Ho Chi Minh City’s cultural values drive sustainable development

Ho Chi Minh City’s identity is built on ethnic diversity, openness, generosity and solidarity, traits that have shaped its rapid, sustainable growth. Experts Dr. Vu Thi Mai Oanh and Pham Phuong Thao note that the city’s heritage of tolerance and innovation has repeatedly launched pilot programmes later expanded nationwide, including early reforms, industrialisation, poverty‑reduction campaigns, voluntary blood‑donation drives, charity bus services and free community meals.

These cultural and human values also help the metropolis absorb migrants, new ideas and modern technologies while preserving a strong community spirit, reinforcing its role as a leading engine of Vietnam’s socio‑economic progress.