The 5th Ho Chi Minh City Golden Brand Award 2024 on January 3 honoured 29 outstanding enterprises which showcased their excellence across a spectrum of industries, from mechanical engineering, consumer goods, apparel to food processing and services.

VOV.VN - A spring flower festival, along with seven flower markets, are set to be launched throughout Ho Chi Minh City in the buildup to the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

VOV.VN - In the final hours of the year 2024, thousands of locals and tourists in Ho Chi Minh City flocked to the city center to enjoy programmes organized to ring in the New Year 2025.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City expects to receive 8.5 million international visitors and 45 million domestic visitors in 2025, and earn VND260,000 billion from tourism services, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism.

Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Company (BSR) has announced its delisting from the UPCoM exchange on January 7, 2025, as it has been accepted for listing on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HoSE).

Ho Chi Minh City plans to convert its public bus network to electric and green energy vehicles by 2030, with 100% of new bus routes opened from 2025 using electricity.

Ho Chi Minh City raised more than VND8.4 billion (US$330,000) at a special art programme in the city on December 26 evening, aiming to support local farmers and disadvantaged residents.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City will renovate the area in front of Ben Thanh Market in the city centre, transforming it into a large square similar to New York’s Times Square.

Despite numerous challenges in 2024, Ho Chi Minh City's economy still record a commendable growth rate of 7.17%, heard a conference held on December 26 to review local socio-economic development achievements for 2024 and set the tasks for 2025.

VOV.VN - Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in big cities of Vietnam like Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hue, and Da Nang on December 24 evening to celebrate Christmas 2025.