Ho Chi Minh City

After more than 10 years in the Vietnam retail market, Co.op Food chain of the Saigon Union of Trading Cooperatives (Saigon Co.op) has 403 stores after launching four new stores in Can Tho, Binh Duong, Long An and Hanoi.

The Ho Chi Minh city's National Assembly delegation led by Mr. Phan Nguyen Nhu Khue, Head of the city Party Committee’s Commission for Popularization and Education, had a working session with the Council of Paris’ District 8, France on September 17th.

The Vietnam International Electricity, Industrial Machinery and Automation - EMA Vietnam 2019 and Ho Chi Minh city Printing and Packaging Exhibition - HPPE 2019 kicked off on September 18th.

Titled “Kim Van Kieu” directed by French director Christophe Thiry will be performed in Ho Chi Minh city on September 20th and 21st and in Hanoi on September 25th.

The Saigon Union of Trading Cooperatives (Saigon Co.op) and Grab Co., Ltd. on September 17th signed a strategic cooperative deal in order to increase utilities for customers.

The 13th International Woodworking Industry Fair (VietnamWood 2019) will be held from September 18th to 21st at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center, Ho Chi Minh city.

Businesses need to focus more on customer experiences and providing convenience to consumers in the digital era, experts said at a conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 13th.

The festival “Ho Chi Minh City - Development and Integration” will be held by the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee from November 29th to December 1st at Nguyen Hue walking street and Ben Bach Dang Park area in District 1.

A seminar to promote the resources of overseas Vietnamese has been held by the State Commission on Overseas Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh city in order to assist businesses to participate in the Europe - Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

According to the Embassy of France in Vietnam, the Consulate General of France in Ho Chi Minh city will open to the public on September 21st as part of the European Heritage Days in Vietnam.

Standing Deputy Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem on September 12th received Malaysian Minister of Primary Industries Teresa Kok Su Sim, who is paying a working visit to the city.

The 9th agricultural products fair to honor typical products of Ho Chi Minh city in 2018 opened on September 10th.

Ho Chi Minh City Post Office or Saigon Central Post Office, a unique architectural work located in a beautiful urban space, is a destination not to be missed for tourists.

An exhibition affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos opened at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities -VNU Ho Chi Minh city on September 11th.

The 9th agricultural products fair, co-hosted by the Ho Chi Minh city Farmers Association, the Departments of Agricultural and Rural Development and Industry and Trade, opened in the southern city on September 10th.

A conference to call investment in infrastructure of culture, sports, tourism and entertainment in Ho Chi Minh city and the Mekong Delta has been held in the southern hub.

Ho Chi Minh city and the Mekong Delta have called investment in infrastructure of culture, sports, tourism and entertainment in a recent conference under the framework of the first Tourism Connection Forum between the two sides.

Ho Chi Minh city received about USD3.45 billion in remittances sent back home by overseas Vietnamese in the first eight months of 2019, a year-on-year increase of 8 percent, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s HCM city Branch.

Ho Chi Minh City has attracted USD4.19 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) so far this year, up 21.7 percent year-on-year.

According to Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City People's Committee, the high-altitude and low-altitude firework displays will be held at three locations in the city to mark National Day on September 2nd.

About 260 international travel businesses, many of them from Western Europe, Northeast Asian, Southeast Asia and North America, will visit Ho Chi Minh city to seek partners at the 15th International Travel Expo (ITE) held from September 5th to 7th.

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan led a high-ranking delegation from the Vietnamese southern hub to visit Singapore from August 24th-28th, aiming to boost comprehensive cooperation with the host country’s partners.

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan has suggested, together with Indonesia, establishing a network of Southeast Asian climate change-adapting cities to share experience and resources in dealing with challenges caused by urbanisation and climate change.

Ton Duc Thang Museum has coordinated with the National Archives of Vietnam II to organize an exhibition titled “Uncle Ton and workers” to mark the 131st anniversary of President Ton Duc Thang’s birth (August 20th)

The food and beverage industry accounts for 15% of Vietnam’s GDP with an average growth rate of about 7% a year, according to the Ho Chi Minh city Food and Foodstuff Association.

A performance by 13-year-old Hong Kong piano prodigy Peter Leung will take place at a concert at the Soul Live Project Complex in Ho Chi Minh City on August 17th.

Standing Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem had a meeting with Director General at the Finnish National Agency for Education Olli Pekka Heinonen on August 13th to discuss cooperation in education.

A new wordless show of Hat Boi has been launched in Ho Chi Minh City by the city Hat Boi Artistic House to attract tourists and preserve traditional theater.

A concert featuring Vietnamese and Japanese talents and the National Symphony and Orchestra (VNSO) entitled “Toyota Concert” will take place in major cities of Hanoi, Hai Phong and Ho Chi Minh (HCM) city from August 9th to 13th.

The Ho Chi Minh city Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) on August 7th held a get-together to celebrate the 54th anniversary of Singapore’s National Day (August 9th).