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On March 24, Ho Chi Minh City Peoples Committee and Military Industry and Telecommunications Group (Viettel) signed a long-term cooperation agreement for 10 years (2026-2035), with the goal of turning Ho Chi Minh City into an international financial center of regional stature, a leading smart city in Southeast Asia, a modern logistics center and a science - technology and innovation center of the country. Download the signing ceremony of a comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement between Ho Chi Minh City and Viettel Group - Photo: VGP/LT Attending the signing ceremony, there were comrade Tran Luu Quang, Politburo member, Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, and comrades Le Quoc Phong, member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee; 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; Comrade Vo Van Minh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Peoples Council; Comrade Nguyen Phuoc Loc - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City. According to the agreement, Viettel becomes a strategic partner of Ho Chi Minh City in four key areas: digital infrastructure and digital transformation; smart urban areas; logistics and technology platform serving the international financial center; with science, technology and innovation. The two sides will coordinate to research, propose and deploy modern, safe and highly secure technological solutions in accordance with the law and in accordance with the specific nature of the City. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Lieutenant General Tao Duc Thang, Member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman and General Director of Viettel Group said: This is not only a commitment to cooperation but also a concretization of the spirit of Resolution 57 of the Politburo on breakthrough in public science technology, innovation and national digital transformation. Ho Chi Minh City is the economic engine of the country with very high requirements for digital infrastructure and innovation ecosystem, Viettel wishes to become a long-term partner of the city in strategic consulting, infrastructure investment and high-tech human resource development. Download Comrade Tran Luu Quang, Politburo member, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee and Lieutenant General Cao Duc Thang, Chairman and General Director of Viettel Group, visit Viettel Museum - Photo: VGP/LTViettel also emphasized three implementation principles for the agreement to be practical and effective: First, the cooperation content must closely follow the Citys general development strategy, effectively solve practical problems, and be measured by concrete results. and aim for long-term strategic cooperation and mutual development. Second, all implementation activities must fully comply with the provisions of law, ensuring high efficiency. Third, Viettel will arrange the best resources from strategy, technology, infrastructure, and financial experts to organize on-site implementation, accompanying the City with the highest sense of responsibility. In 2025, Viettel has invested about 10,000 billion VND for digital infrastructure in the city. In Ho Chi Minh City, the highlight is the groundbreaking of the Data Center at Tan Phu Trung (Cu Chi) with an electrical capacity of up to 140 MW - one of the largest data centers in Southeast Asia. Previously, Viettel coordinated with the Ho Chi Minh City Information Technology Association and departments and branches to deploy a free digital conversion support program for thousands of businesses and business households, providing digital office solutions, digital signatures, electronic invoices and management platforms; At the same time, participating in building the Citys data strategy for the period 2025-2030, completing about 7.8 million electronic health records for the health sector, digitizing civil status data, deploying camera projects, digital health platforms... At the same time, Viettels 4G network has covered more than 99.39% of the area (9,300 stations). For 5G network, this is Viettels largest investment area. According to this years plan, Viettel will continue to invest an additional VND 4,000 billion to increase 5G coverage to nearly 100% of the population. In addition, Viettel will continue to support free digital conversion for thousands of businesses in the City. Le Thanh
