Ho Chi Minh City

The 8th Vietnam – Japan Festival - the Ho Chi Minh city's annual foreign cultural event, will take place in Ho Chi Minh city from February 23 to 26 as a bridge facilitating mutual understanding of culture and tradition between the two countries through holding cultural and sports exchanges.

A concert entitled ‘A night of Beethoven’, featuring three of Beethoven's most famous works, including Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, op. 67; Piano concerto No. 5 “Emperor” in E-flat Major, op. 73; and Coriolan overture, op. 62, will take place in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City on February 18.

Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City has just approved the Data Governance Strategy to 2025, with a vision to 2030, to unlock the potential of data to better serve the operations of city government agencies, provide friendly and more effectively services for the people, towards a comprehensive and sustainable digital economy development.

The People’s Hospital 115 has put into operation the hi-tech diagnostic and treatment center building with a helipad to support stroke and heart attack emergency aid.

On February 15, the Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City Customs Department held a dialogue with more than 40 businesses transporting goods in transit by sea and air to guide policies and procedures as well as share and remove obstacles for them.

Right after the Melbourne route, the budget carrier Vietjet plans to open a direct route connecting Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City with Sydney (Australia) with attractive prices.

In 2023, Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City will organize many community performances to build its brand and attract tourists through the image of “Art City.”

A ceremony was held by the People's Committee of District 6 on February 13 to launch the Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space with the theme "Living, working and studying following great Uncle Ho's example".

The opening ceremony of the 9th Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival “I love Vietnamese Ao Dai” will take place in the city on March 3.

TripAdvisor, one of the world’s most trusted travel consulting service websites, has listed Ho Chi Minh City and Hoi An City among the Top 6 ASEAN destinations.

Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Vo Van Hoan said that on the basis of the good cooperation between Vietnam and Canada, the relationship between Ho Chi Minh City and Canada has made strong development steps. Canada is the 22nd largest investor out of 117 countries and territories investing in the city, with 119 projects and an investment capital of approximately USD130 million.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai affirmed the good relationship between the two countries, in which Ho Chi Minh City and Frankfurt have developed cooperation in many fields. Two-way trade turnover between Ho Chi Minh City and Germany in 2022 reached USD1.8 billion. Currently, Germany has 230 investment projects in Ho Chi Minh City with a total investment capital of USD363 million, ranking 14th out of 117 countries and territories investing in the city.

According to chief of office of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports Lam Ngo Hoang Anh, the Ho Chi Minh City administration has recently sent a document to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism proposing plans to include the Cu Chi Tunnels relic site in the list of UNESCO’s proposed World Heritage records.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) capital in Ho Chi Minh City recorded a positive number in early 2023. This year, the southern city expects to attract 7.4 billion USD of FDI, a nearly two-fold increase compared to 2022.

The Ho Chi Minh City Power Corporation (EVNHCMC) was ranked 47 among 94 power companies in the world in smart grid construction and 2nd in Southeast Asia by Singapore’s SP Group.

The Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City Women's Union has launched a Ao Dai online photo contest 2023 as part of the Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival which was first held back in 2014 and is one of the typical cultural and tourist activities of the southern city which takes place annually in March.

On February 8, the Consulate General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City held a reception marking Japanese Emperor Naruhito's 63rd birthday.

(CPV) – On these days, rows of tabebuia rosea trees on the central streets of Ho Chi Minh City put on a fragile and gentle pink color. The streets of Ho Chi Minh City are dyed a brilliant, poetic pink.

Ho Chi Minh City held a military enlistment camp on February 7, in Tan Phu district.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai pledged to support and jointly implement activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the UK, and this year, the city's leaders want the UK government to pay attention to and further promote educational cooperation between the two countries.

On the HMS Spey, the British Royal Navy’s offshore patrol vessel, Iain Frew, the new UK Ambassador to Vietnam, confirmed security and defence cooperation between Vietnam and the UK is growing strongly and Vietnam plays an important role in regional security.

The VnExpress Ho Chi Minh City Midnight Marathon will officially take place on February 12. This is the first night running race with full marathon distances and is expected to attract 10,000 runners.

On February 5, thousands of Ho Chi Minh City people and tourists joined street art parade activities of the Tet Nguyen Tieu (Nguyen Tieu Festival), also known as the Lantern Festival of the Chinese-Vietnamese community, in District 5.

Statistics during the Lunar New Year 2023 showed that Ho Chi Minh City’s total retail sales is approximately 57 trillion VND, recording the highest level in the past 5 years, according to Mr. Nguyen Nguyen Phuong, Deputy Director of the City Department of Industry and Trade.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) on February 2 held a meeting to celebrate the 74th anniversary of India's Republic Day (January 26, 1950 – 2023).

During the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday 2023, Ho Chi Minh City took care of the material and spiritual life of all classes of people, ensuring that everyone and every family enjoy Spring and welcomed Tet.

During a reception for Cambodian Consul General to Ho Chi Minh City Sok Dareth on February 1, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen thanked Cambodia in general and Consul General Sok Dareth in particular for their support to the city during the difficult period due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ho Chi Minh City and Hoi An ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam have made the list of the world’s top 25 trending destinations for 2023 by readers of TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel guidance platform.

In 2023, Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City’s agricultural sector will focus on developing hi-tech and biotechnology-applied agriculture to produce high-quality and high-yield plant seeds and breeds, making the southern hub a center for plant varieties and seeds of the region.

An art troupe of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has been sent to perform to serve overseas Vietnamese in Europe, who are unable to return to the homeland to celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) from January 13-29.