VOV.VN - The 24th Vietnam Film Festival is scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City from November 21 to 25, aiming to honour outstanding cinematic works and artists that have made significant contributions to the country’s film industry.

VOV.VN - A 1974 painting titled Mona Lisa by renowned Vietnamese artist Mai Trung Thu is currently on display at the exhibition “Roots That Keep Growing”, held at the Quang San Museum of Art in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City will launch 27 new electric bus routes on August 1, as part of a wider rollout of 35 subsidised routes operated by Phuong Trang - FUTA Bus Lines.

VOV.VN - More than 100 speakers alongside hundreds of hospital managers and health professionals from 15 countries and territories will discuss hospital management and health innovation at the 2025 Hospital Management Asia (HMA) Conference in Ho Chi Minh City on September 10-11.

Ho Chi Minh City is ramping up efforts to make its public transport system greener, with a plan to convert 100% of its buses to electric or green energy by 2030. The initiative is part of a broader roadmap to curb emissions and promote sustainable urban transport.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City’s total tourism revenue in the first seven months of 2025 exceeded VND140.3 trillion, marking a nearly 30% increase over the same period last year and fulfilling 54% of the yearly plan, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

VOV.VN - Major retail chains in Ho Chi Minh City, including Saigon Co.op and MM Mega Market, are stepping up shipments of essential goods to northern Vietnam and pledging to maintain stable prices as Typhoon Wipha brings heavy rain and flooding to the region.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has so far this year recorded 10 dengue fever-related deaths, most of whom were adults with underlying health conditions or obesity, according to the municipal Department of Health.

As part of its broader urban redevelopment strategy, Ho Chi Minh City is working to relocate nearly 40,000 households living on and along canals by 2030, with almost 3,000 already resettled as of mid-July 2025.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism has put forward a range of breakthrough solutions aimed at promoting night-time tourism across the city.