Ho Chi Minh City

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh People's Committee Phan Van Mai appreciated the contributions of consular agencies for their coordination in the organization of external events, trade and investment promotion, cultural and educational activities; being the focal point connecting the city with international resources from financial resources to knowledge; creating opportunities for the city to attract and utilize international resources for socio-economic recovery and development after the COVID-19 pandemic.

An event has been organized by the Ho Chi Minh City HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Association and charity working groups at the Cultural Center of District 5 to take care of HIV/AIDS children.

“Searching solution of Flight Information Display System on domestic flights and public transportation map” via the website tia.vietnamairport.vn and QR-code has been applied by the Terminal Exploitation Center of Tan Son Nhat International Airport.

Chairman of the City People's Committee Phan Van Mai highly appreciated the areas that Sunwah Group and businesses are interested in, meeting the needs of the city.

Described as a “completely safe to visit” destination, Ho Chi Minh City is ranked first among the top trending destinations in 2023, according to America’s famous travel site, Travel off Path, based on visitor search volume.

The second book street in Ho Chi Minh City will stretch 286m along Ho Thi Tu Street in Hiep Phu ward, featuring a Ho Chi Minh Culture Space, nearly 20 book stalls and book cafés, and spaces for exhibition and public activities.

On December 8, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Duong Anh Duc had a meeting with Mr. Takagi Kuninori, President of Sanno Medical Group (Japan) and President of the International University of Health and Welfare (IUHW), and the delegation to Ho Chi Minh City.

As many as 169 out of 357 housing projects which have failed to be implemented on schedule have been canceled by Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC).

A program will be organized by the Committee on Overseas Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) to meet overseas Vietnamese in HCMC on the occasion of the Lunar New Year of the Cat 2023 on January 6-7.

Ho Chi Minh City always considers tourism development as one of the key tasks of local economic development and is ready to support the opening of direct flights to Australian localities.

Chairman of the Vietnam - Thailand Friendship Association in Ho Chi Minh City Dinh Khac Duy said that Thailand is one of Vietnam’s close neighbors, a member of the ASEAN community, and the two countries' relations have developed well in all fields, including politics, security, national defense, economy and trade.

Thanks to upward digital-transformation trends across the country, dwellers in Ho Chi Minh City are increasingly enjoying technological conveniences.

A plan on exploiting and developing water tourism in HCMC has just been issued by Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Department of Tourism. Accordingly, in the near future, tourism businesses in the city will develop ships with accommodations on the Saigon River.

Mr. Le Duy Minh, Director of Ho Chi Minh City's Tax Department, is appointed as the Director of HCMC Department of Finance for a five-year tenure by the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee.

The contest "Open good tour guide in 2022" is held by the Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Youth Union in collaboration with the city's Department of Tourism.

The street specializing in selling Christmas decorations was bustling with shoppers, the atmosphere busy because it was less than a month until Christmas.

The Hungarian culture and food festival in Ho Chi Minh City has contributed to tightening the cultural ties between Vietnam and Hungary, thus further boosting the bilateral diplomatic relations, Vietnam News Agency quoted the saying of Hungarian Consul General in HCMC Szojka Eva Szilvia.

On December 4, Phan Nguyen Nhu Khue, Head of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Commission on Popularization and Education, met with a delegation from Granma newspaper, the organ of the Cuban Communist Party of Cuba, led by Arlin Alberty Loforte, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper.

World cultures have been introduced at “Ho Chi Minh City - Our Common Home” festival 2022 at Nguyen Hue pedestrian street in Ho Chi Minh City from December 2 to 4.

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has issued a decision on the implementation plan to develop the seaport infrastructure system in southern region.

Free-of-charge transit buses of Futa Bus Lines under the Phuong Trang Company have been officially put into operation to serve passengers from or to the new Mien Dong (Eastern) Coach Station.

Two ships of the Indian Navy, the multi-role stealth frigate INS Shivalik and the INS Kamorta corvette, on November 30 docked at Nha Rong Port for a three-day friendly visit to Ho Chi Minh City.

On December 1, the US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, the City Department of Industry and Trade and the US Agency for International Development (USAID), through the Vietnam Urban Energy Security Project, held a workshop to discuss the role of hydrogen technology in accelerating the transition to green energy.

Ho Chi Minh City is a locality with strong breakthroughs in science and technology to access the world’s advanced and modern achievements, thereby creating an important premise for socio-economic development in depth, affirming its leading role in promoting the development of the southern key economic region.

On November 30, the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organizations, in cooperation with the Vietnam - Romania Friendship Association of Ho Chi Minh City, held a meeting to celebrate the 104th anniversary of the Romanian National Day (December 1).

On November 30, a delegation from Ho Chi Minh City led by Phan Van Mai, Standing Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, came to the Lao Consulate General to deliver congratulations on the 47th anniversary of the Lao National Day (December 2).

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Vo Van Hoan emphasized that the city has always appreciated the Institute of Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF)’s role as a dynamic cultural bridge over the past 40 years, confirming that it has become a familiar Vietnamese-French cultural address for a long time, known and loved by the city’s residents.

Germany is currently one of Ho Chi Minh City's important trade and investment partners. There are now about 300 German enterprises operating and doing business effectively in the city, being one of the factors that contribute to the development of the city and acting as a bridge to strengthen cooperation between the two countries.

After 20 years (2002-2022) implementing Decree 78/2002/ND-CP dated October 4, 2002 of the Government on credit for the poor and other policy beneficiaries, social policy credit capital in Ho Chi Minh City has accompanied and supported many policy beneficiaries.

Gamuda Land Vietnam and the Vietnam heartbeat program under the Vinacapital Foundation on November 24 announced the program “Run for the heart” for the 9th time.