VOV.VN - Vo Van Hoan, vice chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, held a working session on January 25 with a delegation of newly-appointed heads of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad, led by Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, WTO, and other international organisations in Geneva, Switzerland.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) of Ho Chi Minh City carried out charitable and social activities with total funds of over VND748 billion (US$30.3 million) last year.

Ho Chi Minh City wants to promote innovation and multi-national cooperation, and calls for public investment in order to shift to a greener and more sustainable economy, a local official has said.

Vietjet continues to expand its international flight network with a new route connecting Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam with Chengdu of China, contributing to promoting trade and tourism between the two cities and two countries as well.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai received representatives from international organisations and investors on January 24 within the framework of the investment conference for HCM City’s green growth jointly held by the committee and the World Bank (WB).

Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Phan Van Mai on January 24 met with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier who was paying a two-day state visit to Vietnam from January 23.

VOV.VN - The total investment capital in Ho Chi Minh City's export processing and industrial zones last year reached over US$1 billion, representing the highest figure recorded in more than 30 years, according to Tran Viet Ha, deputy board of management of Ho Chi Minh City's Industrial and Export Processing Zones (Hepza).

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health said on January 24 that it has detected the appearance of the JN.1 sub-variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that is currently spreading rapidly around the globe.

Ho Chi Minh City is trying to bring a breath of fresh air to local industrial parks (IPs) and export processing zones (EPZs) with a view to attracting more foreign investment.

VOV.VN - Prestigious British newspaper The Times recently recommended 12 best places to visit in Vietnam, with the list including the tourist trail of historic Hanoi, ethereal Ha Long Bay, the shopping emporium of Hoi An, and buzzing Ho Chi Minh City, all of which provide dazzling and memorable experiences.