Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh city attaches great importance to establishing relationships with Korean localities’ Councils to share experience in local authority management, and serve the development process in each country.

Total gross regional domestic product (GRDP) of Ho Chi Minh city was estimated at over VND903.6 trillion, a year-on-year rise of 7.89%, according to the city People’s Committee.

The British Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh City on September 27th launched a motorbike safety campaign themed “#KnowSafetyNoAccidents.”

(CPV) - The second international exhibition on real estate, architecture and interior decoration (Vietbuild 2) opened at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center, Ho Chi Minh city, on September 26th.

A fair and exhibition on Ho Chi Minh city’s technologies in planting, raising and processing agricultural, forestry and fisheries products is being organized from September 19th-23rd by the city Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh city air route ranked 7th among the 10 busiest routes in the world, according to a recent study by Routes.

Ho Chi Minh city wants to boost cooperation in investment, tourism, robot development and biological technology with Japan’s Yamanashi prefecture.

Laos has many potential which Vietnamese businesses can cooperate such as hydropower, minerals exploitation and processing, industrial trees plantation and agricultural products processing.

A delegation from the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee, authority and people led by Vo Thi Dung, Deputy Secretary of the city Party Committee, visited and gave presents to cadres, soldiers and people on Tho Chu Island, Tho Chau commune, Phu Quoc district, Kien Giang province.

The Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee has issued a plan to improve its provincial competitiveness index (PCI) and continue to realize main tasks and solutions to ameliorate investment and business climate in 2018 and the following periods.

The 72nd Indian Independence Day (August 15th) was marked in a meeting in Ho Chi Minh city on August 14th by the city Union of Friendship Organizations (HUFO) and its Vietnam - India Friendship Association.

The Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee has held a meeting to call on investment in solutions for its flooding prevention and waste water treatment.

The Vietnam - Laos trade relation is increasingly growing with a turnover reaching nearly USD612 million in Jan-July 2018, a 17% rise from the same period last year.

The forum “Connecting Vietnamese startups at home and abroad” was co-organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee on June 26th - 27th.

The scheme for the development of Ho Chi Minh city’s trade sector by 2025, with an orientation for 2030, has been announced by the city Department of Industry and Trade.

Receiving new South African Ambassador to Vietnam Mpetjane Kgaogele Lekgoro on June 21st Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong confirmed that Vietnam always considered South Africa one of its leading partners, and a gate for accessing the African market.

The Russian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City celebrated Russia Day (June 12th) at a ceremony on June 8th evening.

The 8th Tourism Promotion Organization for Asia Pacific cities (TPO) Forum will be held from June 21st-22nd in Ho Chi Minh city, recently said the city Department of Tourism.

Ho Chi Minh city is undergoing modern development which is reflected in diverse areas.

Ho Chi Minh city Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) on May 27th organized “Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite” concert with the participation of French conductor Fabien Tehericsen.

An investment promotion conference between People’s Committees of Gia Lai and Ho Chi Minh city was held on May 28th to realize cooperative deals for socio-economic development between the two localities in the 2017-2020 period.

A celebration of the 45th founding anniversary of Vietnam-Australia diplomatic ties was held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 25th.

The Ho Chi Minh city Departments of Tourism, and Health debuted brochure about medical tourism guide on May 23rd.

(CPV) – The 14th international exhibition on automobiles, motorbikes, electric bicycles and supporting industries (Saigon Autotech & Accessories 2018) opened on May 24th, at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center, Ho Chi Minh city.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong on May 21st received Mr. Kari Kahiluoto, Finnish Ambassador to Vietnam, on a working visit to the city.

The 5th advanced youth congress following Uncle Ho’s teachings will take place on May 19th and 20th in Ho Chi Minh city, on the occasion of President Ho Chi Minh’s 128th birthday and 70 years since President Ho Chi Minh's call for patriotic emulation (June 11th).

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organizations and Vietnam-Slovakia Friendship Association on May 10th held a ceremony to start construction of the Vietnam-Slovakia Friendship Tower at No.31 Le Duan street, Ben Nghe ward, District 1.

Le Thanh Liem, Standing Deputy Chairman of Ho Chi Minh People’s Committee, received Mr. Kim Seung Su, Deputy Mayor of Daegu city of the Republic of Korea (RoK), on May 10th.

In implementing the program on building new style rural areas, the number of poor families in Ho Chi Minh city’s Nha Be district was reduced from 2,270 in early 2017 to 1,005 in late 2017.

The Ho Chi Minh City Red Cross Society launched the Humanitarian Month, themed Humanity – From awareness to action, in the city on May 5th to inspire people’s kindness and sympathy and encourage them to give to charity.