The merger of Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong and Ba Ria–Vung Tau has created a mega city - the new Ho Chi Minh City - opening up great opportunities to harness the core strengths of each locality and to promote the development of the digital economy.

The groundbreaking of a series of strategic infrastructure projects not only raises great expectations for a new growth driver at the southernmost point of the country, but also for the Mekong Delta region and, more broadly, for the national economy.