Stepping up investment in industrial park infrastructure, expanding the availability of cleared land, and improving the investment environment have been identified by Can Tho City as key tasks in its new development phase.

Can Tho City, together with Soc Trang Province and Hau Giang Province, following their merger, comprises lands rich in patriotic and revolutionary traditions and a resilient spirit in overcoming difficulties.

The Politburo’s Inspection and Supervision Delegation No. 28, headed by Politburo member and Secretary of the Ha Noi Municipal Party Committee Tran Duc Thang, held a working session with the Standing Board of the Can Tho Party Committee on June 8 to review the draft inspection report concerning the Standing Board of the Can Tho Party Committee.

Can Tho City has identified science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation as core drivers to enhance competitiveness and promote rapid and sustainable socio-economic development. Therefore, the city is focusing on mobilising various resources to invest in this field so that the above goal can soon become a reality.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on May 26 urged the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho to explore special and breakthrough policies and mechanisms to promote its comprehensive development, and pilot investment in several emerging and high-potential sectors.

Inspection and Supervision Team No. 28 of the Party Central Committee’s Politburo led by Tran Duc Thang, Politburo member and Minister of Agriculture and Environment, held a meeting with the Standing Board of Can Tho City Party Committee on March 26.

Traditional crafts in Can Tho City are being effectively restored through the combination of production and experiential tourism, such as the Thuan Hung rice paper village, the bamboo weaving craft in Thuan Hoa, and the flattened green rice flake making craft.

The People’s Committee of Can Tho city has issued a decision approving a grant for the Project on developing a sustainable, low-emission and climate-resilient rice value chain in Can Tho city.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man, who is also Chairman of the National Election Council, has asked centrally-run Can Tho city to take the lead in digital transformation and step up the application of technology in election work, especially in communications, ensuring that all voters have full and accurate access to election-related information.

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.

Following the recent merger, Can Tho City now possesses very rich and diverse tourism resources, creating major opportunities for development in the coming years. Instead of being "nailed" as a river city, Can Tho now has many eco-tourism areas, such as Lung Ngoc Hoang, coastal areas, and mangrove forests.

The 2025 National Kickboxing Club Championship officially opened in Can Tho City on November 11, bringing together 21 teams with a total of 349 coaches and athletes from across the country.

Amid the fertile wetlands of the Mekong Delta, the Lung Ngoc Hoang Nature Reserve in Phuong Binh Commune, Can Tho City, is considered a precious “green treasure”, being home to rare wild rice genetic resources.

Nga Bay was established more than 110 years ago and has long been a vital waterway hub of the Mekong Delta. Today, Nga Bay (Can Tho City) has grown into a thriving locality with an urbanisation rate exceeding 61%, reflecting the determination and major investments of the local authorities to reshape its landscape.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on August 4 attended the 1st Congress of the Party Organisation of Thanh Xuan commune of Can Tho city for the 2025-2030 tenure, underlining the need for the administration to proactively approach the people, ensuring a two-tier local government system that is close to the people with smooth operations.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and his spouse Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga on July 28 (local time) visited the family of Jacques Savary in Switzerland’s Vevey, who has made substantial contributions to the healthcare sector and communities in Viet Nam’s Can Tho city.