Utilize the former Hau Giang Provincial Party Committee headquarters as a regional innovation center.

According to the Can Tho City Department of Finance, after the merger of Hau Giang and Soc Trang provinces into Can Tho City, the total number of offices and operational facilities under the department's management is currently 4,174. The total number of surplus facilities after the restructuring is 223, the reason these facilities remain unused is due to unsuitable locations and usage needs.

The People's Committee of Can Tho City currently has a plan to utilize the former headquarters of Hau Giang and Soc Trang provinces. Specifically, the Hau Giang Provincial Party Committee headquarters will be used as a working facility for the Regional Innovation Center. The city is currently finalizing the necessary documents for establishing this unit.

Regarding the establishment of the regional innovation center, the Director of the Department of Science and Technology of Can Tho City, Ngo Anh Tin, said that after the City Party Committee and the City People's Committee agreed on the principle of using the former Hau Giang Provincial Party Committee headquarters as the regional innovation center, the unit surveyed the former Hau Giang Provincial Party Committee headquarters. This facility is suitable for implementing agricultural startup projects and projects from universities in the area. When this center becomes operational, it will help to make this inner city area more vibrant.

former headquarters of the Provincial Party Committee and many other agencies of Hau Giang Province — The People's Committee of Can Tho City is reviewing and arranging for the rational use of surplus office buildings following the merger, avoiding waste. (Photo: Ly Anh Lam)

According to Mr. Tin, the city also plans to expand National Highway 61C (the road connecting the center of Can Tho City to the former Vi Thanh City) to make travel from the city center to the Regional Innovation Center faster and more convenient.

As for the former headquarters of the Hau Giang Provincial People's Committee, the Can Tho City People's Committee is inviting and introducing it to universities, as this building is suitable for universities to use as campuses or branch campuses...

For unused office buildings, the People's Committee of Can Tho City assigns the Department of Finance to take the lead, in coordination with the Department of Agriculture and Environment, the Department of Construction, etc., to compile and advise the City People's Committee on the management and use of land, office buildings, and other assets attached to the land in the city.

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Regarding the results of science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation development in Can Tho City from the beginning of the year to the end of October 2025, the City Steering Committee on Science, Technology, Innovation, and Digital Transformation stated that in 2025, 167 tasks were planned, of which 84 have been completed and 83 are currently underway.
The city currently has 113 organizations, including 69 public institutions and 44 private organizations. On average, approximately 600 scientific articles are published annually in international scientific journals.
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Regarding innovation, the city has partnered with 6 investment funds, supporting 190 startup projects and 8 investment deals worth over 39.5 billion VND.
In 2025, the total capital allocated for the development of science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation was over 158.7 billion VND, but by the end of October 2025, only over 69 billion VND had been disbursed.

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