Ho Chi Minh City

The Ho Chi Minh city Department of Planning and Investment has reported the southern hub absorbed USD6.17 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) from January to October 2019, a year-on-year rise of 3.4%.

From November 4th-6th, the Ho Chi Minh city Department of Tourism is joining with relevant agencies in Vietnam to promote tourism at the World Travel Market London (WTM London) 2019 in the UK.

The Ho Chi Minh city Department of Industry and Trade has issued plans to supply essential food and foodstuff for the Lunar New year (Tet) holiday 2020.

Many car, train and air tickets will be presented to workers who come from other localities and are working in Ho Chi Minh city, helping them return home to reunite with their families on the occasion of the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) of the Mouse 2020.

The 26th International Charitable Fair will be held by the Ho Chi Minh city Consular Club - diplomatic corps on November 9th at Adora Convention Center in Tan Binh district.

A ceremony was organized on October 24th by the Ho Chi Minh city Youth Union to inaugurate and put into operation the Ho Chi Minh city Student Cultural House in the urban area of Vietnam National University - VNU Ho Chi Minh city.

​The fanpage "Cổng tiếp nhận ý kiến nhân dân” to get opinions from people at the address: https://www.facebook.com/tphcm305 on social networks Facebook and account: “Cổng tiếp nhận ý kiến nhân dân” on social networks www.vcnet.vn has been launched by Ho Chi Minh city

Ho Chi Minh city is bustling with vendors selling specialty dishes daily on every street corner. Its favored food include Banh mi (Vietnamese sandwich), Bun mam (fermented fish soup), Banh xeo (savoury crepe), Goi cuon (fresh spring rolls), Com tam (rice with meat or fish) and Banh tet (banana and sticky rice wrapped in banana leaf).

A ceremony was organized to inaugurate Hai Ba Trung statue by the Women’s Union of District 11 and Dam Sen cultural park on October 20th.

A report on land fund for social housing development of the Department of Construction of Ho Chi Minh city said that in 2020, it will strive to have three more projects with 3,879 apartments.

Ho Chi Minh city is making efforts to become a regional and international financial centre to accelerate its economic growth in the coming time.

The Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee has approved policy of piloting 63-seat double decker buses to carry tourists in the city.

The Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee on October 17th announced the results of the 11th plenum of the 12th Party Central Committee to more than 700 key officials.

Culinary experts from Binh Quoi Tourism Village from Ho Chi Minh (HCM) city will introduce southern traditional food to a large number of domestic and foreign tourists during the National Food Festival 2019 in Nha Trang City from October 18th to 21st.

According to the Embassy of Denmark in Vietnam, six Danish movies will be screened at the Vietnam Cinema Center at 87 Lang Ha street, Ba Dinh district, Hanoi and Cinestar Cinema at 125 Hai Ba Trung street, Ben Nghe precinct, district 1, HCM city from October 26th to 31st.

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Phong, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, hosted a reception for new Cambodian Consul General Sok Dareth on October 15th.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Industry and Trade will collaborate with foreign partners to organize two trade promotion events abroad in October and November.

​Standing Deputy Chairman of Ho Chi Minh city People's Committee Le Thanh Liem on October 14th presented a decision appointing Mr. Nguyen Xuan Hoang as Deputy Head of the Municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for the five-year period.

The Ho Chi Minh city Investment and Trade Promotion Center (ITPC) organized a roundtable conference between Ho Chi Minh city and the British Business Group Vietnam (BBGV) on October 14th to seek ways to tackle difficulties British investors are facing.

The Ho Chi Minh city Youth Union and Ho Chi Minh city Book Street One Member Limited Liability Company organized the final round and awarding ceremony of the contest for ideas on "Building reading habits among young people" at the Book Street (Nguyen Van Binh Street, District 1) on October 12th five months after it launched.

Tuoi Tre (Youth) Newspaper, the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union and HCM Television held a ceremony on October 12th to grant scholarships to 15 new university students with difficult circumstances in seven southeastern provinces and cities.

The international exhibition on water supply, sanitation, water resources and purification (Vietwater) will be held from November 6th to 8th at Sai Gon Exhibition and Convention Center, Ho Chi Minh city.

As many as 108 businesses in Ho Chi Minh city are honored for typical products and services in 2019 with 147 products and services, said the city business association in a launch ceremony held on October 9th.

Remittances flows to Ho Chi Minh city through commercial banks and economic organizations were estimated at USD3.8 billion in from January to September 2019, a 7% rise compared to the same period last year.

A press club for the environment was established by the Ho Chi Minh city Association on Natural and Environment Protection on October 9th.

The Ho Chi Minh City Economic Forum 2019, themed “Developing Ho Chi Minh city into the financial center of the region and the world”, will be held on October 18th.

In September, Singaporean investors registered 17 new projects in Ho Chi Minh city with a total capital of more than USD120 million.

The leaders of Ho Chi Minh city will consider people’s ideas on building and developing the city since November.

Nearly 3,000 elderly participated in ayurvedic exercise performance in Le Duan street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City on the morning of October 6th.

Vietnam International Furniture Fair (VIFF) 2019 will be held from November 27th to 30th in Ho Chi Minh city with the participation of more than 300 Vietnamese exhibitors along with those from Taiwan (China), Japan, France and the Republic of Korea.