According to the report, the city's economic and social situation maintained a growth momentum in March and the first quarter of 2024. The Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) for the first quarter is estimated to have increased by 3.13% compared to the same period last year, with the service sector experiencing the highest growth. Since the beginning of 2024, businesses have focused on ramping up production to meet the high demand for goods during the Lunar New Year of 2024. After the Lunar New Year holiday, most industrial production enterprises quickly resumed operations, and some even received large orders for production. The city's industrial production continued to show positive recovery. The Industrial Production Index (IIP) for March 2024 is estimated to have increased by 25.15% compared to the previous month. The cumulative IIP for the first quarter of 2024 is estimated to have increased by 2.13% compared to the same period in 2023.

Commerce, services, and tourism continued to grow compared to the same period last year. In March 2024, the total number of visitors and tourists to the city is estimated at 476,000, with accommodation establishments serving approximately 246,000 guests. The total tourism revenue is estimated at 504 billion VND. Cumulatively, in the first quarter of 2024, the total number of visitors and tourists reached 1.8 million, a 19% increase compared to the same period last year, achieving 30% of the annual plan. The number of tourist accommodations reached 822,000, a 9% increase compared to the same period last year, achieving 27% of the annual plan. The total tourism revenue reached 1,720 billion VND, a 23% increase compared to the same period last year, achieving 29% of the annual plan.

The city has diligently implemented the organization of the Lunar New Year of 2024 in accordance with the spirit of the Directive from the Party Central Committee, the Prime Minister, the guidance of the central ministries, and the instructions of the City Party Committee to ensure a joyful, healthy, safe, and frugal Lunar New Year celebration, ensuring that every individual and household can enjoy the Tet. Attention has been given to caring for the living standards of policy beneficiary families, the poor, officials, civil servants, and workers. The stockpiling of goods has been well-implemented to meet the needs of the people.

The city has organized various activities and prominent events that have attracted a large number of residents and visitors to visit during the celebration of the 20th anniversary of Can Tho becoming a centrally governed city, the welcoming of the new year 2024, and the Lunar New Year of 2024. At the same time, the city continues to effectively implement the resolutions of the central government, the City Party Committee, and the City People's Council regarding the main tasks and solutions for implementing the socio-economic development plan and the public investment plan for 2024. Efforts have been made to combat corruption, negative practices, promote thriftiness, combat wastefulness, administrative reform, and digital transformation. National defense, security, and social order have been maintained on the city's territory, while information and communication have been strengthened.

However, there are still some limitations such as: relatively low growth rate compared to the plan, some sectors have not achieved the set targets, many businesses are facing difficulties leading to a large number of business closures, contraction of production scale, and reduction of labor to maintain business operations... These are the issues that need to be focused on and addressed with effective solutions in the coming period.

Chairman of the People's Committee of the city, Tran Viet Truong make a speech at the meeting.

Speaking at the meeting, Chairman of the People's Committee of the city, Tran Viet Truong, proposed that the Director of the Departments, heads of agencies, and district and commune People's Committee Chairpersons, in accordance with their functions and assigned tasks, focus on implementing administrative procedure reform and reducing business conditions. Efficient organization of the city's public administrative service center. Good implementation of digital transformation, particularly emphasizing the progress of Project 06 on the development of population applications, identification, and electronic authentication to serve the national digital transformation in the period 2022-2025, with a vision to 2030. At the same time, proactively and resolutely resolve difficulties and obstacles of real estate projects in the area. Actively and cooperatively coordinate with relevant central ministries and agencies to accelerate the progress of important transportation projects.

The Chairman of the City People's Committee requested units and localities to proactively implement measures to prevent and control drought, salinity intrusion, erosion, and plant and animal diseases. Strengthen market price management and combat commercial fraud. Simultaneously, ensure the effective implementation of social welfare, providing timely support to policy beneficiaries and those who have contributed to the revolution. Organize commemorative activities for holidays and events such as Hung Kings Commemoration Day, the 49th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2024), International Workers' Day (May 1), Southern Folk Cake Festival, Chol Chnam Thmay Festival... ensuring practical, meaningful, safe, and cost-effective celebrations. Promote tourism promotion and development of new tourism products, fostering rapid and sustainable tourism development.

Emphasize the efficient resolution of feedback, suggestions, complaints, and denunciations from residents and businesses in the area, without causing crowded gatherings that affect security, politics, and social order. Review, grasp, and promptly and thoroughly resolve existing disputes and lawsuits in accordance with the law. In addition, enhance measures to ensure traffic safety and develop plans to reduce traffic congestion on key transportation routes; strengthen fire prevention and firefighting efforts. Focus on combating and suppressing all types of crimes and social evils.

Furthermore, Mr. Tran Viet Truong instructed units and localities to seriously fulfill their tasks and responsibilities regarding urban order and discipline; the progress of implementing public investment projects according to regulations; administrative procedure reform with a focus on shortening processing time; and the progress of implementing plans, programs, and projects in accordance with their functions and delegated authority.