The US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City hosted a ceremony on June 23 to celebrate the 247th anniversary of the US Independence Day (July 4, 1776-2023).

VOV.VN - As many as 461 exhibitors from 20 countries and territories globally are attending Automechanika 2023, a regional trade fair held for the automotive service industry, which opened at Saigon Exhibition & Convention Centre (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City on June 23.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand and the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism on June 21 co-hosted a tourism promotion programme aimed at introducing tourist destinations and updating the nation’s latest tourism products, with a specific focus on Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Four public restrooms of four-to-five star standard have opened in District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City in an attempt to address a lack of restrooms in the southern city.

VOV.VN - Budget airline VietJet on June 16 launched a direct air route connecting Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) and Brisbane (Australia) to further tap into the potential of the Australian aviation market.

VOV.VN - Southern provinces have so far recorded more than 9,000 cases of hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD), including four deaths, according to the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City.

Audiences in the southern city of Ho Chi Minh will have an opportunity to enjoy a night of canonic music entitled “From the West to East” to be held on June 25 at the local Opera House.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 18 issued an order to simultaneously start the construction of three important national transport projects at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on June 18.

Ho Chi Minh City hopes to become a financial technology hub (Fintech hub), a model similar to that of US Wall Street in New York city, according to Lam Dinh Thang, director of the municipal Department of Information and Communications.

Ho Chi Minh City housing is among the least affordable in the Asia Pacific region with a median home price representing 32.5 times the median annual household income, said a report by Urban Land Institute (ULI).