Ho Chi Minh City

Youth Day was launched by the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union on June 26 to communicate and implement urban civilization development in response to the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking and Vietnam Drug Day (June 26).

By 2025, Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City strives to have at least 124 OCOP (One Commune One Product) recognized with 3 stars or more; and 100% of new-style rural area communes will have recognized products.

The Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)’s People Committee organized a ceremony on June 22 to mark the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Cambodia.

A ceremony has been held to announce the appointment decision for Mr. Nguyen Van Hieu, alternate member of the Party Central Committee, member of the Standing Board of the Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Party Committee cum Secretary of the Party Committee of Thu Duc City, as Vice Secretary of HCMC Party Committee for the 2020-2025 term.

According to Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training, Ho Chi Minh City is planning to offer courses in artificial intelligence (AI) at all secondary and high schools, starting from the 2022-2023 academic year.

On June 22, Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee held a ceremony to mark the 55th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Cambodia.

The 9th Ho Chi Minh City Sports Festival in 2022 themed "Pride of youth in a heroic city" was recently launched at Phu Tho Gymnasium.

As many as 65 hospitals in the Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) have simultaneously organized COVID-19 vaccination for people in the city.

102 silk paintings by 46 painters are on display at an exhibition which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on June 8.

Credit in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City in the first 5 months of 2022 continued to record the highest growth rate in recent years, much higher than the whole period before the COVID-19 epidemic.

A special art performance entitled “Proud to be named after Uncle Ho” has taken place in Ho Chi Minh City to mark the 132nd birthday of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890-2022) and 111 years since the late leader left the country to seek the way for national salvation (June 5, 1911-2022).

Ho Chi Minh City plans to speed up urbanisation of the four outlying districts of Can Gio, Cu Chi, Hoc Mon and Binh Chanh, making them cities by 2030 like it did to the erstwhile Thu Duc district.

A 150-ha multi-function park will be built in Thanh Xuan Ward and Thoi An Ward in District 12 in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC).

The total state budget collection in Ho Chi Minh City continues to record positive results with a year-on-year 19.5% increase in the first five months of the year, according to the city Statistic Office.

Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City in May rose 0.22% from the prevous month, in which 2 out of 11 commodities saw the price decrease while other groups had price increase with the highest rise beloing to transport (2.2%), according to the city General Statistics Office (GSO).

The Tan Phu District People’s Committee has cooperated with the HCM City Department of Tourism to launch “Tan Phu - Going is remembering” tour. This is one of the tourism products in a series of new tours and routes to attract domestic and foreign tourists to the locality.

On June 1, the UK Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City celebrated the 96th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II.

Appreciating the development of the Vietnam – UK relationship over the past time, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan stressed the active contribution of the UK Ambassador to Vietnam Gareth Ward.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has just issued a plan to develop e-commerce in the city in 2022.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Planning and Architecture has asked for approval of the City People’s Committee for adjustments of the detailed urban construction planning at the rate of 1/2000 of the existing central area of HCM City (930ha) at the Tran Hung Dao - Nguyen Thai Hoc - Pham Ngu Lao triangle area in District 1.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology has just announced the research program and orientation for science-technology and innovation in the 2021-2025 period.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai has just given an opinion to direct the urban development planning in the area around Tan Son Nhat Airport, according to the Office of the municipal People’s Committee.

On May 26, a high ranking delegation from Ho Chi Minh City led by Nguyen Van Nen, Politburo member and Secretary of the City Party Committee, had talks with the delegation of Laos’ capital Vientiane led by Anouphap Tounalom, Secretary of the Lao Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Vientiane Party Committee and Chairman of the Vientiane People’s Council.

The fruit week “on the dock under the boat” will be held for the first time from May 28 to June 6, at Binh Dong Wharf, Ho Chi Minh City, said Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Hoa, Deputy Chairwoman of District 8 People’s Committee.

The fair and exhibition introduces to consumers and visitors key agricultural products, OCOP (One Commune One Product) with high-value use, and friendliness with the environment of Ho Chi Minh (HCM) city and southern localities.

Nguyen Ho Hai, Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, received Mexican Ambassador to Vietnam Alejandro Negrín who came to pay a courtesy visit on the occasion of receiving his work term in Vietnam.

Districts and Thu Duc City in Ho Chi Minh City have been implementing the construction of "Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space" to respond to studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style.

Ho Chi Minh City appreciates the positive results in the very good diplomatic and friendship cooperation between Vietnam and Greece, and believes the visit and work of the President of Greece to Vietnam will open up the future of strong development of the cooperative and friendly relationship between Vietnam and Greece.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai on May 16 chaired a virtual ceremony on the signing of an agreement to establish a relationship of friendship and cooperation between the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City and the authority of Victoria State, Australia.

With the theme "Journey to Uncle Ho’s footsteps", publications on Uncle Ho will be displayed on May 18-22 at Ho Chi Minh City's book street.