Ho Chi Minh City

Three Russian diplomats were presented campaign medals "For peace and friendship among peoples" by the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) on August 12 for their great contributions to strengthening the traditional friendship between the people of Vietnam and Russia.

(CPV) - The District 2 Party Committee identified 23 criteria for the 2020-2025 term and 2 key programs on reducing flood and traffic accidents.

A "face mask ATM" has been installed in Tan Phu district, Ho Chi Minh City to provide free face masks as part of joint efforts to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic throughout the country.

The 5th rapid response team of Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City has been sent to support Da Nang Lung Hospital.

The police and health centre of Binh Thanh district on July 29th detected 11 Chinese nationals illegally entering Vietnam at an apartment in the district’s ward 22.

A document was issued the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee on July 30th on temporary closure of establishments providing non-essential services in the city, including bars and discotheques, as from 0:00 am of July 31st until further notice.

ASEAN Film Week 2020 will take place in Hanoi, the central city of Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) from July 18th to 26th.

A conference was held by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee on July 22nd to announce the digital transformation program and integrated system and data sharing of the city.

The 2nd HCMC Children's Book Festival 2020 is taking placee at Nguyen Van Binh book street in District 1 from July 17th to 26th.

Ho Chi Minh City’s index of industrial production (IIP) in June rose 13.74 percent from the previous month, according to statistics of the municipal People’s Committee.

A ceremony to receive certificate to recognise Nguyen Tieu Festival of the Hoa (Vietnamese of Chinese origin) as a national intangible cultural heritage has taken place at District 5, HCM City.

The third night walking street will be opened in District 10 Ho Chi Minh City in September to sever people in District 10 and its surroundings.

A program to introduce culture, tourism and commerce in the northeastern mountainous Ha Giang province will take place at Le Van Tam Park, district 1, Ho Chi Minh city (HCMC) from July 16th to 19th.

The program on developing rooftop solar power and renewable energy in export processing and industrial zones in Ho Chi Minh city in 2020 - 2024 aims to develop 1,000 MWp (megawatt peak) of total capacity with the participation of 1,000 enterprises.

The Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee has recently announced the draft political report of the 11th city Party Congress, term 2020 - 2025, in which the orientations for development were set out.

Six COVID-19 patients being treated at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, two in Thai Binh province and one in Ho Chi Minh city, were announced to be cured from the disease on June 8th.

On June 8th, the Ho Chi Minh city Finance and Investment State-owned Company (HFIC) organized a meeting to award collectives and individuals who well realize the Politburo directive on studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style”.

The Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee on June 11th inaugurated and put into use 2 schools in district 4 as part of activities to welcome the district’s 12th Party Congress and the city’s 11th Party Congress, term 2020-2025, and mark the 109th year since Uncle Ho’s departure to find a way to save the nation (June 5th).

The set of photos by photographer Le Nguyen Phat shows a different vision of the most bustling city of Vietnam.

As of early June, the remittances to Ho Chi Minh city reached USD2.3 billion, a reduction of 1.9% compared to the same period last year, the State Bank of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh city branch, has reported.

Tourists to Ho Chi Minh city will have a chance to enjoy a discount of 10-70% on 260 tours and 280,000 air tickets from now until the end of this year.

A ceremony was held by the Ho Chi Minh city Red Cross Society on June 7th to honor 15 outstanding blood donors on the occasion of World Blood Donor Day (June 14th).

In May, Ho Chi Minh City attracted USD1.6 billion in foreign investment, accounting for 57.67% of the total investment capital compared to the same period in 2019.

Ho Chi Minh city’s Phu Nhuan district on June 4th held a meeting to honor outstanding followers of Uncle Ho’s example, as part of activities to celebrate President Ho Chi Minh’s 130th birthday and 109 years since his departure to find the way to save the country.

The 130th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birthday is an occasion for the people of the city named after Uncle Ho to show their limitless love to him.

Vietnam’s two largest cities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city have been named among the most popular travel destinations.

Vietnam’s southern hub wants to boost ties with Armenia via the exchange of delegations and popularization of each other’s information and images to the two peoples.

Foreign experts and investors’ entry into the city through Tan Son Nhat airport will be facilitated by health authority in Ho Chi Minh city.

Mr. Akira Shimizu, Head of the representative office of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Vietnam, has shared his viewpoint that in the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Japanese Government cares much about the preventive model of Vietnam, including the efforts of Cho Ray Hospital.

During his reception for new Chief representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Mr. Akira Shimizu, on June 3rd, Nguyen Thanh Phong, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee, suggested JICA continue to support the city’s completion of infrastructure projects.