HCM City’s economy saw a variety of bright spots in the opening month of 2021 despite the ongoing complex developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.

More and more US businesses have been looking to pour capital into or expand their existing investment in Ho Chi Minh City, especially in hi-technology, electronics, and telecommunications, as well as other areas where the city has strengths.

A photo exhibition is being held in district 1, downtown Ho Chi Minh City, to celebrate the 91st founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) (February 3) and welcome the success of the 13th National Party Congress.

VOV.VN - Ha Long city plans to host the Spring Flower Fair 2021 and hold a firework display in order to welcome in the Year of the Buffalo on Lunar New Year's Eve following the city bringing the latest outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic under control.

VOV.VN - World Packers, a famous travel website, has listed Hanoi among its top 10 cheapest cities to live in the world.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is projected to strive to attract foreign investment throughout 2021 , with a specific focus on Ho Chi Minh City, according to insiders.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on January 31 afternoon recorded 36 additional positive nCoV cases, including 17 local transmissions and 19 imported into the country.

Hundreds of people gathered in Paris on January 30 to show their support for Vietnamese Agent Orange/dioxine victims after a litigation session of the Crown Court of Evry city for the case filled by Tran To Nga against 14 multinational companies for producing and selling chemical toxins sprayed by US forces in the war in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Businesses throughout Ho Chi Minh City have made efforts to prepare a source of goods with a total value of more than VND19.000 billion in order to cater for the rising demand of consumers in the lead up to the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet), according to the HCM City Department of Industry and Trade.

Foreign enterprises poured a considerable amount of capital into manufacturing and processing projects in the first half of January, according to the head of the investment office at the Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (Hepza), Tran Viet Ha.