Ho Chi Minh City

The Korean embassy and the Korean Cultural Centre (KCC) organized Korean Vietnamese Culture Day held in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City to enhance the friendship between Vietnam and the RoK and to popularise Korean culture to people in HCM City.

Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) is considering feasible measures to protect the existing green space of Can Gio while carrying out investment projects in the coastal district.

Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) is paying more attention and efforts to strengthen digital transformation in the fields of publishing, printing, and distribution in the current period.

The Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival (HIFF) 2024 was presented at Vietnam Night held as part of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) 2023 in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on October 9.

Malaysia hopes Vietnam will continue developing prosperously, and the Malaysia-Vietnam friendship will get closer and closer, said new Malaysian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Firdauz Bin Othman at a get-together in celebration of Malaysia’s 66th Independence Day (August 31), held by the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) on October 4.

On September 19, the 10th municipal People’s Council at its 10th meeting in Ho Chi Minh City adopted a decision to to spend over 7 trillion VND (304 million USD) from its budget on infrastructure and equipment of health care units under the mid-term public investment plans for the 2021-2025 and 2025-2030 periods.

The first-ever Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival 2024 (HIFF 2024) will be held on April 6-13 next year with a wide range of activities, drawing participation of 200 filmmakers, actors, and actress from across the world.

A wide range of activities are scheduled to take place during the first-ever Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival 2024 (HIFF 2024) from April 6 to 13 next year, drawing participation of 200 filmmakers, actors, and actress from across the world.

Relations with Japanese localities in particular, and Japanese partners in general, are always one of Ho Chi Minh City’s top priorities, not only because of affection and support from Japan to the city, but also for the strong affection and support of the city's people for Japan and the Vietnam-Japan cooperative relationship, according to Chairman of the City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai.

Hot air balloon performances are expected to take place from 6am to 9am and from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm on September 2 and 3 on Nguyen Thien Thanh street in Thu Thiem New Urban Area in Ho Chi Minh City’s Thu Duc city to celebrate the National Day (September 2).

Mexican gastronomy will be introduced to visitors and people in Ho Chi Minh city during the first Mexican Gastronomic Festival in Ho Chi Minh City from September 15 to 22.

A series of cultural and sports events will take place in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City during the National Day holidays from September 1-4 .

The Saigon Trading Group (SATRA) has promoted learning and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style in production and business activities. This helps businesses develop sustainably, contributing to stabilizing the market of essential goods serving the city's people.

According to the Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO), leading violinist Bui Cong Duy and invited artists from the US will participate in two special concerts at Saigon Opera House on August 25-26 to mark the house’s 30th anniversary.

Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee recently issues a plan for the development of waterway tourism products in the 2023-2025 period with an aim to attract more tourists. Ho Chi Minh City led the nation in terms of revenue from tourism in the first half of 2023, with 80.8 trillion VND (3.39 billion USD).

(CPV) - According to the General Department of Customs, Ho Chi Minh City and Bac Ninh were two localities that recorded export turnover of goods exceeding USD20 billion.

Sotheby’s exhibition of Indochina paintings in Vietnam will take place at 17 at Park Hyatt Saigon Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City from August 14 to 17.

The first Ho Chi Minh City River Festival, organized by the Department of Tourism of Ho Chi Minh City in collaboration with the Department of Culture and Sports, departments, branches, districts and localities, took place on August 4-6.

According to Savills Vietnam, the hotel room occupancy rate in Ho Chi Minh City in the first half of this year stood at 64%, reaching over 92% of the level in the first six months of 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out.

Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee will coordinate with the Vietnamese Embassy in France and Portugal, and Porto authorities to organize a festival from July 28 to 30 in Portugal’s Porto city to promote the beauty of Vietnam and its Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City, and enhance economic ties between the two cities.

According to the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO), two shows of Toyota Concert 2023 will be held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on August 5 and August 8.

The Consulate General of Italy in Ho Chi Minh City coordinated with Patron Art Space to organize an exhibition “Italy: From Plein Air to Atelier” in Ho Chi Minh City to introduce the beauty of Italy.

A concert entitled “A night of Spanish music” will take place on July 7 at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House, marking the return of Vietnamese-French violinist Stephane Tran Ngoc.

A piano competition will be organized by the Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Conservatory of Music from July 6 to July 9 for contestants of all nationalities and different ages.

The Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Conservatory of Music will organize a piano competition for contestants of all nationalities and different ages from July 6 to July 9.

The Vietnam-Canada Business Forum has been organized to promote trade and investment relations of businesses of the both sides the on the occasion of a working visit to Vancouver by the Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) People's Committee delegation.

Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs organized a conference on June 28 to recognize the role of overseas Vietnamese communities in the “Vietnamese people give priority to using Vietnamese goods” campaign.

A conference was held by the Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs on June 28 to recognize the role of overseas Vietnamese communities in the “Vietnamese people give priority to using Vietnamese goods” campaign.

Vietjet has officially opened a direct route from Ho Chi Minh City to Brisbane (Australia), on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Australia.

(CPV) - Ho Chi Minh City’s Thu Duc City has built and launched 254 Ho Chi Minh Cultural Spaces at 5 companies, 6 apartment buildings, 6 religious establishments, 13 cultural inns, 140 schools, 10 organizations and unions.