Business

Mr. Mark Abdoo, Associate Commissioner for Global Policy and Strategy - the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), highlighted the fact that the first US FDA office in the ASEAN region is placed in Vietnam demonstrates the US Government’s determination to expand and deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries.

The 2026 Ho Chi Minh City–Catalonia (Spain) Investment Promotion Conference held in the southern metropolis on July 29.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung urging both countries to implement practical solutions to facilitate market access for each other's key export products, and eliminate technical barriers.

UNIDO has offered recommendations and introduced programs that will help Vietnam build a more competitive, resilient, and sustainable industrial sector in a changing global landscape.

The project will be implemented in phases—from 2026 to 2028 and 2028 to 2030—with a vision toward 2030. Priority will be given to people with meritorious services to the national revolution, policy-beneficiary families, and vulnerable groups.

The southern city is currently focusing on high-tech sectors such as aviation, semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), and information technology, with a development roadmap closely linked to green, clean, and high-value-added goals.