HCMC – Ho Chi Minh City is planning to restructure its urban space into a next-generation multi-center megacity rather than continuing the traditional outward expansion from the urban core to surrounding areas. The new model will be organized around five growth poles, five strategic corridors and 10 development governance zones. City planners are adopting the strategic formula “1 + 2 > 3,” under which former HCMC, former Binh Duong and...