Ho Chi Minh City, May 21 -- Ho Chi Minh City is moving to position green transition as a new driver of long-term growth, though experts and businesses say major hurdles in financing, infrastructure and policy mechanisms must first be addressed for the strategy to deliver its full potential. The southern economic hub is entering a new stage of development in which growth is expected to go hand in hand with environmental sustainability and improved quality of life. Green transition is increasingly viewed as essential to preserving the city's status as Vietnam's economic locomotive. As climate change impacts intensify, the push for greener development has become more urgent for the country's largest economic centre, which contributes around ...