Ho Chi Minh City

Vietjet will launch its flight connecting Ho Chi Minh city and Thailand’s famous coastal destination of Pattaya via U-Tapao International Airport.

A Vietnam – Republic of Korea (RoK) cultural exchange festival entitled “Loving heart” has taken place in HCM city.

Ho Chi Minh (HCM) city People’s Committee has asked the city Department of Culture and Sports to make a report on the preservation of heritage and urban architectural sceneries in the locality.

Nearly 50 colour and black-and-white photos and excerpts of articles, reflecting great losses and long-lasting consequences suffered by victims of the wars in Vietnam and Japan in the past are on display at an exhibition which has opened in HCM city.

​The high ranking delegation of Ho Chi Minh city led by standing Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee Tran Luu Quang met the administration of Bangkok to gain experience in flood control and urban planning, the development of waterway tourism and urban night tourism on November 25th.

The Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union recently launched a contest learning about the Communist Party of Vietnam at Ton Duc Thang University in Ho Chi Minh city.

​A conference was recently organised by the Ho Chi Minh city Department of Natural Resources and Environment to find solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Over 7,000 people with disabilities from Ho Chi Minh city and 16 Southern localities will join the 20th camp festival in Ho Chi Minh city on November 30th.

On November 21st, Standing Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh city People's Committee Le Thanh Liem hosted a meeting to receive Mr. Richard Brabec, Minister of Environment of the Czech Republic.

Standing Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem received Mr. Armin Willingmann, Minister of Economic Affairs, Science and Digitalisation of Saxony-Anhalt state of Germany on November 21st.

For the very first time, 15 prestigious coffee brands and coffee chains of Vietnam participated in the Vietpresso 2019 Competition recently held in Ho Chi Minh city.

The Nguyen Hue Flower Street 2020, themed “Ho Chi Minh city - Confidently Stepping Forward” is expected to open from January 22nd - 28th.

A voluntary blood donation campaign was launched on November 19th to serve in the upcoming New Year and Tet (Lunar New Year) festival of 2020.

As many of 86 outstanding Laotian and Cambodian students from higher education facilities in HCM city have been honored in a ceremony in the city.

“The HCMC - Development and Integration 2019” festival will take on Nguyen Hue pedestrian street and at Bach Dang Wharf Park in District 1 to highlight the cultures of Vietnam and other countries.

Visitors to an exhibition on Japanese martial arts in HCM city can increase their understanding about the "history of Japanese martial arts - from battlefield combat techniques (bujutsu) to popular sports to physical exercise tempering body and spirit (budo),” said Ando Toshiki, director of Japan Foundation Vietnam.

According to HCM city Department of Tourism, Tet festival featuring important rituals of Vietnamese traditional Tet will take place for the first time from January 3rd to 5th, 2020.

The annual food festival titled "Taste of the World" featuring Vietnamese and international dishes has taken place at HCM city Youth’s Cultural House.

Nearly 1,000 ornamental artworks from 40 localities and more than 250 Suiseki (natural stone art works) works with variety or size and styles has been displayed at the 15th Asia - Pacific bonsai and Suiseki Festival in HCM city.

Politburo member and Secretary of HCM city Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan expressed his belief that the city and Hesse have great potential for cooperation in areas of finance, high technology, infrastructure development, urban management, healthcare and education.

An exhibition titled “HCM city’s ethnic minority peoples unite to develop with the city” has opened at Nguyen Hue pedestrian street, district 1.

Ho Chi Minh city has been named in third position among locations that feature the best real estate investment environment in the Asia-Pacific region, only after Singapore and Japan’s Tokyo.

The Can Gio district Party Committee recently presented 30-year, 40-year and 50-year Party Badges to nine Party members.

Recently, a meeting to thoroughly grasp and carry out preparation works for Party congresses at all levels for the 2020-2025 term, as well as reviewing, evaluating and ranking the quality of Party organizations, party members and collectives, leaders and managers at all levels was organized by the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee.

Over the past three years, HCM city Council of Theory and Criticism on Literature and Arts has made public nearly 40 issues.

The smart light technology initiative attracts the attention of domestic and foreign investors and a manufacturing plant is being built in Ho Chi Minh city.

A survey from Ho Chi Minh city's Human Resources Forecast and Labor Market Information Centre (Falmi) showed that the southern hub needs about 26,000 workers in November, up more than 4% from the previous month.

Conde Nast Traveler suggested travelers should visit Ho Chi Minh city if they search for a “fashionable city break”. Or they should visit Da Nang and Hoi An if wishing to enjoy incredible spas.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will launch two new routes linking Ho Chi Minh city and Hanoi with China’s Shenzhen on November 27th and 28th, respectively to meet increasing travel demand.

More than 1,800 party members in Ho Chi Minh city were presented party badges on the occasion of the 102nd anniversary of the October Revolution (November 7th, 1917 - November 7th, 2019).