Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered authorities of Ho Chi Minh City and surrounding localities in the southern key economic region to take the initiative to realise the dual targets in a flexible method as COVID-19 situations remain complicated.

Hanoi’s economy still expanded despite impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, with its gross regional domestic product (GRDP) up 5.91% in the six months of 2021, higher than 3.39% recorded in the same period last year, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Hong Son.

HCM City is to become a smart urban area, maintain its role as the country’s economic engine, and realise its goal of becoming an economic and financial hub in Asia, experts have said.

Hit hard by a resurgence of COVID-19 in the first quarter, the northern province of Quang Ninh nonetheless posted gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth of 9.02 percent, or double the national average, data shows.

The Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee held the fifth conference in the 11th tenure on April 13 to discuss a draft report on socio-economic and budget performance in the first quarter, and key tasks and goals for the second quarter.

VOV.VN - The southern province of Dong Nai has attracted US$320 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first quarter this year, rising 40% against the same period last year, announced the provincial Department of Planning and Investment.

Many Chinese investors operating in the southern province of Binh Duong have put forth proposals to the provincial People’s Committee regarding the minimum wage, the land fund for warehousing, and investment procedures at a recent online investment promotion workshop.

The Hanoi Department of Information and Communication has just drafted and submitted the city’s digital transformation programme by 2025 to the municipal people's committee.

Binh Duong is committed to creating the best conditions possible for investors, particularly those from Japan, said Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Hoang Thao at an online conference held on March 9 to promote Japanese investment into the southern province.

Ho Chi Minh City is set to become a centre of economics and finance in Asia by 2045, boasting sustainable development and high living standards, a municipal official has said.