In his speech, Mr. Nguyen Loc Ha emphasized that Ho Chi Minh City – as the nation's economic locomotive – is focusing on building an open innovation ecosystem and developing a digital and green economy. The City is prioritizing the attraction of high-quality investment into four strategic sectors: artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductors; financial technology (Fintech) and digital infrastructure; smart logistics; and clean energy. In particular, the gradual establishment of the Vietnam International Financial Center in Ho Chi Minh City (VIFC) will create a transparent investment environment, deeply connecting with global capital flows.
Highly appreciating the role of Chinese partners, Mr. Nguyen Loc Ha affirmed that China is currently one of the world's leading centers for innovation and dynamic technology. The City Leader expressed the desire to expand deep cooperation with Chinese localities and enterprises in the industries of the future, while inviting major technology corporations and financial organizations to participate in building next-generation industrial parks and high value-added projects.
Notably, the Permanent Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee shared a strategic vision to transform the City into a convergence point for global flows of knowledge, capital, and talent. The City expects to gradually establish an international dialogue and cooperation axis connecting the Davos Forum (Switzerland), the AMNC Annual Meeting (China), and the Ho Chi Minh City Autumn Economic Forum held annually in October, turning the Autumn Economic Forum into a dialogue space for the world's new growth poles.
Concluding his speech, Mr. Nguyen Loc Ha expressed confidence that the exchanges and connections forged at this forum would unlock numerous substantive and effective cooperation opportunities, creating a new impetus for the sustainable growth of both sides, and officially declared the opening of the Ho Chi Minh City Investment Cooperation Forum 2026.