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Comrade Nguyen Van Duoc emphasized that Ho Chi Minh City is committed to making efforts with the whole country to realize the goal of making Vietnam become a developed, self-reliant, prosperous, civilized, happy, deeply integrated country, with increasingly high position and prestige in the international community. Download Comrade Nguyen Van Duoc, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Peoples Committee, presented a speech at the Congress - Photo: TTXVNSOn the morning of January 21, at the 14th National Congress of the Party, presented the speech Promoting the leading role, building Ho Chi Minh City into an international center of science, technology and innovation, creating a driving force for spreading development for the whole country, comrade Nguyen Van Duoc, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Peoples Committee, stated that the City has entered a new stage of development, with a deeper awareness of its responsibility before the nations expectations. Comrade Nguyen Van Duoc emphasized that over the past decades, Ho Chi Minh City has always been one of the important driving forces of growth, innovation and integration of the country. That success also places higher demands on the City in the current period, especially in the rapidly changing domestic and international context. That is, we cannot develop according to the old path but must proactively innovate ourselves more deeply, differently, with more depth, long-term vision and sustainability. This is not to reaffirm the leading role but to be worthy of the trust and responsibility that the Party, State and people of the country have entrusted. Emphasizing the Citys aspiration to 2030, Mr. Nguyen Van Duoc clearly stated that this aspiration is inseparable from the nations general aspiration that by 2045, Vietnam will become a developed country with high income and a solid position in the international arena. The Central Government also places special expectations on the City. That means not only growing fast but also being different and leading the way, creating a pervasive driving force for the overall development of the whole country. And the City is a place to test new mechanisms and policies; a convergence of science, technology, innovation and a model of urban development governance in the new period. To realize aspirations, the City needs to focus on three decisive development pillars, for which institutional breakthrough is a prerequisite. Recently, the National Assemblys adoption of Resolution No. 260/2025/QH15 has helped the City develop even more strongly. Therefore, the City needs to be given and proactively implement more flexible mechanisms, appropriate to the Citys role, scale and contribution. This mechanism ranges from piloting new governance models, shortening administrative processes, to expanding policy space for innovation and the healthy development of the private economy. Institutional reform in the City is not only to help operate more effectively, but also to form practical models that can be replicated for the whole country. Another core development axis is science-technology and high-quality human resources, because continuing to rely on capital, land and cheap labor, Ho Chi Minh City will soon reach its growth ceiling. The path to sustainable development can only rely on knowledge, technology and people. The city has the great, very rare advantage of being the largest system of universities and research institutes in the country; a dynamic, adaptable business community and a young, creative, fast-absorbing and aspirational workforce. The core issue for development lies not only in resources but in the ability to organize, how to connect and promote resources. Second working day of the 14th Party Congress - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac Download For Ho Chi Minh City, the infrastructure of this important urban area needs to be recognized as the strategic infrastructure of the country, including transportation-logistics infrastructure, digital infrastructure, regional connection and infrastructure for the knowledge economy. On that foundation, the City needs to redefine geo-economic role with three spearheads: high quality services, finance and trade; high-tech industry; Logistics is associated with regional and international value chains. The discussion also emphasized that Ho Chi Minh City cannot and should not develop alone, but needs and will play the role of chief architect, the center for coordinating and leading regional links; where finance, technology and high-end services converge; where high-tech production, logistics and agricultural activities are connected and spread; where added value is distributed harmoniously and develops together. Economic development and economic growth must ultimately aim to serve people. Ho Chi Minh City aims to be a liveable global city model, where growth comes with progress and equality; Innovation comes with inclusion and integration comes with identity. A livable city is not only measured by economic scale but by quality of life, level of social cohesion and peoples trust; Retaining talent, nurturing creativity and strengthening social trust is the foundation of soft power and sustainable development. Comrade Nguyen Van Duoc affirmed that the path forward is growth based on science and technology, innovation, circular economy and green development to gradually build sustainable competitiveness.On that journey, with high political determination and a strong desire to contribute, Ho Chi Minh City commits to working with the whole country to realize the goal of making Vietnam a developed, self-reliant, prosperous, civilized, happy, deeply integrated country, with increasingly high position and prestige in the international community, Mr. Nguyen Van Duoc emphasized. Strong.Anh Tho See moreHanoi Party Committee: Four commitments
