Ho Chi Minh City

Female public security officers leading delegations of international guests during the APEC 3rd Senior Official Meeting (SOM 3) and Related Meetings held in Ho Chi Minh city from August 18th-30th beautified the public security force during the event.

Ho Chi Minh city is carrying out infrastructure projects on traffic, housing, flood prevention, canal upgrades and new residential areas.

Over the past two years, Ho Chi Minh city has invested over VND1.1 trillion to carry out 36 projects on constructing and equipping forces for firefighting and rescue work; and allocating capital and equipment to departments and districts.

A collective wedding for 100 couples who are disadvantaged workers in Ho Chi Minh City was held by the municipal youth union on September 2nd.

With public funding only able to meet a fifth of the VND1.8 quadrillion (USD80 billion) required for development works in HCM City’s in 2016 – 2020, municipal authorities are striving to involve the private sector.

Mr. Uong Chu Luu, member of the Party Central Committee and Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, met a delegation of officials and employees from Ho Chi Minh City going to Hanoi to report their achievements to Uncle Ho on August 30th.

The organizing board of Ho Chi Minh City’s big holidays on August 31st opened a photo exhibition entitled "Promoting achievements of the August Revolution 1945 in the cause of national construction, protection and development" on the 72nd anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day.

A scientific seminar on the lasting value of “Duong Kach Menh" with the implementation of Directive 05 - CT/TW of the Politburo in the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee was organized by the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Commission for Popularization and Education and the Ho Chi Minh City Cadre Academy on August 30th.

The Ho Chi Minh city Food Safety Management Board has signed a deal with Lam Dong provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to associate to produce and provide safe farm produce to the city during the 2017-2020 period.

More than 700 businesses from 32 localities nationwide and 18 countries and territories will participate in the 13th International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh city (ITE HCMC), which will run at the Saigon Exhibition & Convention Centre from September 7th to 9th.

The German House in Ho Chi Minh city has been completed according to the planned progress, marking the will and great efforts of Vietnamese and German agencies and businesses in investing and building the house.

Throughout September, the Ho Chi Minh city Management Board on Food Safety will start a campaign to inspect food safety in foundations producing and trading products serving the mid-autumn festival.

The golf tournament raising funds for “Giving strength to study” scholarships has recently received VND10.3 billion from businesses and sponsors.

Ho Chi Minh city hoped the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) supports the city in boosting administrative reform, coping with climate change and assisting business start-ups.

The Ho Chi Minh city natural resources and environment sector has called on social involvement in investing in the quality and quantity of dustbins in public places, in an attempt to protect the environment from being polluted by waste.

Tran Vinh Tuyen, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee, on August 28th inspected the construction of the project addressing tidal flooding in consideration of climate change.

A delegation from the Ho Chi Minh city Women's Union presented 140 gifts, including some necessities and cash to disadvantaged women and children in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on August 26th.

The APEC dialogue on Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) and Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in Asia-Pacific was held in Ho Chi Minh city on August 27th.

The Ho Chi Minh city Fatherland Front on August 27th organized a meeting to honour poor pupils and students achieving excellent academic results with Nguyen Huu Tho scholarships.

The Ho Chi Minh city Department of Health on August 27th, in collaboration with the city Department of Natural Resources and Environment and the city Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, launched a campaign to kill mosquito larva to fight dengue fever.

The Ho Chi Minh city Women’s Union on August 27th worked with the city Confederation of Labor and the city Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union to launch a program on planting trees in the 2017-2021 period.

Ho Chi Minh City will host the Cotton Day 2017 on September 12th, which aims to strengthen connection between garment-textile firms and partners, suppliers and experts in the cotton sector.

Global value chains (GVCs) development and cooperation, and promotion of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)’ integration into GVCs have been high on agenda and supported by APEC member economies via a vast chain of initiatives and activities, heard a workshop in Ho Chi Minh city on August 26th.

The 11th Autumn Melodies Art Festival is taking place in Ho Chi Minh city from August 19th – 27th.

Over the past 20 years, the Ho Chi Minh city Relief Association for Handicapped Children has mobilized over VND80 billion to care for handicapped children.

Obstacles to the operation of information technology - electronics businesses in Ho Chi Minh City were addressed in a dialogue between the businesses and the city authority on August 24th.

Ho Chi Minh city will need massive investment from the private sector if it is to meet its goals for transportation, flood control and other areas over the next three years, municipal authorities said at a meeting held on August 24th.

The 17th International Agriculture Trade Fair (AgroViet 2017) will be hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development from September 21st to 24th at Phu Tho Indoor Sports Stadium, Ho Chi Minh city.

By 2020, Ho Chi Minh city will have an additional 200,000 accommodations for workers, with the average housing area of 19.8 square meters per person.

The Southern Vietnam Public Health Emergency Operations Center (EOC) was inaugurated on August 23rd in Ho Chi Minh city Pasteur Institute, on the sidelines of the the third APEC Senior Officials' Meeting and related meetings (SOM 3).