietnamese city seeks to strengthen economic and trade cooperation with Russia's Leningrad Region.

VOV.VN - The Government of Vietnam will establish a competitive and robust policy framework to attract strategic investors to the country’s international financial centre, as regional financial hubs continue intensifying competition for global capital flows.

Vietnam always wishes to continue strengthening cooperation with UK partners in capital market development, green transition, green finance, and the establishment of Vietnam international financial centre (VIFC), said Minister of Finance Ngo Van Tuan.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is preparing to launch a new maritime financial centre as part of efforts to strengthen Vietnam’s role in regional trade, shipping and logistics finance.

The Fintech Hub, one of four strategic pillars of the Vietnam International Financial Centre in Ho Chi Minh City (VIFC-HCMC), was launched on April 14 at a high-level investment forum co-organised with Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank).

VOV.VN - A scientific workshop on a regulatory sandbox mechanism for the international financial centre was held in Hanoi on April 2 by the Ho Chi Minh City International Financial Centre (VIFC-HCMC), the Global On-chain Economy Alliance (GOE Alliance), the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) and the Nationa

Ho Chi Minh City has recorded a notable improvement in global financial centre rankings amid intensifying competition among financial hubs worldwide.