VOV.VN - Ho Chi Min City welcomed more than three million foreign tourists in the first seven months of the year, up 30.3% on-year, achieving 51.4% of this year’s set target, according to figures released by its Department of Tourism.

The Investment and Trade Promotion Centre of Ho Chi Minh City (ITPC) in collaboration with ATIM Consulting Joint Stock Company organised a seminar to promote bilateral trade between Vietnamese businesses and their Canadian counterparts on August 8.

The inaugural Vietnam Best Sommelier Competition is being held in Ho Chi Minh City to find talented sommeliers to represent Vietnam in international competitions, according to the contest’s organisers.

Ho Chi Minh City will accelerate public spending, stimulate consumption, and expand export markets to achieve a growth rate of 7.5% this year, its leader has said.

Ho Chi Minh City welcomes and stands ready to create favourable conditions for partners and investors from Hong Kong (China) to carry out projects and do business the southern largest economic hub, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Phan Van Mai said on August 2.

VOV.VN - A respect-paying ceremony in the national mourning etiquette was solemnly held for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong at the Thong Nhat Hall, Ho Chi Minh City, on July 25.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to construct three international passenger terminals in the Can Gio coastal urban area, Mui Den Do, and Ben Nghe port as part of its efforts to develop waterway transport and attract tourists.

A training course on Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear and Explosive Commodities (CBRNE) Identification is being held in Ho Chi Minh City on July 22-25.

The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City is set to organise the second friendship dialogue and the fifth economic forum with a focus on industrial transformation this September, expecting to welcome a large number of international delegates.

Ho Chi Minh City has accelerated a series of key infrastructure projects to put them into operation soon.