Ho Chi Minh City

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.

On June 13, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai had a meeting with Mr. Dato Tan Yang Thai, Malaysian Ambassador to Vietnam, during his business trip to Ho Chi Minh City.

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen was pleased to see that the special friendship between Vietnam and Cuba was constantly being cultivated and consolidated. The Vietnamese people never forget the affection that the Cuban people have for Vietnam; the country always standing shoulder to shoulder and supporting Vietnam with the spirit of Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s saying “For Vietnam, Cuba is willing to shed blood”.

On June 7, the Investment and Trade Promotion Center of Ho Chi Minh City (ITPC) in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Vietnam and the Office of the Polish Trade and Investment Office in Ho Chi Minh City held the Poland-Vietnam information and telecommunications conference.

On June 7, Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Vo Van Hoan received Mr. Kim Myung Kyoo, Deputy Governor of Chungcheongbuk Province (the Republic of Korea), who is on a business trip to Ho Chi Minh City.

The Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City Post Office was ranked second in the list of the 11 most beautiful post offices around the world, which was announced by the US magazine Architectural Digest in May.

The Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City Post Office was ranked second in the list of the 11 most beautiful post offices around the world, which was announced by the US magazine Architectural Digest in May.

Internationally acclaimed conductor Honna Tetsuji will lead a concert featuring works by great composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Sergei Rachmaninov at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House on June 9.

Eighteen Russian firms will attend the International Exhibition of Film, Technology, Radio and Television (Telefim Vietnam) 2023 that will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from June 8-10.