VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has overtaken Singapore to claim second place among 65 cities worldwide with the highest “staying power,” according to the City Pulse 2025 report released by the Gensler Research Institute.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and his spouse Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga on July 28 (local time) visited the family of Jacques Savary in Switzerland’s Vevey, who has made substantial contributions to the healthcare sector and communities in Vietnam’s Can Tho city.

VOV.VN - The sixth International Student Media Arts Festival (ISMA 2025) opened at Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, on July 25, featuring 121 works from 37 universities across eight countries.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is set to host the 2025 Vietnam–Korea Friendship Cultural Festival from July 26 to 27 on Le Loi Street, celebrating strong cross-cultural ties between the two countries.

VOV.VN - More than 3,000 domestic and international brands in the cosmetics and beauty sector are presenting their latest products and technologies at a major international exhibition series that opened on July 24 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - More than 100 leading enterprises from around the world are set to participate in the sixth Binh Duong International Woodworking Machinery Exhibition (BIFA WOOD VIETNAM 2025), slated for August 6 - 9 in Ho Chi Minh City.

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 - Nha Trang, Hanoi, and Da Nang have been named among the world’s 50 most attractive tourism cities in the Global Tourism City Attractiveness Index, released by Yanolja Research, the Republic of Korea’s leading private travel and tourism institute.

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 - Due to the impact of Typhoon Wipha, Ho Chi Minh City has ordered the temporary suspension of two high-speed boat routes between the mainland and Con Dao Special Zone in a bid to ensure the safety of both passengers and vehicles.