On the evening of December 31, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee announced 10 outstanding landmarks of the city in 2024.
General Secretary To Lam and senior leaders of the Party and State worked with Ho Chi Minh City to direct the resolution of important issues of the city.
The Party and the State always pay special attention to Ho Chi Minh City. The Politburo issued Resolution No. 31 on the direction and tasks of Ho Chi Minh City's development until 2030, with a vision to 2045; the National Assembly issued Resolution 57 on the investment policy for the Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 Construction Investment Project.
General Secretary To Lam visited and worked with the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee on August 17, 2024; Photo: HOANG HUNG
In 2024, Ho Chi Minh City was honored to welcome General Secretary To Lam and senior leaders of the Party and State who had many working sessions and gave specific instructions to Ho Chi Minh City on the socio-economic situation and development orientation, and key tasks in the coming time.
Ho Chi Minh City people show the beauty of the city of love and the spirit of great national unity.
The Party Committee, government and people of Ho Chi Minh City, with their tradition of solidarity and affection, always show their national and compatriotic love, are ready to help and donate to support compatriots in all difficult circumstances, take the lead in movements of gratitude, remember the source of water when drinking, unite the people to build a cultural life, reduce poverty sustainably, encourage education, encourage talents, protect national security, provide relief and charity... have created the beauty of the city (people of the city join hands to support compatriots in the northern provinces affected by storm No. 3; support the fund "For the poor"...).
Ho Chi Minh City supports northerners affected by recent storm No. 3
Ho Chi Minh City is a bright spot in terms of contributions to the country's development. More than ever, the city strives to promote all resources, especially human resources, the strength of the great national unity bloc.
The Ho Chi Minh City People's Council promptly and promptly issued policies to implement the Central's resolutions and regulations into the city's practical life.
In 2024, with the spirit of attack and determination to effectively implement Resolution 98 of the National Assembly, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council issued 46 resolutions to ensure specific mechanisms and policies in various fields. At the same time, it strengthened supervision of the implementation process.
Implementing Resolution 98, the city has initially achieved positive results, creating a solid foundation and important breakthrough momentum to develop the city quickly, strongly and sustainably.
This has created a driving force to help the city gradually unlock resources, remove difficulties and obstacles, continue to implement key projects, and ensure effectiveness and efficiency in state management. In particular, many specific mechanisms and policies have been put into practice, creating high consensus in society, helping the city to accelerate the process of economic and social recovery and development.
After more than a year of implementing Resolution 98, the city has initially achieved positive results, creating a solid foundation and important breakthrough momentum for the city to develop quickly, strongly and sustainably. A number of mechanisms and policies have been put into practice, creating high consensus in society.
The city's economy continues to recover, digitally transform and grow sustainably; launching the Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) in Ho Chi Minh City.
With the determination of the entire political system in directing and operating, the city's economy will continue to recover in 2024, with growth in each quarter higher than the previous quarter. The total product in the area, GRDP, in 2024, is estimated to increase by 7.17% compared to 2023 (nearly reaching the set plan, increasing from 7.5 - 8%).
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attends the inauguration ceremony of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 Center in Ho Chi Minh City
The implementation of the 2024 Working Theme creates momentum to promote the completion of socio-economic development targets in the area; the total estimated state budget revenue in 2024 is VND 508,553 billion, reaching 105.3% of the estimate, up 13.3% over the same period.
On September 25, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the inauguration ceremony of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 Center in Ho Chi Minh City. This center is expected to become a new driving force for sustainable development for the city, creating a strong influence throughout the country. This is the second center in Southeast Asia after Malaysia, participating in the WEF's global network of Industrial Revolution 4.0 Centers.
The Innovation, Digital Transformation and Administrative Reform Program has created positive and important marks.
As a result of implementing the 2024 Working Theme, the city has achieved many positive results in digital transformation, demonstrated through focused direction and synchronous implementation in many fields, developing digital platforms, focusing on data management, perfecting infrastructure, ensuring information security and promoting policy communication on digital transformation activities implemented synchronously.
The Innovation, Digital Transformation and Administrative Reform Program creates positive and important marks
Based on Resolution 98, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council issued Resolution 20/2023, creating new momentum and breakthroughs for the city's innovative startup community.
The city's innovative startup ecosystem is a solid foundation to support innovation activities and is growing stronger with more than 2,200 startups, accounting for about 50% of the country's total, approaching the Top 100 cities with the most dynamic innovative startup ecosystems globally. The value of the city's startup ecosystem is up to 5.22 billion USD, ranking third in Southeast Asia.
Administrative reform work has been promoted to modernize, automate and make transparent the results of receiving and handling administrative procedures. Up to now, the satisfaction rate in handling the city's feedback and recommendations has reached 98%, the satisfaction rate in receiving and handling administrative procedures has reached 97.55%.
Ho Chi Minh City officially puts Metro Line 1 into commercial operation; starts and restarts many projects.
Metro Line 1 is the first metro line to be built and put into operation in the city, officially operating commercially on December 22, 2024. This event marks an important milestone in the development of Ho Chi Minh City's public transport system.
