Ho Chi Minh City

So far a majority of martyrs’, wounded soldiers’ and revolutionary contributors’ families in Ho Chi Minh city have equivalent or higher living standard compared to households in their residential areas.

In August, businesses in Ho Chi Minh city are in need of recruiting 22,000 jobs in all industries, surveys and analysis by the city Centre for Forecasting Manpower Needs and Labor Market Information (FALMI) has reported.

During the 70th anniversary of the Day for Wounded Soldiers and Martyrs (July 27th), a delegation from Ho Chi Minh city has organized a journey in which practical activities have been carried out.

The 2017 Export Forum, themed “Recognizing market and managing risks in export”, will be held in Ho Chi Minh city on August 8th.

The Gia Lai provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has organized a seminar to strengthen tourism cooperation with businesses of Ho Chi Minh city.

The Dak Lak provincial General Hospital and the provincial Fund for Children on July 23rd worked with Operation Smile Vietnam to give free medical check-ups and operations to 140 children and disadvantaged adults coming from Central Highlands localities.

The Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee has agreed with its Department of Natural Resources and Environment to order providers of environmental sanitation services in the locality.

The third APEC Senior Officials' Meeting, known as SOM 3, will be held from August 18th to 30th, in Ho Chi Minh city.

Fahasa Company has coordinated with HarperCollins Publisher to open an exhibition on children’s books at Nguyen Hue bookshop on Nguyen Hue pedestrian street, district 1, Ho Chi Minh (HCM) city.

Tat Thanh Cang, 12th PCC member and Standing Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee, on July 20th chaired a meeting to review the implementation of the Politburo Directive on increasing the studying and following of President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style (Directive 05).

Over the past five years, the workers’ month has been regularly observed in Ho Chi Minh city, giving direct assistance to over two million trade union members and workers with a capital of up to VND117 billion.

The 10th International Exhibition on Electrical Technology & Equipment (Vietnam ETE 2017) and the 7th International Exhibition on Products, Technologies of Energy Saving & Green Power (EnertecExpo 2017) opened at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre, Ho Chi Minh city, on July 19th.

The Investment and Trade Promotion Center of Ho Chi Minh (HCM) city on July 19th organized a conference to promote trade, investment and tourism in three Lao provinces: Savannakhet, Khammouane and Bolikhamxay.

Nguyen Thien Nhan, Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee, on July 19th paid a working visit to the Go Cat waste-to-power plant, a pilot project to produce power from waste.

Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee on July 19th held a ceremony to honor 477 outstanding students who have obtained excellent achievements in 2016-2017 school year.

During his reception for Chairman of the Republic of Korea’s Incheon city Council Jegal Won-young on July 18th, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan suggested the RoK set up a start-up support centre in the Vietnamese city.

A ceremony was held in Ho Chi Minh city on July 18th to mark the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Laos and 40 years since the signing of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty of Amity and Cooperation.

Carrying out diverse activities to care for laborers, the trade union of the Long Rich Vietnam Co., Ltd in Linh Trung No. 2 export processing zone in Ho Chi Minh city’s Thu Duc district has been praised as an outstanding unit in studying and following Uncle Ho’s teachings.

As of June, export processing and industrial zones in Ho Chi Minh city had attracted USD384 million in investment this year, a year-on-year increase of 39.36%, the Ho Chi Minh city Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA) has reported.

To mark the 70th anniversary of the Day for Wounded Soldiers and Martyrs (July 27th), Ho Chi Minh city presents VND2 million to each of 280 Vietnamese heroic mothers, said Nguyen Thi Thu, Vice Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee, on July 17th.

The Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee has issued a plan on carry out the Prime Minister’s project on renewing and developing social assistance in 2017-2025, with a vision until 2030.

Over 60,000 volunteer members of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union on July 16th started to reach different areas to carry out practical activities.

The Ho Chi Minh city Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has received approval to pilot a fair for safe agricultural products at Le Van Tam park, District 1.

The Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee has decided to adopt the program on training and developing information and technology (IT) human resources for the 2017-2020 period.

With the spirit to serve patients in the best way, the health care staff of the Trieu An Hospital in Binh Tan district, Ho Chi Minh city has renewed its medical check-up and treatment processes to shorten patients’ waiting time.

After two years of inspection and investigation of the structure, with the participation of many domestic and foreign consultants, the renovation of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Ho Chi Minh city has begun.

The Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee has asked departments, agencies and districts to focus on implementing online public services across the city in 2017.

On July 11th, the Ho Chi Minh city Union of Friendship Organizations and the city Vietnam – France Friendship Association held a meeting to mark the 228th French National Day (July 14th).

The largest humanitarian blood donation drive, Red Journey, has recently held an event in Ho Chi Minh city, attracting 1,500 participants and receiving over 1,700 units of blood.

This year, 12,000 rural laborers in Ho Chi Minh city will be given vocational training courses, with 3,470 of these joining agricultural vocational training courses.