Ho Chi Minh City

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Phong, 12th PCC member, Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee and Chairman of the city People’s Committee, on May 29th presented the decision appointing Mr. Huynh Thanh Nhan, Secretary of the Thu Duc district Party Committee, Head of the district People’s Committee, as Director of the city Department of Culture and Sports.

Ho Chi Minh city’s budget collection reached more than VND147.46 trillion from the start of 2017, a year-on-year rise of 18.4% and 42.39% of the year’s estimate.

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan on May 29th inspected the dykes of a flood prevention project in the city.

The Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee has issued a plan to increase social working productivity in the 2016-2020 by 6.5% per year.

The highlight of the Southern Fruit Festival 2017 (from June 1st to August 30th), is a floating fruit market where many boats sell more than 150 kinds of fruit at prices 20-30% cheaper than the market rates.

Many enterprises suggested that the Ho Chi Minh city tourism sector should diversify products to attract more tourists.

The Union of Friendship Organizations, Vietnam-Bulgaria Friendship Association and Vietnam-Russia Friendship Association in Ho Chi Minh city held Slavic Writing and Cultural Day on May 24th.

More than 200 enterprises in Ho Chi Minh city on May 24th had a dialogue with functional organs about a capital assistance policy for business community.

The Ho Chi Minh city Department of Education and Training and the Hansae Yes24 Foundation have recently announced a program to present 10,000 books each year to primary schools in the city.

As many of 87 photos on President Ho Chi Minh’s great sacrifices are on display at an exhibition which opened at Nguyen Hue pedestrian street in Ho Chi Minh city on May 17th.

The Standing Board of the Party Committee of the Ho Chi Minh city Finance and Investment Company (HFIC) on May 17th reviewed one year of implementing Decree 05 of the Politburo on increasing the studying and following of President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style, and praised outstanding collectives and individuals in following Uncle Ho’s example.

Residents in Ho Chi Minh city benefit from public constructions, including investment in roads and upgrading of canals.

Since 2006, the Ho Chi Minh city Red Cross has presented over 30,000 medical insurance cards to poor people and those in remote areas, assisting tens of thousands of poor people to get medical check-ups and treatment.

A 4-day journey to the border provinces of Ha Giang and Tuyen Quang left deep impressions and strong feelings on 60 writers, reporters and officers from the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee Commission on Popularization and Education.

Over the past years, there have been diverse changes in the access of books, of which digitizing and the use of digitized documents has been said to be the future of document dissemination.

Save the Children International (SCI) has recently worked with the Ho Chi Minh city Department of Labor, War-Invalids and Social Affairs to debut a project titled “Friendly school - Protecting vulnerable children” for the second phase in the city, using over VND30.8 billion.

The Ho Chi Minh city Department of Health has launched a campaign to prevent dengue and Zika virus, and respond to the 7th ASEAN Dengue Day.

Ho Chi Minh city wants to accelerate cooperation and call on German businesses to invest in the city’s high technology and energy sectors.

Vietnam takes the Presidency of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) for the 2017-2018 tenure from the Republic of Fiji, at a ceremony held in Ho Chi Minh city on May 11th.

The Prime Minister (PM) has agreed to give supplementation to Ho Chi Minh city transport development scheme by 2020, with a vision after 2020.

"Ho Chi Minh City Street Show", a street art performance program, will be organized on Nguyen Hue walking street on a weekly base, Saturday and Sunday evenings, from May 13th.

Trade unions of Ho Chi Minh city export processing and industrial zones on May 9th signed a cooperation deal with the Unilever Company on realizing a social welfare program in order to improve the health and spiritual lives of workers in the city's export processing and industrial zones.

The Politburo on May 10th granted a decision assigning Nguyen Thien Nhan, Politburo member (12th term) and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, to be Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee.

Sorting waste at the source and renewing the waste collection process were among solutions put forth during a workshop on reducing environmental pollution in Ho Chi Minh city, held on May 9th by Sai Gon Giai Phong (Saigon Liberation) newspaper and the city Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

On May 10th, the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha celebrated Buddha’s birthday in Ho Chi Minh city and Thua Thien - Hue province, with the participation of superior monks and thousands of Buddhist monks and nuns and followers.

(CPV) - The Eco-Products International Fair (EPIF) 2017 will be held from May 11th to 13th, at Ho Chi Minh city's Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre.

The 238th Green Health Program was organized by the Tam Viet Doctor Association, Ho Chi Minh city Business Association, Entrepreneurs Fund for the community and Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association in Ho Chi Minh city at Hue Quang Pagoda, Go Cong town, Tien Giang province on May 7th.

The Ho Chi Minh city People's Committee has allowed a business to pilot a project to transport tourists by tramcar in the city center for three years.

On May 7th, Politburo member and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Nguyen Thien Nhan congratulated the Office II of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Ho Chi Minh city on the Buddha’s birthday.

The Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee has issued a plan to carry out the action month responding to the national week on safe water and environmental hygiene, and the World Environment Day (June 5th).