Districts 1, 3 and Thu Duc City of Ho Chi Minh City will have smart public lighting systems under a draft plan prepared by the municipal construction department.

VOV.VN - Vietnam for the first time attended the Fetes Consulaires, which was held in the French city of Lyon on June 11 and 12 with an impressive dragon dance and traditional music programme, an Ao dai show and a tourism exhibition.

Ho Chi Minh City is yet to tap the full potential of the night time economy despite evidence from other countries that it encourages higher spending by tourists, experts said.

VOV.VN - Famous French electronic music band Kid Francescoli are scheduled to perform live at Hanoi Rock City on July 1, according to the Institute Francais Vietnam (IFV).

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City expects to increase investment cooperation in green energy development with foreign partners, including those from the United States.

Secretary of the Party Committee and Governor of Sekong province of Laos Leklay Sivilay has suggested enhancing cooperation with central Da Nang city of Vietnam, especially promoting the export of agricultural products between the two localities.

The Thua Thien-Hue Institute for Development Studies, in coordination with the Danish Embassy in Vietnam, on June 7 organised the “Cycling – The story of a green road”, an activity aimed at turning the ancient imperial capital of Hue into a cultural, eco-friendly and smart city.

VOV.VN - The 16th Asian route development forum (Routes Asia 2022) was opened in Da Nang City on June 6, bringing together more than 500 delegates representing more than 200 airlines, airports, and aviation service providers from 42 countries and territories around the world.

A delegation of Ho Chi Minh City's Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs on June 4 provided free health check-ups and medicines for impoverished overseas Vietnamese and Lao people in Vientiane.

Vietjet on June 4 officially inaugurated two direct routes connecting Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi of Vietnam with Mumbai – the financial and economic centre and the biggest city of India.