 
        The UK Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, in collaboration with Annam Gourmet supermarket chain, on December 14 launched a programme named “GREAT Food for the Season”, aiming to introduce to local consumers a series of specialty products from famous British food brands.
 
        The Consulate General of Belarus in Ho Chi Minh City was inaugurated at No 2/6, Road 31, Binh An Ward, Thu Duc city, on December 7.
 
        The Thai Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City held a blood donation drive on December 2 to mark the birth anniversary of the country’s late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the National Day and Father’s Day, which falls on December 5.
 
        VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City greatly values and tries its utmost to boost ties with Cambodian localities, including the capital city of Phnom Penh as a contribution to propelling Vietnam-Cambodia relations forward.
 
        VOV.VN - The Japanese Embassy in Hanoi and the Consulate General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City have announced plans to issue e-visa to Vietnamese tourist groups starting from November 1.
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        The relaxed visa policy by Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China) for Vietnamese citizens will open a new period of bilateral partnership, stated Vietnamese Consul General in Hong Kong Pham Binh Dam.
 
        The French Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City opened a photo exhibition in District 1 on October 18, which promotes France as a tourist destination.
 
        The Indian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on October 17 held an inauguration ceremony of the bust of Mahatma Gandhi (1869 -1948) – a great national leader and hero of India – in Tao Dan Park, District 1.
 
        VOV.VN - Nguyen Van Nen, secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, hosted a reception on October 17 for Minister of External Affairs of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar who is on a working visit to the southern city.
 
        VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organizations (HUFO) in co-ordination with the Indonesian Consulate General and the southern metropolis’ Trade and Investment Promotion Center organised a business forum aimed at expanding trade ties between Indonesia and Vietnam, as well as introducing the 38th Trade Exhibition Indonesia (TEI) 2023 and learning about the Halal market.