The conference aims to promote Can Tho's potential for development for the period towards 2030, with a vision to 2050, as was approved in Decision No.1519/QD-TTg, on December 2. Representatives of various ministries, embassies, people's committees, and domestic and foreign organisations will be among those attending.

The agenda includes a film screening to introduce the city and its investment opportunities, followed by the announcement of the final approved decision for the development master plan. Decisions on grant investment policy and investment cooperation memoranda will also be made.

City leaders will introduce the main objectives and key projects seeking investment, including 56 projects in industrial infrastructure, commerce, urban development, water infrastructure, healthcare, transportation, environmental resources, and other sectors.

Can Tho is a major centre for commercial services, tourism, logistics, processing, high-tech agriculture, education, and specialised healthcare in the Mekong Delta. It already boasts a synchronous infrastructure that can adapt to the demand of climate change impact and meets the requirements of intra-and inter-regional, and international transport connectivity.

The master plan will position Can Tho as a growth hub in the Mekong Delta by 2030, an ecological and modern city imbued with the cultural identity of Tay Do.