Opening of the 1st Congress of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, term 2025-2030

Khai mạc Đại hội đại biểu Đảng bộ TP.HCM lần I, nhiệm kỳ 2025-2030 - Ảnh 1. — General Secretary To Lam and other Party and State leaders and former leaders attended the Congress - Photo: D.H.

Attending the 1st Ho Chi Minh City Party Congress, term 2025-2030 were General Secretary To Lam, former General Secretary Nong Duc Manh; President Luong Cuong, former President Nguyen Minh Triet, former President Truong Tan Sang; Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, former Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung; National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man , former National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Van An, former National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan; Standing member of the Secretariat Tran Cam Tu, former Standing member of the Secretariat Le Hong Anh, former Standing member of the Secretariat Phan Dien, and many leaders and former leaders of the Party and State through the periods.

Also attending the congress were representatives of the Central Party Committee; Party Committees and authorities of neighboring provinces and cities and 546 delegates.

Speaking at the opening of the Congress, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Tran Luu Quang emphasized that the Congress has special significance, marking a historic turning point for Ho Chi Minh City after merging with Binh Duong and Ba Ria - Vung Tau provinces to form the largest urban - industrial - seaport area in the country.

According to Mr. Quang, this is a historic step, opening up new development space; opening up opportunities to expand the market, increase investment attraction, connect infrastructure, connect production chains and raise international status, access financial resources and advanced technology.

Khai mạc Đại hội đại biểu Đảng bộ TP.HCM lần I, nhiệm kỳ 2025-2030 - Ảnh 2. — Ho Chi Minh City Party Secretary Tran Luu Quang delivers the opening speech - Photo: D.H.

This is a comprehensive reconfiguration of the development space, where the three most dynamic economic poles of the country converge, with a new vision as an international megacity of Southeast Asia, top 100 most livable cities in the world, to carry out the mission of pioneering, leading and spreading development for the whole country.