The Ho Chi Minh Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) on August 20 held a gathering to celebrate Indonesia’s Independence Day (August 17, 1945 – 2024) in the southern economic hub.

VOV.VN - Residents of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest and most populous locality in Vietnam, will be treated to eye-catching fireworks displays on September 2 evening alongside other leisure activities to be held to mark 79 years of National Day.

VOV.VN - The police of Ho Chi Minh City have so far prosecuted as many as 1,038 suspects since the case involving four flight attendants smuggling drugs from France into Vietnam in March 2023.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and President To Lam on August 17 presented the badge “Hero of the People's Armed Forces” to the police of Ho Chi Minh City in recognition of the force’s contributions to protecting local security and order.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and President To Lam on August 17 paid a floral tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at the monument dedicated to the late president on Nguyen Hue walking street in District 1.

VOV.VN - Tourism potential of China’s Zhangjiajie city, a tourist attraction in Hunan province, was introduced in Hanoi on August 16 in an effort to ramp up cooperation among travel firms.

The 18th International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC 2024) with the theme “Responsible Travel – Creating Future” will be held from September 5-7 at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC), the Tourism Department of HCM City announced on August 15.

VOV.VN - The 10th Da Lat Flower Festival is scheduled to take place in December and will last until the end of the year, as announced by the Lam Dong provincial People’s Committee.

VOV.VN - The 14th International Exhibition on Metalworking & Welding Technology in Vietnam (METAL&WELD 2024) and the 16th International Steel and Metal Engineering Exhibition in Vietnam (ISME VIETNAM 2024) will be held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention center (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City from November 21 to November 23.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 10 attended a ceremony marking the completion of a bidding package of the project building a road linking Tran Quoc Hoan and Cong Hoa roads, and examined the construction of Terminal T3 of Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City.