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.

VOV.VN - The increasing demand for trading and travelling during the Lunar New Year holiday will pose a high risk of disease outbreaks, especially those transmitted through the respiratory systems, according to the Center for Disease Control of Ho Chi Minh City (HCDC).

Ho Chi Minh City expects strong tourism growth in 2024 following its encouraging outcomes in 2023, said Director of the municipal Tourism Department Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa.

The Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City air route recorded over 10.8 million seats sold between October 2022 and September 2023, making it the fourth busiest domestic air route in the world in 2023, according to statistics from air travel data provider OAG.

VOV.VN - Tourist destinations across the country, including Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Nha Trang, and Phu Quoc all welcomed a large number of international visitors during the three-day New Year holiday.

VOV.VN - The Thua Thien Hue Department of Tourism hosted a program on the morning of January 1 to welcome the first visitors to the locality by air in 2024.