Nguyen Thi Ngoc Diep, Vice Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Committee, expressed appreciation for Canada’s support through the UN Development Programme (UNDP), which has funded the smart climate-resilient coastal community project.
At present, Can Tho hosts 33 FDI projects with Chinese investment totalling approximately 930 million USD. In the first nine months of 2025, the city’s exports to China fetched 102.75 million USD, while imports stood at 79.5 million USD.
Professor Dr Juan Boo Liang, President of SAADC 2025 from Universiti Putra Malaysia, noted this is the first time the conference has been held in Vietnam. Choosing Can Tho, the Mekong Delta’s regional hub, highlights international focus on one of the areas most vulnerable to climate change.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho continues calling for investment in agriculture and processing industries, Vice Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Vuong Quoc Nam said at a working session in Can Tho city on October 1 with representatives of the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) Ho Chi Minh City.
SEP Cooperative of the Republic of Korea will invest in a tropical fruit juice processing plant and a biofuel extraction plant using rice straw and other agricultural by-products in Can Tho city.
Nguyen Tuan Anh, Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party Committee, noted the city’s priority sectors for Korean investment, including high technology, innovation, IT, high-tech, processing technology, renewable energy, logistics infrastructure, smart urban development, and tourism promotion. The official pledged to accompany investors and facilitate their long-term operation.
Consul General Tang Li affirmed that Chinese enterprises are ready to cooperate and accompany Can Tho in its future development, and proposed opening new flight routes to further boost trade between Can Tho and China
The MoU on cooperation in drainage and economic exchange is a significant milestone that opens a promising phase of collaboration between Can Tho city and Japan's Fukuoka city.
An AusCham delegation has visited Can Tho as part of AusCham’s strategy to link its members with Vietnam’s high-growth hotspots.
During the meeting, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Truong Canh Tuyen briefed an overview of the city’s development prospects and strategic advantages, particularly in light of the planned merger with the neighbouring provinces of Soc Trang and Hau Giang.
The planned merger of Can Tho with the neighbouring provinces of Hau Giang and Soc Trang is expected to open up new opportunities and unlock local potential, a municipal official has said.
Once completed, this will become the largest shopping mall in the Mekong Delta, with a scale nine times larger than the region’s current largest commercial centre.
Once operational, the plant is projected to create over 5,000 direct jobs and generate approximately 500 million USD in annual revenue, primarily through exports. The project is expected to significantly enhance regional employment and economic growth, contributing to Can Tho’s development and the broader Mekong Delta region.
Can Tho is preparing to break ground on a 300-ha secondary factory in the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP). Therefore, the city is eager to attract investments, especially from Singapore.
Since taking office, the Government has prioritised securing investments for transport infrastructure to ease transport-related bottlenecks in the Mekong Delta.
In January, Can Tho’s export processing and industrial zones attracted nearly 314 million USD in investment, according to the zones’ management board.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is committed to creating the best possible conditions for Japanese companies to study, invest and develop projects, Standing Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Commitee Duong Tan Hien said at a January 20 meeting with representatives from the Japanese Embassy and businesses in Vietnam.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho wishes to strengthen cooperation with enterprises and localities of the US in areas of economics, education, healthcare, and sustainable environmental development, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Hieu told US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper in a meeting with the diplomat on November 21.
A delegation of the World Bank (WB) led by Vice President for East Asia and the Pacific Manuela V. Ferro on November 19 paid a working visit to the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho during which they discussed with representatives of local authorites, sectors, businesses, and farmers related to low-emission rice production.
The Vietnam International Agriculture Fair 2024 opened in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on November 1 with 400 booths of exhibitors from 20 provinces and cities of Vietnam as well as other countries and territories.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 16 requested ministries, sectors, branches, and localities to act on their initiative to speed up the construction of transport projects in the Mekong Delta, as expressways have an important role to play in the region’s rapid and sustainable development.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a conference in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on October 15 to discuss solutions to a project on sustainable development of one million hectares of high-quality, low-emission rice cultivation associated with green growth in the Mekong Delta by 2030, which was launched in November 2023.
Vice Chairman of the Can Tho municipal People's Committee Duong Tan Hien had a meeting with Farchad Kaviani, Managing Director of Southeast Asia of SUEZ Group of France on August 20, during which they discussed the possibility of cooperation in projects related to water supply, wastewater treatment, and waste management.
Vietnamese and Irish experts gathered at a conference held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on July 24, discussing an effective biosecurity strategy for Vietnam for the sustainable development of the husbandry sector.
The People’s Committee of Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on July 24 held a working session with Fujitsu Limited of Japan on a project on providing technical support for the locality, aiming to build a smart city model through digital transformation in land management.