The top 60 Vietnamese start-ups chosen from thousands of contestants competed at the semi-final round of the 2020 Vietnam Start-up Wheel contest in HCM City on November 13.

The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will stage contemporary and classical ballets choreographed by Vietnamese and international artists at the HCM City Opera House on November 14.

VOV.VN - Financial news website Business Insider published an article on November 5 featuring 10 cities that have the cheapest living costs for expats from the United States, with Ho Chi Minh City topping the list, followed by Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, and Bangkok in Thailand.

HCM City recently put forth a plan on the implementation of the national comprehensive financial strategy by 2020, with a vision towards 2030. ​

VOV.VN - The Vietnam CEO Forum 2020 is scheduled to take place on November 19 with 6,000 entrepreneurs nationwide set to participate in the event, according to a press conference held on November 3 to unveil details about the event.

VOV.VN - Vietnam attracted a total of US$23.48 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) during the opening ten months of the year with Singapore leading the way at US$7.51 billion, making up 31.9% of overall investment in the country, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The Supreme People’s Procuracy has issued an indictment prosecuting former transport officials and their accomplices involving in the case of Dinh Ngoc He (alias “Ut troc”), who appropriated over VND725 billion (US$31.3 million) from toll collection on the HCM City-Trung Luong Expressway.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism has launched a second tourism stimulus scheme for the end of the year, offering discounts of up to 50% on hundreds of tour packages.

A recent survey by Savills found that gap of property prices are narrowing between urban and surrounding areas as more facilities are offered to compensate for outer locations.

HCM City is enacting numerous solutions to facilitate FDI into the city by focusing on infrastructure and administrative procedures, as the fund poured into it has been dwindling this year.