

The People’s Committee of Long An Province yesterday held the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction project of Kenh 79 Bridge on the ring road of Tan Hung Town in Tan Hung District.
The Ministry of Information and Communications reported that the number of digital businesses in Vietnam has reached 67,300 companies, a rise of over 3,400 compared to December 2021 and a ratio of 0.69 enterprise per 1,000 citizens.
During the 2nd week of the 3rd session, the National Assembly is going to discuss investments into Ring Road No.3 in Ho Chi Minh City, a major construction project not only to the city but also to the Southern key economic zone. SGGP News has conducted an interview with Chairwoman of HCMC People’s Council Nguyen Thi Le about this matter.
Nearly a month has passed since the day Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee launched its socio-economic information summarizing system (Socio-economic Dashboard) and monitoring system for handling resident feedbacks via the hotline 1022 (Hotline 1022). These two systems have received 15,117 comments and reports from city dwellers in total.
The formation of at least two major seaport clusters in the two key economic zones of the North and South of Vietnam to compete with neighboring seaports like Kaohsiung in Taiwan (China) or the one in Singapore becomes a compulsory mission at present. However, there is much to be done for the establishment of a ‘mega-port’ in the country, as stated by Dr. Nguyen Duc Kien, Head of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Team, in his interview with SGGP Newspaper.
The Oriental Research Development Institute – ORDI (under the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations – VUSTA) yesterday celebrated its 20th anniversary with a meeting to summarize past achievements in researching and exploiting Oriental cultural values for socio-economic growth of the country and Ho Chi Minh City in particular.
The socio-economic recovery and development program is still in the preparation stage to be submitted to the Government this December. It has attracted much attention of delegates in the second session of the 15th National Assembly regarding possible impacts on the macro economy like increasing spending, public debt, government debt, and inflation risks.
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) People’s Committee has just approved the organization of HCMC Innovation Awards 2021.
Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has just introduced a strategic plan for remote sensing development in the city until 2030, with a vision to 2040.
The Government is calling on communities to contribute to the socio-economic growth in the South East and the Mekong delta, said Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Thanh Thong.