The Tan Ky Tan Quy Bridge in HCM City crosses the Tham Luong Canal, directly connecting to National Route 1. (Source: VNA)

Ho Chi Minh City plans to mobilise 620 trillion VND (25.2 billion USD) in investment from society in 2025 for infrastructure development.

According to a recently issued plan, the southern economic hub aims to utilise 156.24 trillion VND in state capital, 401.76 trillion VND from the private sector, and 62 trillion VND in foreign direct investment (FDI).

It has also set a target for science and technology investment to reach at least 1% of the Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP).

Priority projects include five build-operate-transfer (BOT) transport projects, Thu Thiem 4 Bridge, Can Gio Bridge, Ring Road 4, and the HCM City – Moc Bai Expressway, as well as the Tay Bac solid waste treatment plant, and initiatives in sports, culture, education, and health care.

According to the municipal People’s Committee, funding will be directed towards transport, energy, and telecommunications infrastructure, including national highways, regional connectivity roads, Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Can Gio international transhipment port, and the Lotte Eco Smart City.

State funding will be earmarked for projects with interregional impact, the ones boosting sustainable economic growth, and those less attractive to non-state investors.

Municipal authorities plan to take measures to boost revenue, cut spending, and resolve investment bottlenecks, while encouraging public-private partnerships (PPP) and leveraging remittance inflows—with 30% of remittances expected to go into investment.

The city is implementing its 2023–2025 FDI strategy, with the vision towards 2030, to call for investment in priority areas, including international transit ports, innovation and R&D centres, clean energy, semiconductor, and electronics.

It is also preparing land, policies, and investment mechanisms to facilitate investors' access to 84 priority projects in the 2024–2025 period while streamlining procedures for 11 planned transit-oriented development (TOD) zones covering over 1,107 hectares.