Ho Chi Minh City

A meeting was held by the Vietnam - Slovakia Friendship Association in Ho Chi Minh city and the city Union of Friendship Organizations on October 8th to mark the 25th Slovak National Day (September 1st).

In the first 9 months of this year, agricultural, forestry and fisheries production in Ho Chi Minh city is valued at over VND13.88 trillion, a year-on-year increase of 6.3%.

“Loving Vincent”, the world’s first fully painted film about the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, will be screened at 26 theatres in six locations of Hanoi, Nghe An, Nha Trang, Da Lat, Bien Hoa and Ho Chi Minh city from October 6th.

Standing Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem on October 4th received Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz, Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment, on a visit to the city.

Many agencies, organizations and sponsors in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh city, Ben Tre, Phu Yen and Lam Dong provinces visited and gave Mid-Autumn presents to children, bringing them a warm festival.

Ho Chi Minh city considers emulation as both a solution and a driving force for encouraging society to excellently fulfill political tasks.

The 14th meeting of the Executive Board of the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee (term X) opened on October 3rd, discussing and adopting the report on the implementation of socio-economic development targets in the first 9 months of this year, and putting forth key solutions for the final months.

The Ho Chi Minh city Power Corporation (EVNHCMC) on October 3rd carried out diverse activities to care for disadvantaged children in Ben Tre province’s Giong Tom district.

Credit should be given to priority areas, especially high-tech agriculture, export, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and start-ups.

A classical ballet program titled “A Night of Ballet” will bring to the public a number of famous ballet works successfully performed by Ho Chi Minh city Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) at the Opera House at Lam Son Square in District 1 in Ho Chi Minh city.

A meeting was held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 30th by the municipal chapters of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations and the Vietnam-Germany Friendship Association (VDFG) to mark the 27th Day of German Unity (October 3rd).

(CPV) - The second Vietbuild International Exhibition, themed: Real estate - architecture - home decoration, is being held at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre from September 27th to October 1st.

In the first nine months of the year, Ho Chi Minh city saw 29,921 new enterprises licensed for establishment, with a total registered capital of VND396.493 trillion, up 13% in number of enterprises and up 84.5% in registered capital over a year earlier.

The friendly relationship between Vietnam and Morocco has continuously developed and expanded in diverse areas, confirmed Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh city People's Committee Tran Vinh Tuyen during his reception for Azzeddine Farhane, Moroccan Ambassador to Vietnam, who was on a visit to Ho Chi Minh city on September 25th.

Members of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and the Vietnam Youth Federation in Ho Chi Minh city are carrying out voluntary activities in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh from September 26th-30th.

An intimate meal was organized on September 23rd by the Red Cross Association of Ho Chi Minh city’s District 8 and the Sponsoring Board of the association, for single old people on the occasion of the 26th year of the International Day of Older Persons on October 1st.

The 17th International Agriculture Trade Fair (Agroviet 2017), co-hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, opened in Ho Chi Minh city, on September 21st.

To mark the 50th anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the 22nd year since Vietnam joined ASEAN, on September 21st, the Ho Chi Minh city Department of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with ASEAN member countries’ General Consulates opened the ASEAN Village.

On September 21st, officers from 5 agencies in Ho Chi Minh city donated money to assist people in central localities who were seriously affected by Typhoon Doksuri.

Over 30 billion was mobilized from organizations and individuals to add to the fund for sea and islands during the 5th art performance looking towards the nation’s sea and islands, held by the Ho Chi Minh city Fatherland Front in collaboration with Ho Chi Minh city Television on September 21st.

(CPV) - Denmark’s Grundfos Company in Vietnam debuted a new office in Ho Chi Minh city in a ceremony held on September 21st, reflecting its positive development in the Vietnamese market.

High-speed boats on the Ho Chi Minh (HCM) city - Can Gio - Vung Tau route will be put into operation in early October, according to the city Department of Transport.

Colorful lanterns are sold along streets in Ho Chi Minh city, making them attractive destinations for residents and visitors as the mid-autumn festival approaches.

Some 500,000 people from Ho Chi Minh city, and citizens from Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries living and working in the city, are expected to join the ASEAN Village in Ho Chi Minh city from September 21st-24th.

In September, Ho Chi Minh city provides some 28,000 jobs, including 10,000 part-time and seasonal jobs, according to the city Centre of Forecasting Manpower Needs and Labor Market Information (FALMI).

Mr. Nguyen Thien Nhan, Politburo Member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee, received UK Ambassador to Vietnam Giles Lever on September 19th.

Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan received a delegation of Vietnamese, Lao and Cambodian women during their working visit to Ho Chi Minh city from September 14th-16th.

On September 14th, Standing Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem attended a gala dinner for delegates of the APEC Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Ministerial Meeting.

Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh city Fatherland Front To Thi Bich Chau on September 14th received Bernabe Garcia Valido, Cuban General Consul to Ho Chi Minh city, who bid farewell at the end of his working term in the city.

The 45th APEC Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Working Group meeting took place in Ho Chi Minh city on September 13th.