Ho Chi Minh city's People's Committee building (Photo: dulichhue.com.vn)

(VOVworld) – Ho Chi Minh city is set to achieve a GDP of  5.5 trillion USD in 2013. The target was released at Sunday’s program co-organized by the Municipal People’s Committee and Ho Chi Minh TV. Reports said that the model of new rural area has been implemented in 6 communes of 5 outlying districts, helping change people’s livelihoods. Last year many major projects began, including the 50 million USD Rach Chiec Bridge being inaugurated 5 months earlier than scheduled. 2013 will an important year for the city’s 5 year socio-economic development plan from 2011 to 2015. Local leaders said amidst economic difficulties, the city will resort all means to achieve socio-economic targets, creating momentum for stable growth, macro-economic stabilization, inflation control and social welfare. Le Manh Ha, Vice Chairman of the Municipal People’s Committee, said: “The city has set 5 tasks and solutions by 2013 focusing on economic stabilization to prevent inflation recurrence and facilitate businesses. It’s more important to take measures based on the contingent of state employees. Personnel and land management issues will be concentrated not only this year but also in the following years.”