Ho Chi Minh City

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai has just signed a document directing departments, branches, People's Committees of districts, and Thu Duc City to thoroughly grasp, strictly comply with, and run the peak period of public investment disbursement in 2024 from October 15 to the end of the 2024 planning year.

Diverse activities such as fireworks displays, a boat race on Sai Gon river, a special music gala, a photo exhibition will be held in Ho Chi Minh city to mark 79 years of National Day (September 2).

A conference was held by the People's Committee of Nha Be district, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) on November 29 to call on investment in the district in order to build Nha Be district into a sustainable development city under Ho Chi Minh City.

Identifying digital technology and digital data as tools for breakthroughs in the digital economy, in 2023 Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) has carried out various activities and solutions to promote digital transformation in the locality, with the vision of becoming a smart city in 2030.

Along with the development of various types of tourism products such as MICE, waterways, cuisine, historical culture, ecology and community, Ho Chi Minh City's medical tourism products are gradually being improved, attracting interest from domestic and foreign tourists.

More than 40 typical tourism products in Thu Duc City and districts in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City have been contributing to enriching new tours and increasing experiences for tourists.

2023 is the year that Ho Chi Minh City promotes the most waterway tourism activities ever. The first river festival and the launch of river tours has brought visitors new and exciting experiences.

Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) aims to develop logistics into a key service industry, with revenue growth reaching 15% by 2025 and 20% by 2030.

On November 14, 2023, Ho Chi Minh City was presented the ASO CIO 2023 award by the Asia-Oceania Computing Industry Organization (ASOCIO) for the category of Excellent Digital Government at the ASOCIO Digital Summit in Seoul, the Republic of Korea.

The budget carrier Vietjet Airlines opened a direct flight connecting the two big cities of Vietnam and China on the occasion of the official visit of Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen to Shanghai city, aiming to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the twinned relationship between the two cities.

At the 12th session of the 10th Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) People's Council for the period 2021-2026, delegates approved a draft proposal stipulating priority areas, criteria, conditions, content and level of support for creative innovation and start-up projects.

On November 11, the Public Administrative Centre of Thu Duc city, Ho Chi Minh City, was inaugurated, becoming the first of its kind in the southern metropolis.

(CPV) - Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) has many advantages to exploit and promote waterway tourism, therefore, the city’s tourism sector has also invested, built and designed many new waterway routes and tours.

Vietnam Association of Stage Artists and the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports has held a press briefing on the 4th National Magic Festival which will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from November 8-11.

The Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will coordinate with Poland’s Mickiewicz Institute and the Warsaw Music Foundation to organize a concert in Ho Chi Minh City to mark the National Independence Day of Poland.

Dozens of international and local string soloists will participate in Saigon International Guitar Festival in Ho Chi Minh City from November 1 to 4.

The 3rd HCM City Tourism Week, themed “Green on every journey”, will take place from December 4 to 10, 2023, said the City Department of Tourism in a press conference.

Industrial production in the first 10 months of 2023 in Ho Chi Minh City has had much prosperity, as the production index of 4 key industries enjoyed sharp increases compared to the same period last year.

Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City has been organizing many promotional activities to promote famous destinations of Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City in particular in Laos and Singapore.

On October 25, the first culture and tourism week of Vietnam’s northwestern region and Ho Chi Minh City kicked off in Luang Prabang, Laos to promote cultural exchange and tourism and create an opportunity to further strengthen the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between Laos and Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) has held a press briefing on the Vietnam-US Friendship Concert in the city on October 28.

A conference to evaluate destinations and develop linking tourism products between Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City and Mekong Delta provinces and cities has been co-organized by the HCM City Department of Tourism and the Bac Lieu Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

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.