Ho Chi Minh City has readied necessary infrastructure, personnel, and investors for the operation of its International Financial Centre (IFC), slated to be inaugurated on December 19, Dr. Truong Minh Huy Vu, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Development Studies (HIDS), has said.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on international friends to cooperate with, support, and stand side by side with Viet Nam and its Ho Chi Minh City on the development path.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Van Duoc on November 25 held separate receptions for Stephan Mergenthaler, Managing Director of the World Economic Forum (WEF), and Yang Peng, CEO of the Singapore-based digital payments & fintech group Ant International, on the sidelines of the southern metropolis’ ongoing Autumn Economic Forum 2025.

Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son on the evening of November 24 inspected preparations for the Autumn Economic Forum 2025, which will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from November 25–27 under the theme “Green Transition in the Digital Era.”

As many as 91 international delegations will attend the Autumn Economic Forum 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City, Director of the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) in Ho Chi Minh City Le Truong Duy announced at a recent press conference.