Ho Chi Minh City

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Phong, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee, has urged Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Parvathaneni Harish to call on Indian businesses to invest in the city, especially in energy, information technology and the building of smart urban area.

Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong discussed with visiting Governor of Australia’s Victoria state Linda Dessau ways to promote cooperation between the two sides, particularly in innovative startup and education, at a meeting on October 4th.

Pictures about Vietnam’s Sea and islands by journalist Gian Thanh Son are on display at an exhibition which opened at Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City Youth Cultural House on October 4th 2019.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong received a delegation of the new heads of Vietnam’s overseas representative agencies for 2019-2022 on October 4th.

A plan on bird flu prevention and control in Ho Chi Minh City has just issued by the municipal People's Committee in the period of 2019-2025.

Additional three members was elected to the Ho Chi Minh City Party Standing Committee for the 2015 - 2020 tenure, at the 32nd session of the 10th-term municipal Party Executive Committee on October 2nd.

Ho Chi Minh city’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) increased 7.26% in the Jan-Sept period, according to the city Statistics Office.

Ho Chi Minh (HCM) city will take part in Ca Mau Cape Tourism and Culture Week from December 10th to 15th in Ca Mau city and Ngoc Hien district, Ca Mau province.

The sixth educational fair titled "Bienvenue en France!" will be organized at Pullman Hotel in Hanoi on October 5th and at Rex Hotel in Ho Chi Minh city on October 6th.

The southern hub is making all efforts to fulfill the socio-economic development targets this year.

The smart city project approved by the Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee in late 2017 has helped the city’s economy develop quickly and sustainably, contributing to solving prolonged congestion problems. Machine and equipment systems, which are considered smart intelligence, prove that Ho Chi Minh city is taking aggressive steps in its development process.

More than 520 suppliers will join the 19th Vietnam International Plastics and Rubber Industry Exhibition (VietnamPlas 2019) from October 3rd-6th, in Ho Chi Minh city.

An online contest “I love the nation of Vietnam” 2019 was launched on September 30th for children at the Hong Bang Secondary School in District 5, Ho Chi Minh city, by the Ho Chi Minh city Council of Young Pioneer Organization and Khan Quang Do newspaper.

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Phong, Chairman of the HCM city People’s Committee on September 30th hosted a reception with Ms. Josefine Wallat, German Consul General to the city.

On September 30th, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Phong, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, held a courtesy meeting with new Saudi Arabian Ambassador Saud F.M.Al Suwelim on the occasion of beginning his working term in Vietnam.

A delegation led by Mr. Tran Luu Quang, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee, recently paid a visit to Tho Chu island to present gifts to soldiers of 610 radar station and border post, lighthouse station and local people.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council Pham Duc Hai recently hosted a reception with Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress of Jiangsu province, China Liu Handong.

A conference to connect goods supply and demand between Ho Chi Minh city and 45 provinces and cities in 2019-2020 opened at Tan Binh Exhibition and Fair Center, on September 26th.

The number of foreign tourists to Ho Chi Minh city reached more than 6.2 million from the January-September period, a 14.3% rise from the same period last year, according to the city Department of Tourism.

(CPV) - The third Vietbuild International Exhibition in Ho Chi Minh city has a scale of nearly 2,500 booths by exhibitors from 27 countries and territories. The event introduces achievements, new products and technologies on building, building materials and real estate.

On September 24th, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan, a Politburo member, hosted a reception for new US Consul General Marie C. Damour.

A smart school model be built at five high schools in Ho Chi Minh city in the 2019-2020 school year, including include Le Hong Phong high school for the gifted in district 5, Tran Dai Nghia high school for the gifted in district 1, Le Quy Don high school in district 3, Nguyen Hien school in district 11 and Nguyen Du high school in district 10.

German cuisine week in Vietnam will take place at the GBA Oktoberfest Vietnam 2019 at Hotel Nikko Saigon in Ho Chi Minh city from September 26th to 29th.

The fascinating beauty of Korean culture and tourism will be introduced at 2019 Korea Tourism and Cultural Festival in Ho Chi Minh city from September 28th to 29th.

(CPV) - District 3 in Ho Chi Minh city was ranked 18th among the world’s 50 most wonderful residential areas that tourists should visit, according Time Out Index 2019 survey from more than 27,000 city-dwellers around the world.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) will open two new routes connecting Ho Chi Minh city with two famous islands, Bali (Indonesia) and Phuket (Thailand), from October 27th.

The Vietnam Military-run Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) has coordinated with Ho Chi Minh city (HCMC) to transmit 5G services and put into use the Narrowband-Internet of Things (NB-IoT) technology and the digital social development platform in the city.

A Special arts program on President Ho Chi Minh has been broadcast live from Voice of Vietnam’s Theatre in Hanoi, the Kim Lien Special National Relic Site in Nghe An province's Nam Dan district and Nha Rong Wharf - a special relic site situated in Ho Chi Minh city.

The forum is expected to offer opportunities to boost exchange and cooperation between businesses of the two sides while encouraging Korean medium and small-sized companies to invest in other Vietnamese localities aside from HCM city.

An exhibition on real estate, architecture and interior and exterior decoration (Vietbuild 2019) will be held in Ho Chi Minh city from September 25th to 29th.