The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism and the Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore are hosting a tourism promotion programme for Vietnam and the southern metropolis in the island nation from October 21 to 26.

VOV.VN - Bamboo Airways has announced plans to reopen the air route connecting Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam and Bangkok of Thailand from November 26, one year on after the suspension of the route for restructuring purposes.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has approved the planning for the Can Gio coastal urban area, which covers an area of 2,870 hectares and is projected to attract nearly US$9 billion in private investment.

A high-level delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Politburo member, Secretary of the CPV Central Committee and Chairman of its Commission for Internal Affairs Phan Dinh Trac paid a working visit to Tanzania from September 22-26.

Ho Chi Minh City wants to further strengthen connections with Turin city of Italy, effectively implement cooperation activities, and deepen their cooperative ties, thus contributing to the enhancement and development of Vietnam - Italy relations, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Phan Van Mai on September 26.

Ho Chi Minh City prioritises the promotion of tourism, trade and investment cooperation with Lao localities, Deputy Secretary of the city Party Committee and Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Phan Van Mai said on September 26.

The 12th Zhejiang Expo in Vietnam opened in Ho Chi Minh City on September 26 in parallel with the Vietnam Sport Show and the Vietnam Cycle Expo.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai hosted a reception for Governor of the Republic of Korea (RoK)'s Chungcheongbuk province Kim Young Hwan on September 23 to discuss ways to expand cooperation between the two localities, especially in training high-quality human resources.

Ho Chi Minh City will pioneer in realising cooperation agreements between Vietnam and Japan, contributing to reinforcing and developing the friendly relations between the two countries, affirmed Phan Van Mai, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, while hosting visiting special advisor to the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance Tsutomu Takebe on September 23.

A specific regulatory framework for renewable energy development is needed to encourage private capital flows into this sector in Vietnam, including Ho Chi Minh City, a forum heard in HCM City on September 20.