VOV.VN - Dozens of domestic and foreign experts gathered at a seminar in Hanoi on January 17 to map out solutions for speeding up major metro projects in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - The northern port city of Hai Phong, the largest of its kind in Northern Vietnam, has unveiled its development planning for 2021-2030 with a vision to 2050, aiming to become a typical city of Asia by 2030.

Thirty-two enterprises in various areas including building materials, consumer goods, garment and textile, food and services received the Ho Chi Minh City Golden Brand Award from the municipal People’s Committee on January 14 for the outstanding achievements they have carved out to develop brands for products and services.

VOV.VN - Tet Viet (Vietnamese Tet) Festival is scheduled to take place from January 18 to January 21 at Le Van Tam Park in Ho Chi Minh City, with the event aiming to honour cultural values and cuisine during the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, the country’s biggest traditional festival.

Ho Chi Minh City has set an ambitious target of welcoming six million international tourists in 2024, alongside plans to host various events and festivals aimed at promoting tourism.

VOV.VN - The management board of the Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (Hepza) has set a target of attracting US$550 million in investment capital this year, averaging at US$8.5 million per ha.

VOV.VN - A commercial centre in District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City has been adorned with colourful Tet decorations as residents get into the festive spirit and prepare to welcome in the Lunar New Year of the Dragon.

VOV.VN - Police operating in Ho Chi Minh City said on January 7 that they have just smashed a major drug trafficking ring transporting illegal substances from Laos to Vietnam, arresting 26 suspects in the process.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is set to to hold a conference calling for greater investment into green growth development towards meeting its sustainable development goals and accelerating economic restructuring in association with innovating green growth models, according to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee.

VOV.VN - A report on the macro-economic situation of Ho Chi Minh City in 2023, which also gives forecasts related to the southern hub’s economic growth in the year ahead, was launched on January 4 at a seminar held by the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) and the municipal Statistics Office.