Ho Chi Minh City

The Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee on November 26th held a meeting calling on investment in waste treatment projects using burning-waste-to-energy technology.

The Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee on November 26th launched a plan to transform the southern metropolis into a smart city in the 2017-2020 period, with a vision to 2025.

Ho Chi Minh city put into operation its first-ever river bus route on November 25th, hoping to ease road traffic loads.

The Food Transparency Association (FTA) has made its debut in Ho Chi Minh city with 59 members being individuals, farm owners, co-operatives, agricultural start-ups, manufacturers, retailers, raw materials suppliers and service providers.

The British catering service CaterWings has announced the list of the world’s Top 100 culinary destinations after surveying thousands of restaurants and cafes.

President of the Korean Foundation Lee Si-hyung stressed that cultural exchanges play a very important part in developing people-to-people diplomacy between the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh city has made efforts in creating jobs, increasing the quality of vocational training, contributing to improving the lives of laborers.

Not only a means of transportation, Ho Chi Minh city’s first river bus has become a tour to discover waterways, when officially put into use on November 25th.

A delegation led by Ms. Vo Thi Dung, Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee, on November 22nd visited and offered incense to commemorate late Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet at his family's home, on the occasion of his 95th birthday (November 23rd).

The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Ho Chi Minh city organized a ceremony to mark its National Day and the 25th anniversary of Vietnam - RoK diplomatic relations, on November 22nd.

Producers and distributors in Ho Chi Minh city prepared more than VND17.8 trillion to produce, stockpile and supply goods for the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2018; an increase of VND743 billion (4.1%) from Tet last year.

The fourth International Conference and Exhibition on Automation and Industrial Equipment (VAAC 2017) will take place at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre, HCM city from November 29th to December 2nd.

During the visit to Ho Chi Minh city by President of the Russian Federation's Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, on November 20th, the Vietnam – Tatarstan Business Forum was held to help businesses from the two sides seek opportunities for cooperation.

Ho Chi Minh city’s first river bus route, from Bach Dang in District 1 to Linh Dong in Thu Duc district, will offer services free of charge for 10 days to encourage people to choose the new public transport type.

During his reception for Indian General Consul to Ho Chi Minh city Srikar Reddy on November 20th, Chairman of the Can Tho city People’s Committee Vo Thanh Thong expressed his hope that the two sides would increase cooperation in the training and agricultural sectors.

Over 4,000 individuals who are leaders and former leaders of Ho Chi Minh city’s Phu Nhuan district, businesses’ leaders, sponsors, workers, officers and people across the district on November 19th joined a walk to raise fund for the poor.

The Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee and Vietnam Military-run Telecommunications Group (Viettel) have signed a cooperative deal to build the southern hub into a smart urban area in the 2017-2020 period, with a vision to 2025.

The Ho Chi Minh city Fatherland Front has maintained a wide range of activities to care for the poor over the past year, in realization of the city’s sustainable poverty reduction program and social welfare.

Ho Chi Minh city has signed a number of cooperative deals with Republic of Korea (RoK) localities.

Receiving Shim Wonhwan, Director-General of Samsung Vietnam, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said he hoped that Samsung would become an exemplary successful foreign investor in the country.

The Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee has submitted a local government bonds issuance plan in 2017 to the Ministry of Finance.

The Saigon Water Corporation (Sawaco) on November 15th inaugurated a project installing the D2400 safe water supply from Thai Binh intersection to the Dien Bien Phu - Nguyen Binh Khiem crossroads, Ho Chi Minh city, with a length of over 10 kilometres.

A performance titled “The fifth cardinal direction”, composed by Gregor Siedl and Cao Thanh Lan, was held on November 13th in Ho Chi Minh city.

From November 13th to 16th, a delegation of 15 businesses, led by Speaker of Idaho House of Representatives Scott Bedke paid a working visit to Ho Chi Minh city.

Over the past years, the Ho Chi Minh city Fatherland Front has carried out a wide range of practical activities and emulation movements, said To Thi Bich Chau, Chairwoman of the city Fatherland Front, during a ceremony held on November 14th to mark the 87th traditional day of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (November 18th).

The Ho Chi Minh city Department of Transport has proposed opening three round-robin electric car routes to take passengers from wharves to some locations in the city, as the river bus service is put into operation in November.

An exhibition of the portraits of APEC member economies’ leaders, made by combining different pieces of pottery from the southern province of Dong Nai, will be held from November 18th-21st at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, No.66 Nguyen Thai Hoc street, Hanoi.

Products of the Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) underwent strict inspection to be selected to serve the APEC 2017 Economic Leaders’ Week, held in Da Nang city from November 6th-11th.

The University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh city on November 14th signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperating in carrying out new immunotherapy in pediatrics cancer treatment with the Institute of Oncology, Radiology and Nuclear Medicine under the Russia’s Dmitry Rogachev National Research Centre of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology.

The Ho Chi Minh city Fatherland Front on November 13th handed over VND1 billion, mobilized from people, cadres and soldiers across the city, to the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak for supporting Storm Damrey recovery.