VOV.VN - Local tour operator Vietravel and the HCM City Business Association co-hosted an exchange on September 23 with 30 Vietnamese ambassadors and consul generals based in foreign countries to discuss current tourism promotions that are taking place abroad.

A new Ho Chi Minh City regulation would make it mandatory for all agricultural products and foodstuffs to have traceability and geographical indications, and require packaging and branding under VietGAP standards to ensure food hygiene and safety.

Ho Chi Minh City authorities are developing a plan for design and construction of underground spaces around metro line stations as part of an effort to renovate its inner districts and develop infrastructure in the next five years.

VOV.VN - Four foreign airlines in addition to domestic carriers Vietnam Airlines and VietJet Air, have been granted permission to resume flights both in and out of the country, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV).

The US plans to set up a Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Academy (YSEALI) next year at the Fulbright University Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Approximately 23 million Vietnamese students of all grades across the country welcomed a new academic year on September 5, 2020 as novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic prevention measures were being put in place.

Exports by Ho Chi Minh City companies in the first eight months of the year reached 28.4 billion USD, a 4 percent increase year-on-year, according to the municipal Department of Industry and Trade.

Ho Chi Minh City’s office market has started to feel the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, with grade A buildings impacted more than grade B, experts have said.

Many traditional markets in Ho Chi Minh City are paying more attention to COVID-19 prevention, but some small traders and local residents are not taking necessary precautions.

VOV.VN - Despite being significantly affected by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, the rate of foreign investment attraction in Ho Chi Minh City since the beginning of the year has continued to rise.