Following its administrative merger, Can Tho City has gained a vastly expanded development space, with its land area and population more than tripling. To maximise its regional centrality, the city is prioritising transportation infrastructure and industrial-zone development—key drivers for breakthrough growth in the new period.

Da Nang has the largest area among the six centrally governed cities, with a population of more than 3 million people. With a solid economic foundation, special and outstanding mechanisms and policies, and new pioneering economic models, the city is expected to gain new momentum for rapid and sustainable growth.