Ho Chi Minh City

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) and Vietnam-Singapore Friendship Association on August 7th held a meeting to mark the 52nd anniversary of the National Day of the Republic of Singapore (August 9th).

(CPV) - As many as 5,000 people on August 6th joined a walk along Nguyen Hue pedestrian street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh city, in support of the sending-off ceremony of the Vietnamese sports delegation to the upcoming 29th SEA Games in Malaysia.

(CPV) - According to Mr Tran The Thuan, Head of District 1 People’s Committee, 90% of the Bui Vien pedestrian street project in the District has been finished. It should operate this August 19th.

A conference themed “Overseas Vietnamese contribute to the development of Ho Chi Minh city” was held on August 3rd by the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs, Ho Chi Minh city Institute for Development Studies and Organizing Committee of the Vietnam Economist Annual Meeting (VEAM) 2017.

In the first seven months of 2017, total disbursement of State budget capital for public investment in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) city fulfilled 50.5% of the capital plan assigned for the whole year, said the city Department of Planning and Investment on August 3rd.

The two Ho Chi Minh City Visitor Information & Support Centers were launched by the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Promotion Centre and the city Tourism Department, in September 23rd Park and Bach Dang Wharf Park in District 1, on August 2nd.

On August 3rd, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong received Thomas Loidl, Austrian Ambassador to Vietnam, for his farewell at the end of his working term in Vietnam.

The Ho Chi Minh city Tourism Promotion Centre on August 2nd put two visitor information and support stations into operation.

In the first seven months of the year, Ho Chi Minh city saw 22,972 enterprises licensing for new establishment with a total registered capital of VND297.14 trillion.

The Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee has issued a regulation supporting the construction of stock breeding waste treatment facilities in the 2017-2020 period.

To increase bus use among pupils and students, Ho Chi Minh city is expected to put into use over 1,000 new buses from now until 2020, according to Deputy Director of the city Department of Transport Tran Quang Lam.

Mr. Nguyen Thien Nhan, Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee, had a courtesy meeting with Ms. Charlotte Laursen, Danish Ambassador to Vietnam, on August 1st.

Over 5,000 people are expected to join a walk raising funds for Agent Orange victims and poor disabled people, scheduled for August 5th in Ho Chi Minh city’s Cultural Park.

On July 31st, the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee and Fatherland Front, in collaboration with the Navy Force, held a ceremony to hand over and receive canoe CV-01 worth VND22 billion to cadres, soldiers and people on Spratly islands.

The Ho Chi Minh city Department of Information and Communications, in collaboration with Vinatech Company, has officially carried out free wireless network service for workers at their dormitories and hostels across the city.

In its plan on development and management of social housing in the 2016-2020 period, Ho Chi Minh city is striving to build 20,000 social flats and 35,000 accommodations for workers and laborers in industrial zones and 10,000 accommodations for students.

The summer camp for overseas Vietnamese youth and young people in Ho Chi Minh city in 2017 was launched by the Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs in Ho Chi Minh city and the Ho Chi Minh city Youth Union on July 31st.

A photo exhibition highlights the fine relations between Vietnam and Laos, and between Ho Chi Minh city and Xiang Khouang province, opened in Laos on July 31st.

The Savannakhet - Ho Chi Minh (HCM) city friendship exhibition fair was organized in Savannakhet province from July 27th to 30th to mark the 40th anniversary of signing the Vietnam - Laos Treaty of Amity and Cooperation.

Ho Chi Minh City Days were organized in Vientiane by the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, the city People’s Committee, Vientiane Capital Party Committee and the capital People’s Committee, on July 29th.

Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien on July 29th led a delegation to conduct inspection for the prevention of petechial fever in Ho Chi Minh city’s district 12, where an increasingly high number of petechial fever cases has been reported over the past few months.

Ho Chi Minh city housed a total of 196,500 firms as of December 31st, 2016, of which 160,560 were operating.

Ho Chi Minh city collected VND188 trillion to state budget through business activities from start of the year, fulfilling over 50% of the year’s plan.

The Vietnam Farm and Food Expo 2017 and Agritech Vietnam 2017 opened at Sai Gon Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) city on July 26th.

On July 27th, a meeting was held at the Laos’ Savannakhet province International Trade Exhibition and Convention Centre to mark the 55th anniversary of the Vietnam - Laos diplomatic relationship (September 5th) and the 40th year since the signing of the Vietnam - Laos Treaty of Amity and Cooperation.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on July 26th visited and gave presents to beneficiaries’ families in Ho Chi Minh city’s Cu Chi district, marking the 70th anniversary of the Day for Wounded Soldiers and Martyrs.

The Ho Chi Minh city Youth Cultural House on July 26th started an exhibition on President Ho Chi Minh with wounded soldier and martyr affairs, in marking the 70th anniversary of the Day for Wounded Soldiers and Martyrs.

Vietnam’s annual international exhibition on pharmaceuticals and medical supplies (Vietnam Medi-Pharm Expo 2017) will take place Saigon Exhibition & Convention Centre, No.799 Nguyen Van Linh Street, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, from August 17th to 19th.

(CPV) - The Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee and Lotte Group from the Republic of Korea on July 25th agreed to build a multifunctional finance-trade-service centre (ECO - SMART CITY) in the 2a functional zone of Thu Thiem new urban area.

A delegation of Ho Chi Minh city leaders led by Tat Thanh Cang, 12th PCC member and Standing Deputy Secretary of the city Party Committee, on July 25th started a working visit to Laos.