The Southeast region stands poised to cement its status as an economic powerhouse, propelled by a meticulously crafted development blueprint that harnesses the area's distinct advantages while fostering innovation, regional synergies, and sustainable practices.

Vietnam's Southeast region, a key economic engine that has experienced a recent slowdown, hopes to regain momentum with a new plan focusing on infrastructure and bottleneck removal.

Vietnam’s southern region, which is to take the lead in renewing the country’s economic growth model, will pilot the development of the green economy and the circular economy. The region’s greatest challenges are capital and institutions. To develop the green economy in Vietnam in general and in the southern region in particular, it is necessary to develop a law on the circular economy.

In a report on the implementation of Resolution No. 53-NQ/TW dated August 29, 2005, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Planning and Investment Le Thi Huynh Mai said that with a favorable geographical location and as a gateway for international exchange, Ho Chi Minh City plays an important role in attracting investment and has become a focal point for exchange with regions in the country and internationally as well as in the development of the southern region.