Ho Chi Minh City, Oct. 28 -- The Autumn Economic Forum (AEF) 2026 creates a shared thinking space that connects economies into value chains and sets a modern, long-range development vision, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Van Duoc addressed the closing session after two days of its main events.

The forum runs from October 26-29 in Ho Chi Minh City under the theme "The Spirit of Cooperation in a New Era".

Duoc said the forum marks a leap in international scale, drawing more than 1,500 official delegates from 60 countries and territories, including government leaders, global CEOs, experts and representatives of innovation hubs and major companies.

Over three working days, more than 20 in-depth sessions and doze...