Ho Chi Minh City puts into operation the first metro line - Metro No. 1
Ho Chi Minh City leaders experience Metro line 1
In 2024, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee submitted a Resolution on adjusting the investment policy for the project of Infrastructure Construction and Environmental Improvement of Tham Luong - Ben Cat - Nuoc Len Canal (connecting Long An province via Cho Dem River and Binh Duong and Dong Nai provinces via Saigon River) worth over VND9,000 billion; the work of taking over and testing the operation of Binh Hung wastewater treatment plant (2 phases) was inaugurated. This is the city's first large-capacity centralized urban wastewater treatment plant, contributing to improving the living environment for people in the basin.
Phuoc Long Bridge and underpass at Nguyen Van Linh – Nguyen Huu Tho intersection: two projects to be put into operation by Ho Chi Minh City in 2024
A series of projects were put into operation after many years of stagnation such as Nam Ly bridge, Cay Kho bridge, Phan Thuc Duyen tunnel; Long Phuoc road expansion, underpass through Nguyen Van Linh - Nguyen Huu Tho intersection...
The crime situation regarding social order is controlled and reduced deeply; the rate of investigation and solving cases is improved.
2024 recorded the highest decrease in the number of social order crimes in the past 10 years. In the 11 months of 2024, 3,995 social order crimes were recorded, a decrease of 1,121 cases compared to the same period in 2023, equivalent to 22.1%.
In its permanent role, Ho Chi Minh City Police has advised the City Steering Committee 138 to implement many drastic solutions, aiming at the goal of building a "clean" drug-free city.
Many outstanding activities celebrate: 70 years of Dien Bien Phu Victory; 80 years of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army and 35 years of National Defense Day.
With the long-standing affection between Dien Bien and Ho Chi Minh City, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the historic Dien Bien Phu victory, the Party Committee, government and people of Ho Chi Minh City donated Dien Bien the Dien Bien Dong District Rural Power Grid project (50 billion VND), supported the implementation of items at E2 Hill Relic (35 billion VND in 2024 and 2025), with a total support budget of 85 billion VND; the Ho Chi Minh City Fatherland Front Committee supported the construction of 200 gratitude houses (budget of 10 billion VND).
The delegation of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council organized a trip to visit the old battlefields and offer incense and flowers to the heroes and martyrs who sacrificed their lives in the Dien Bien Phu campaign and presented a computer room with 70 computers to Noong Het Secondary School, Dien Bien District, to help children have more access to technology in the digital age.
Joining the joy of the whole country celebrating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army and the 35th anniversary of the National Defense Day, Ho Chi Minh City organized many meaningful activities such as a meeting of generations of "Uncle Ho's soldiers" with more than 1,200 retired senior military officers and a ceremony to posthumously award the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces to martyr Le Thi Bach Cat; Book Week about the "Heroic Vietnam People's Army"...
On December 26, 2024, President Luong Cuong signed a decision to confer the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces on the Ho Chi Minh City Armed Forces.
Ho Chi Minh City is a creative city, a member of UNESCO's Global Network of Learning Cities; striving to build the city into an ASEAN regional healthcare center.
On February 14, 2024, Ho Chi Minh City was honored to become a member of UNESCO's Global Network of Learning Cities. This is the result of the city's focus on building a lifelong learning environment for its residents.
The city continues to expand new book spaces to meet people's cultural enjoyment needs and contribute to developing reading culture and promoting culture and tourism.
For the first time in the country, two public hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City have achieved international standards for hospital quality recognized by two prestigious organizations in the world. They are Hung Vuong Hospital and the Blood Transfusion - Hematology Hospital. These two hospitals have just been assessed and recognized by the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards International of Australia and the Joint Commission International of the United States.
Ho Chi Minh City – City of Cultural Industry, Tourism, Community Sports; meeting point of festivals and events.
Ho Chi Minh City is one of the first localities in the country to approve and organize the implementation of the Project on Cultural Industry Development. This shows the dynamism and determination of the city's leaders in the strategy of cooperation in developing the cultural industry.
Many grand cultural events are held in Ho Chi Minh City
With its position as a crossroads of many cultures, attracting many international tourists and foreign friends, in recent times, Ho Chi Minh City has organized many large cultural and tourism events with the participation of hundreds of thousands of audiences such as Hozo International Music Festival, Say Hi Brother, Overcoming Thousands of Difficulties Brother, Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival...
Ho Chi Minh City's tourism industry is still accelerating, overcoming challenges to achieve results according to the set goals and plans. Total tourism revenue in 2024 is estimated at 190,000 billion VND, up 18.8% over the same period in 2023, reaching 100% of the plan.
In particular, in 2024, the city's tourism industry was honored to receive many prestigious awards from the world: Asia's Leading Business Tourism Destination, Asia's Leading Festival and Event Destination; Asia's Leading City Tourism Agency; Asia's Leading MICE Tourism Destination, Asia's Leading Incentive Travel Destination, Asia's Best Trade Exhibition.
Source: https://nld.com.vn/10-dau-an-noi-bat-cua-tp-hcm-nam-2024-19624123122240378.htm
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