Ho Chi Minh City

Ms. Ariadne Feo Labrada, newly-appointed Consul General of the Republic of Cuba to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) on April 6 met to greet Mr. Phan Van Mai, member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee and Chairman of the Municipal People's Committee.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan received Professor Alec Cameron, President of RMIT University on April 5.

Ho Chi Minh City currently has about 2,200 orphans caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that are well cared for, of which 39 have lost both their parents, 78 have lost their direct caregivers and over 2,000 have lost their mothers or fathers.

Appreciating the friendly and cooperative relationship between Vietnam and Australia over the years, including in the fields of investment and trade, Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen said that there remains a lot of potential for cooperation between the two sides.

Over the past 60 years, the traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Cuba have been constantly fostered and developed, and the two peoples have always stood shoulder to shoulder, overcoming all difficulties and challenges together.

Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Phan Van Mai spoke highly of and expressed his thanks to the World Bank (WB)’s effective assistance to Vietnam, including HCM City, in terms of financial provision, governance experience sharing, and development plan making.

The Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City Department of Tourism has coordinated with the municipal Women’s Union to launch a design contest on Ao dai.

In 2022, Ho Chi Minh City Power Corporation (EVNHCMC) will start construction of 16 projects and energize 14 power grid projects and substations in the city, contributing to completing the goal of grid modernization.

By the end of February 2022, the total outstanding balance of credit institutions in Ho Chi Minh City was estimated at over 2.93 quadrillion VND, up 1% compared to the end of January and up 3.54% compared to the end of 2021, according to the State Bank of Vietnam’s (SBV) branch in the city.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology has said the Ho Chi Minh City Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award 2022 (I-Star 2022) was officially launched and received applications. Preliminary participation is from March 16 to the end of August 31.

On March 17, a ceremony to inaugurate a project renovating the Bach Dang Wharf and Me Linh Park in District 1 took place in Ho Chi Minh City.

The third Ring Road, passing through Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Binh Duong and Long An provinces, is recommended to be invested in the form of public investment.

Nearly 500 young volunteers in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City joined a cycling towards the purpose of promoting environmental protection and saving electricity, in response to Earth Hour 2022.

As many as 200,000 Molnupiravir antiviral pills have been presented to the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in Ho Chi Minh City by FPT Long Chau Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company to freely deliver to the poor COVID-19 patients for treatment.

Ho Chi Minh City recently put into operation the first electric bus route.

The Ho Chi Minh City Farmers’ Association has held a meeting to review 5 years of the farmers’ emulation movements in production and business, with the aim to get rich together, along with sustainable poverty reduction during 2017-2021 period.

On March 11, the twelfth and thirteen trains of the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien Metro Line 1 have successfully arrived at Khanh Hoi Port many days after leaving Japan’s Kasado Port.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports has just proposed to the city People’s Committee to name 4 bridges Thu Thiem 1, 2, 3, 4 connecting the existing downtown area with Thu Thiem Peninsula in Thu Duc city as Thu Thiem, Bason, Thu Ngu, and Ben Nghe, respectively.

The famous travel site Thetravel.com has just listed Cu Chi Tunnels in Ho Chi Minh City and Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh among the ten must-visit epic and adventurous places in Southeast Asia.

(CPV) - The staff of Ho Chi Minh City High Voltage Power Grid Company under the City Power Corporation has carried out maintenance work on the power grid at substations using advanced technology to avoid power loss.

In 2022, the armed forces of Ho Chi Minh City will continue to train under the motto "Basic - Practical - Firm" with the 3 requirements "Flexibility - Substance - Efficiency", attaching importance to synchronous and intensive training.

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen has expressed his respect for the sentiments and sharing in the fight against COVID-19 by France towards Vietnam, as well as Ho Chi Minh City over the past time, and highly appreciated the cooperative relationship between the two countries.

The Ao Dai festival is one of the beautiful and creative ideas of the tourism industry, the cultural industry and the Ho Chi Minh City Women's Union, not only to attract tourists, but also to contribute to preserving, honoring and spreading the pride of the Vietnamese traditional Ao Dai.

The Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City Department of Tourism and the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Vietnam on March 7 signed a cooperation agreement for the 2022-2024 period.

126 photos taken in different camera angles and positions by 42 female photographers are on display at an exhibition entitled “Homeland through the lens of female photographers in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City”.

Spectators enjoyed a special "ao dai" parade with bicycles or on the double-decker bus. These images are familiar to visitors when coming to HCM city, contributing to promoting a lively and modern city that is still attached to national cultural values.

In 2022, the armed forces of Ho Chi Minh City will continue to train under the motto "Basic - Practical - Firm" with the 3 requirements "Flexibility - Substance - Efficiency", attaching importance to synchronous and intensive training.

The Travellers' Choice Awards 2021 by Tripadvisor, a world-famous website for travel reviews, has ranked Ho Chi Minh City’s street food adventure tours by motorbike among the 25 most outstanding tourist activities in the world suitable for food enthusiasts.

On February 14, more than one million kindergarten, primary school and sixth grade students in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City were back to school after nine months of COVID-19-induced online learning.

On February 13, leaders of the Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City Department of Health and HCM City Center for Disease Control (HCDC) established three teams to examine preparations at kindergartens and primary schools before they resume in-person classes.