Ho Chi Minh City

As of April 28th, the Ho Chi Minh city Food Safety Board sent 318 delegations to inspect for food safety in 1,800 business foundations in the city, fining 94 a total of over VND224 million.

Diverse cultural, artistic and entertainment activities have been held in Ho Chi Minh city on the occasion of national holidays (Southern Liberation and Reunification Day and May Day) to meet the demand of local people, domestic and foreign tourists.

A Buddhist Culture Week is taking place at Pho Quang Pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City to celebrate the 2,561st birth anniversary of Lord Buddha.

On April 27th, a delegation from the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee and Fatherland Front visited the Managing Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and Giac Ngo newspaper.

During a meeting on the socio-economic situation in April held by Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee on April 27th, the issue of maintaining order on pavements and roads received great attention.

Industry and exports continued to be the leading driver for Ho Chi Minh city’s economic development, as they achieved impressive growth in the first four months of 2017.

The Ho Chi Minh city Farmer Association presented savings books to support its members and poor farmers in 2017 on April 27th.

On April 26th, Saigon Transportation Mechanical Corporation (Samco) coordinated with the Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee to begin construction of the new Southern Coach Station.

In the first 3 months of this year, Ho Chi Minh city reported 280 fires, a year-on-year reduction of 58.46%, killing 7 people, injured 13 others, and claiming initial losses of some VND18 billion.

A photo exhibition on Ho Chi Minh city’s 42 years of peace, development and integration has opened in Ho Chi Minh city.

Vietcombank Thu Thiem and Indovina Bank have signed a credit deal with Van Phu Bac Ai Joint Stock Company to provide finance for the construction of a section from Pham Van Dong street to Go Dua - National Highway 1 intersection in Thu Duc district.

(CPV) - The International exhibition on technology, equipment and service in food, tourism and hotel industry (Food and Hotel Vietnam 2017) is being held from April 25th to 27th at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC).

The Police Department for investigation of Drug-related Crimes (PC47) under the Ho Chi Minh City Police said that they have just broken a large drug ring and arrested two men.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport said on April 24th that from early May, the city will pilot the addition of English language signage to serve foreign visitors.

The Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee has issued a program on practicing thrift and prevent wastefulness in the 2016-2020 period, in an attempt to increase responsibility of agencies in managing and using State resources, effectively exploiting budget collection, and contributing to realizing socio-economic development targets.

The Ho Chi Minh City Committee for Overseas Vietnamese examined, granted medicines free of charge and presented gifts to over 500 overseas Vietnamese and Cambodian people in difficult situations in Phnom Penh on April 21st.

A delegation from Ho Chi Minh city led by Huynh Cach Mang, Deputy Chairman of the city People’s Committee, on April 20th visited cadres, soldiers and people working and living on Big Spratly island belonging to the Spratly archipelago.

The 2017 Vietnamese high-quality goods fair, themed “Shopping Week and Festival”, will be held from April 27th to May 2nd at Phu Tho gymnasium in Ho Chi Minh city to serve the shopping demand during the national holidays on April 30th -May 1st.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee Tat Thanh Cang on April 19th received Ms Mary Etta Tarnowka, the US Consul General in Ho Chi Minh city.

The Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee has sent a petition to the government leader to ask for his approval for the policy of investing and building Thu Thiem 4 bridge under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) type (Build-Transfer contract).

A fireworks display in combination with art light and music performances in the Thu Thiem area, with the background of Saigon River, are scheduled to be held for the first time during the April 30th holiday.

The Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee has proposed the Ministry of Planning and Investment, and Ministry of Finance approve the addition of more than VND48.762 trillion of medium-term ODA capital for the 2016-2020 period, in which VND8 trillion is for 2017.

On April 17th, the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee Commission on Popularization and Education carried out the plan on the implementation of the Politburo Decree 05 on increasing the studying and following of President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style among district Party Committee Commission on Popularization and Education and Party organizations.

The Ho Chi Minh city Department of Transport on April 17th worked with the Saigon Water Corporation (Sawaco) to study the construction of water cisterns across the city.

Fifty-one outstanding ethnic minority young people who gained excellent results in study, work and humanitarian and social activities were honoured by the Ho Chi Minh city Youth Federation during a festival of Vietnamese groups’ cultures on April 16th in Ho Chi Minh city.

The French Navy’s amphibious assault ship Mistral and frigate Le Courber are paying a friendly visit to Vietnam from April 15th-21st.

On the occasion of historical April, many Vietnamese living far from the nation return to the homeland to mark the Southern Liberation and National Reunification Day of the country.

When April comes, some streets in the center of Ho Chi Minh city are colourful with tabebuia rosea in blossom.

The 9th international trade show on food, hospitality, restaurant and beverage (Food and Hotel Vietnam 2017) will be held from April 25th-27th at Ho Chi Minh city-based Saigon Exhibition & Convention Centre, said the organizers at a press conference on April 12th.

Ho Chi Minh city expects to have more than 180,000 square meters of new office supply on the market in 2017, of which more than half will be concentrated in the central business district, according to Cushman & Wakefield Vietnam’s first quarter report on the city’s office market.