Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Ito Naoki on the sidelines of an investment promotion conference in Thanh Hoa province on March 29 morning.
The project is seen as a strategic step to help transform Laos from a landlocked country into one better connected to regional and global markets via the East–West Economic Corridor.
City officials outlined plans to restructure the economy around high-tech industry and trade–services, proposing pilot duty-free shopping centers and commodity exchanges as new engines for growth in the 2026–2030 period.
On March 25, the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee issued a plan for student enrollment at entry levels for the 2026–2027 academic year.
The 1994 Asian Games gold medal won by taekwondo athlete Tran Quang Ha marked a historic milestone, igniting the ambition and long-term development of Ho Chi Minh City’s sports sector and Vietnamese athletics as a whole.
