President Vo Van Thuong on February 2 visited and inspected the combat readiness of Ho Chi Minh City’s police, fire prevention and fighting, and rescue forces as the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival is nearing.

Ho Chi Minh City has added District 7 and Binh Tan District as new locations for Lunar New Year fireworks displays, taking to 11 the total number throughout the city.

VOV.VN - Bus and railway stations in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have begun to attract larger crowds with less than one week to go before the start of the Lunar New Year holiday, known locally as Tet.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City received more than 416,000 international arrivals and over 2.3 million domestic holidaymakers throughout January, up 16.7% and 12.9% against the same period last year, respectively, reported the municipal Department of Tourism.

VOV.VN - Judging from the global situation and the export results in 2023, experts recommend that localities and businesses should pay close attention to expanding their exports to the Japanese, the Republic of Korea (RoK), and Indian markets.

VOV.VN - A wide range of activities will be held in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City throughout February to celebrate the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

VOV.VN - The number of dengue fever cases recorded in Hanoi in 2023 were twice as high than in Ho Chi Minh City, the Ministry of Health has said.

Ho Chi Minh City wants to promote innovation and multi-national cooperation, and calls for public investment in order to shift to a greener and more sustainable economy, a local official has said.

Vietjet continues to expand its international flight network with a new route connecting Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam with Chengdu of China, contributing to promoting trade and tourism between the two cities and two countries as well.

VOV.VN - The total investment capital in Ho Chi Minh City's export processing and industrial zones last year reached over US$1 billion, representing the highest figure recorded in more than 30 years, according to Tran Viet Ha, deputy board of management of Ho Chi Minh City's Industrial and Export Processing Zones (Hepza).