Ho Chi Minh City authorities held a banquet at the headquarters of the municipal People’s Committee on Thursday evening to celebrate the 79th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2, 1945 - 2024).

The event featured the attendance of representatives from consulates general, international organizations, economic and cultural offices, foreign business associations, and non-governmental organizations operating in the city, reported the Vietnam News Agency.

Speaking at the celebration, chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Phan Van Mai presented several of Vietnam’s achievements since its establishment and throughout its development journey.

The municipal Party Committee, Ho Chi Minh City authorities, and residents have all contributed their parts to the nation’s development process, Mai said.

The city’s socio-economic development is on the rise, with its economic value doubling over the past decade.

Ho Chi Minh City’s gross regional domestic product value in the first six months of 2024 amounted to over VND567 trillion ( US$22.7 billion), marking a year-on-year increase of nearly 6.5 percent, and the highest growth in the past three years.

Ho Chi Minh City is dedicated to developing a sustainable green economy in order to continue boosting its economic growth while protecting the environment through its efforts to complete a policy framework for the city's green growth strategy to 2030 with a vision to 2050, Mai shared.

Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai speaks at a banquet on August 29, 2024 to celebrate the 79th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2, 1945 - 2024). Photo: Huu Hanh / Tuoi Tre

Apart from its economic achievements, Ho Chi Minh City has become an important diplomatic player. 

Since the start of the year, the city has greeted over 30 high-ranking delegations from other nations and held 100 meetings with foreign guests.

These meetings centered around cooperation in sustainable economic development, climate change response, smart urban building, and several key projects in the city, demonstrating the city’s importance and position to international friends.

Josefine Wallat, German Consul General and Head of the consular corps in Ho Chi Minh City, speaks at a banquet on August 29, 2024 to celebrate the 79th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2, 1945 - 2024). Photo: Huu Hanh / Tuoi Tre

Ho Chi Minh City will host the second Friendship Dialogue and the fifth Economic Forum in September. Both are expected to spur the city’s growing diplomatic significance.

Josefine Wallat, German Consul General and Head of the consular corps in Ho Chi Minh City, expressed her admiration for the city’s impressive post-COVID-19 economic recovery.

“We are willing to contribute to Ho Chi Minh City’s economic development by fostering bilateral trade cooperation and promoting high-ranking talks, as well as through our countries’ enterprises which are doing business in the city, creating jobs for locals, and paying taxes,” she said.

Ho Chi Minh City leaders and officials pose for a group photo with guests at a banquet on August 29, 2024 to celebrate the 79th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2, 1945 - 2024). Photo: Huu Hanh / Tuoi Tre

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