Ho Chi Minh City

The Japan Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam in coordination with BHD cinema system to organize Japan Film Week 2020, entitled "Japan Hour by JFF", in Hanoi, Hue and Ho Chi Minh City from September 25 to October 25.

The Ho Chi Minh (HCM) city Department of Tourism is checking the list of 18 tourism accommodation establishments, being from 2 to 5-star hotels, as isolation sites for foreigners working in Vietnam.

The sculpture exhibition "Hanoi - Saigon: A 10-year mark" brings together over 60 unique contemporary works by 32 typical sculptors from the North and the South.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has assigned the Department of Planning and Architecture to complete the project of developing industrial infrastructure in the 2020-2045 period.

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has conducted a preliminary survey on the Cat Lai Port project, said Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Customs Department Dinh Ngoc Thang.

Many pairs of trains connecting Ho Chi Minh City to Binh Thuan, Khanh Hoa and Da Nang are being resumed, said the Saigon Railway Transport Joint Stock Company.

According to Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, Cu Chi Tunnels meet UNESCO's criteria for implementing the World Heritage Convention.

Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong and Acting Mayor of the Republic of Korea's Busan City Byeon Sung Wan had an online meeting organized on September 10 to discuss ways to share difficulties with foreign enterprises, including Korean businesses amid COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.

Thu Duc is expected to become a new growth driver of Ho Chi Minh City, contributing more than 30% to the city’s total products. Currently, all levels and branches of the city are completing projects of establishing Thu Duc city, calling suitable investment to put into construction in 2021.

​An event named "Week for Entrepreneurs and Books 2020” with the theme "Smart city" will be organized by the Saigon Entrepreneur newspaper, the Vietnam Publishing Association and Ho Chi Minh City Book Street Company at Ho Chi Minh City Book Street at Nguyen Van Binh Street, District 1, from October 8 to 14.

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan and members of the Standing Board on September 3 offered incense to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh at House 67, at the relic site dedicated to President Ho Chi Minh at the Presidential Palace.

(CPV) – Mr. Nguyen Thanh Phong asked the Saigon Union of Trading Co-operatives (Saigon Co.op) to strive to maintain its position as the leading retailer in Vietnam. He believed that the union was able to compete internationally and strive to be in the Top 100 of the world's leading cooperatives.

Ho Chi Minh city’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) in August increased 0.06% from the previous month and rose 2.43% compared to the same period last year, according to the city Statistics Office.

The Organizing Board of Ho Chi Minh City Book Street (Nguyen Van Binh street, district 1) has held an exhibition on special publications to celebrate the 75th anniversary of National Day (September 2).

On August 27, the delegation of the Party Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Public Security, led by Colonel Le Hong Nam, Secretary of the Party Committee offered incense and flowers to announce its achievements and dedication to the monument of President Ho Chi Minh.

(CPV) – Saigon Tourist Holding Company (Saigontourist) should find solutions to have the most direction and change activities to adapt with the COVID-19 era when the world is strongly affected by the pandemic which is expected to continue in the coming time.

Many important contents were introduced to more than 200 European businesses by online form at a seminar on commodity origin rules in the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) held on August 26, in Ho Chi Minh city.

Notre Dame Cathedral in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City is one of 261 photos by French photographer Pierre Dieulefils (1862 - 1937) introduced in the book "Dong Duong Xinh Dep và Ky Vi" (Picturesque and Monumental Indochina).

Two photo exhibitions have opened in Ho Chi Minh City in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).

The Saigon Railway Transport Joint Stock Company has increased trains on the Ho Chi Minh City – Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa) route in order to meet the rising demand of passengers.

The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) announced that it would provide grant funding worth over USD1.1 million for technical assistance at the Ho Chi Minh city’s Intelligent Operations Center, during a signing ceremony in the framework of the Ho Chi Minh city – US Business Summit on August 25.

The Saigon Union of Trading Co-operatives (Saigon Co.op) said that from August 20 the Co.opmart and Co.opXtra supermarkets system will offer simultaneous discounts with the theme “Pride of Vietnamese goods – Joining hands against the COVID-19 epidemic” to continue sharing spending pressure with consumers.

​The specialized female motorcycle squad including 58 members under the Ho Chi Minh City Police made debut on August 25.

(CPV) – There have been 13 out of 15 targets completed; 5 of which exceeded the plan, including: economic growth, budget collection, total investment capital for basic construction and urban civilization districts, reducing number of criminal cases.

The Saigon Hi-tech Park (SHTP) in Ho Chi Minh City has announced it expects to attract about USD19 billion in investment in 2020.

Standing Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has agreed with a policy of establishing Thu Duc city on the basis of arranging three districts of 2, 9 and Thu Duc.

Japan now tops the list of foreign investors in Ho Chi Minh city, according to the city Export Processing and Industrial Zone Authority (Hepza).

The Ministry of Transport has asked Cuu Long Corporation to complete a pre-feasibility study on investing and expanding the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay expressway project at the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2020.

After Aeon, Takashimaya, Family Mart, MiniStop and 7-Eleven; the domestic retail market continues seeing the emergence or expansion of selling places of Japanese retail brands, despite the market meeting difficulty.

The growth rate of the cooperative economic sector will reach 7% a year and the sector is expected to contribute 0.6% to Ho Chi Minh city’s total GDP, according to a development strategy for collective economy recently released by the city People’s Committee.