Ho Chi Minh City

Vice Chairman of the Da Nang city People’s Committee Nguyen Ngoc Tuan on June 20th held a reception for US acting Consul General to Ho Chi Minh city Timothy Liston, to discuss the preparations for the APEC Summit Week 2017 which is scheduled for this November.

In the first half of this year, the Book Street in Ho Chi Minh city welcomed over 1.2 million visitors, according to the southern representative office of the Vietnam Publishers’ Association.

A delegation of the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee and Fatherland Front, led by Vo Thi Dung, Deputy Secretary of the city Party Committee, on June 19th visited press agencies on the occasion of the 92nd year of the Vietnamese Revolutionary Press Day (June 21st).

The Ho Chi Minh city Confederation of Labor on June 18th held a meeting to honour 259 outstanding individuals and collectives who have realized well the studying and following of President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style, as well as the emulation campaign on good and creative labourers, from 2016 to 2017.

A working delegation from Ho Chi Minh city visited and gave presents worth VND150 million to 30 poor families, in Binh Thuan province’s Phan Thiet city, whose houses had been swept away or collapsed due to sea water intrusion.

The trade union of District 1 on June 15th organized a meeting to honor 70 typical collectives and individuals in studying and following President Ho Chi Minh's example in 2017.

The global real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) has listed Ho Chi Minh city among its Top 26 hotel investment destinations in Southeast Asia, as of the end of March 2017.

To Dai Phong, Deputy Head of the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee Commission on Popularization and Education, on June 15th carried out a directive by the Secretariat, on continuing to renew and increase external information, and a Politburo conclusion on the strategy on developing external information in the 2016-2021 period in the city.

In July, the first river bus route will be put into use to reduce pressure on overland traffic in the city.

Since mid-January, authorized agencies in Ho Chi Minh city’s district 1 have dealt with over 7,000 violations of urban order management, including 203 vehicles parking illegally, and the removal of 812 inappropriate pavement structures for personal purposes.

To mark the World Blood Donor Day, on June 14th, the Ho Chi Minh city Steering Committee on Voluntary Blood Donation collaborated with the city Humanitarian Blood Donation Center to hold a gala in honor of outstanding blood donors.

According to a representative from the Ho Chi Minh (HCM) city Student Assistance Center, about 10,000 students in the city will participate in a program to support candidates during the high school graduation and university entrance exams 2017.

The Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee has established a managing board for investment in ODA projects in the locality, on the basis of merging some relevant agencies.

The Ho Chi Minh city Union of Friendship Organizations and the city Vietnam - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) Friendship Association on June 13th celebrated the 91st birthday and the Sapphire Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, marking 65 years of her reign.

More than 16,800 candidates will join a Korean language exam on June 17th-18th, in accordance with the Employment Permit System (EPS) program, to be selected to work in the Republic of Korea, the Ministry of Labor, War-Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) has reported.

The Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee has issued a plan to realise resolution 08-NQ/TW of the Politburo on developing tourism into a key economic sector, and Directive 07-CT/TW of the Standing Board of the city Party Committee on tasks for developing tourism until 2020.

The Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee has issued a plan to mark the 50th year since the founding of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style at present is to realise his teachings, to continuously emulate at production, to gain high economic efficiency, and to improve and increase people’s quality of living, contributing to building a rich and strong Ho Chi Minh city.

Ho Chi Minh city’s 6, 8 and Binh Tan district Red Cross chapters and Hung Vuong hospital on June 12th completed a social working trip in the mountainous district of Ia Pa in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai.

The Russian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh city on June 8th held a ceremony to mark the 27th National Day of the Russian Federation (June 12th).

Ho Chi Minh city and the Republic of Korea’s Gangwon province on June 8th signed a memorandum of understanding on setting up the friendship and cooperation between the two localities.

The US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh city on June 8th marked the 241st Independence Day (July 4th) of the US.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong was pleased about the good relationship between Vietnam and the Czech Republic and thanked the country for supporting Vietnam during the resistance wars and construction of the country.

Ho Chi Minh city attracted USD1.37 billion of foreign direct investment (FDI) capital over the past five months, a year-on-year rise of 45.8%, according to the city Department of Planning and Investment.

Continuing a working visit to Chinese localities, the delegation of the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee on June 7th visited a commemorative house for Vietnamese universities at the Guangxi Teachers Education University (GTEU).

Ho Chi Minh city is determined to end illegal animal slaughtering and the production of fake goods, and will prosecute those producing or trading unsafe food that affects people’s health.

Continuing a working visit to Chinese localities, a delegation from Ho Chi Minh city on June 6th worked with Guangxi province’s leaders.

(CPV) - Ho Chi Minh city’s export turnover reached USD14 billion from the start of the year, a year-on-year rise of 17.1%, according to the city People’s Committee.

To mark the Day of the Vietnamese Elderly (June 6th), on June 5th, Tran The Luu, Head of the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee Commission on Internal Affairs, visited and wished longevity to Luong Thi Xi and Hoang Kim, who are 90 years old and live in Binh Thanh district.

“Realising well the principles on protecting the environment is the responsibility of the whole Party, people and army,” said Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan during a meeting to respond to World Environment Day (June 5th) and launch the action month for environment, held on June 4th in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province.