Many foreign businesses have expressed their readiness to invest in Ho Chi Minh City, providing that administrative procedures are simplified and handled more efficiently.

VOV.VN - Pham Van Mach, one of Vietnam’s most decorated bodybuilders, and 22 other Vietnamese athletes departed for Indonesia on November 11 to compete at the 16th World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championships (WBPF) 2025.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Home Affairs, in coordination with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) on November 11 launched the National Action Month for Gender Equality and Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response 2025 under the theme “Gender equality and safety for women and girls in the digital era.”

VOV.VN - Online travel platform MakeMyTrip will launch package tours from India to Phu Quoc city in An Giang province, located in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region, with charter flights operated by Air India Express beginning December 9.

VOV.VN - The 2025 Vietnam-India Bilateral Army Exercise (VINBAX 2025) opened at the National Military Training Center 4 on November 11 in Hanoi, jointly organized by the defense ministries of both countries.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Vu Le Thai Hoang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations and other international organisations in Vienna (Austria) has affirmed Vietnam’s commitment to the shared goal of a world free of nuclear testing.

VOV.VN - Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City has recently coordinated with multiple units to carry out seven organ transplants, including the first lung transplant in southern Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City is poised to become a Southeast Asian powerhouse in wood and furniture production and exports, provided that companies ramp up green practices, branding and innovation, industry insiders said.

Vietnam’s athletes aim to win 40 – 50 gold medals and rank among the top four nations at the 2025 ASEAN Para Games in Thailand next year, according to the Sports Authority of Vietnam under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The State Audit of Vietnam (SAV) and the Spanish Court of Audit agreed to continue promoting the implementation of their existing cooperation agreement, through exchanges of high-level delegations and specialised working groups on topics of their expertise and mutual interest.