VIETRADE - Economic development:
For the 5 coming years, HCM City will strive to achieve a higher level of economic development than that of the 2005 – 2010 period, aiming at quantitative but focusing on qualitative growth and development. Economic growth should be linked to social justice and advancement, environmental improvement, relocation of the population according to planning and construction of a civilized urban center. Through supportive objectives programs to economic structure shifting, business enterprises are encouraged to shift to modern high-tech industries, export destined value added products, to shift to services, production support services, to the effect of making a change in the economic structure in urban territory.