Prof. Dr. Vu Minh Khuong spoke at the conference

In a conference connecting Ho Chi Minh City to 130 delegates who are experts, intellectuals, Vietnamese businessmen abroad from 21 countries and territories. The participants discussed Vietnam's digital revolution.

Implement feasible suggestions and proposals

Speaking at the opening of the conference, Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Vo Van Hoan expressed that Ho Chi Minh City's return to the "new normal" will face many problems and problems. The city needs to come up with practical solutions to quickly recover the economy, ensure social safety and develop the city in a sustainable and comprehensive way.

“This is the time to test the bravery, creativity and adaptive capacity of all of us, requiring us to further promote the tradition of solidarity, dynamism, creativity, taking the lead, together with the whole country, for the whole country," he said. Vice-Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee also expected to hear suggestions from a team of experts, intellectuals and overseas businessmen to join hands in the restoration and development of the city.

Ho Chi Minh City needs to take lead in the digital revolution

With the theme "Ho Chi Minh City returns to a new normal after Covid-19: issues and recommendations", the conference spent most of the time listening to overseas Vietnamese contribute ideas and solutions, to recover the economy for the era of the new normal.

Assoc. Prof Dr. Vu Minh Khuong from Singapore said it is necessary to explore the development potential of Ho Chi Minh City with strategies. The important thing, he said, is the resonant power, all as one, people uniting to do extraordinary things.

The expert suggests that Ho Chi Minh City needs to take the lead in the digital revolution. In development, along with resources, it is necessary to pay attention to resource deployment, seize opportunities and recognize challenges, to create great value.

He proposed that Ho Chi Minh City ask for permission from the central government to discuss with 6 neighboring provinces of Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Long An, Tien Giang and Tay Ninh to form an economic zone. resonance, temporarily called the HCMC+6 region. This economic region with a total of 20 million people and 23,000 square kilometers in area, generates over 35% of the country's GDP ($100 billion in 2019). The breakthrough efforts of Ho Chi Minh City and other provinces in the synergistic economic zone will create a particularly strong force for Vietnam's development reform in the coming years.

Prof. Dr. Vu Minh Khuong also advised Ho Chi Minh City experiment to build Thu Duc city into a Vietnamese urban area by 2045.

Ho Chi Minh City needs a meaningful gift for immigrants

At the conference, Prof. Augustine Ha Ton Vinh (American expatriate) proposed: The Year of the Tiger in 2022 is near. Ho Chi Minh City should have a meaningful gift for people from other provinces who come to Ho Chi Minh City to study and work, such as providing special drugs for Covid-19 to prevent cases of F1 turning into F0.

Ho Chi Minh City needs meaningful gifts for immigrants

At the conference, Prof. Augustine Ha Ton Vinh (American expatriate) proposed: The Year of the Tiger in 2022 is near. Ho Chi Minh City should have a meaningful gift for people from other provinces who come to Ho Chi Minh City to study and work, such as providing special drugs for Covid-19 to prevent cases of F1 turning into F0.

He also suggested that Ho Chi Minh City coordinate with bus companies and transport enterprises to organize trips to bring people home to celebrate Tet, and bring them back to Ho Chi Minh City to work after Tet. This is to increase people's sympathy and attachment to Ho Chi Minh City after a long period of social distancing to prevent the pandemic.

Ambassador Pham Sanh Chau, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to India, concurrently Bhutan and Nepal, said that Ho Chi Minh City must solve inequality, build identity and difference when integrating.

Chau said India has about 5,000 Indian expatriates living and doing business in Ho Chi Minh City, giving the city a soft power to interact with India. Ambassador Pham Sanh Chau also said that there should be a strategy to exploit the 25 million middle-class people in India.

The People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has decided to award the Ho Chi Minh City Badge to individuals with excellent achievements

On the occasion, the city People’s Committee presented the Ho Chi Minh City Badge and certificates of merit to seven overseas who have made contributions to the city’s construction and development.

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