Representatives from the Departments of Transport of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City joined other delegates representing authorities, and transport and digital development sectors from 28 cities around the world in the third International Transport Conference in Moscow on August 22 – 23.

Phan Van Mai, Vice Secretary of the Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City and Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, received Manuel Domingos Augusto, Politburo member and Secretary of the Central Committee of the ruling People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), on August 22.

Ho Chi Minh City is greatly proud that its friendship and cooperation with Lao localities have been developing unceasingly in multiple areas and obtaining numerous practical results, said Vice Secretary of the municipal Party Committee and Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Council Nguyen Thi Le.

The Ho Chi Minh Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) on August 20 held a gathering to celebrate Indonesia’s Independence Day (August 17, 1945 – 2024) in the southern economic hub.

VOV.VN - The 14th International Exhibition on Metalworking & Welding Technology in Vietnam (METAL&WELD 2024) and the 16th International Steel and Metal Engineering Exhibition in Vietnam (ISME VIETNAM 2024) will be held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention center (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City from November 21 to November 23.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested that Ho Chi Minh City strive to thoroughly grasp and concretize the Resolutions of the Party Central Committee and the National Assembly (NA), thereby successfully fulfilling this year's goals and tasks to reach economic growth of 7.5% to 8%.

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.