Ho Chi Minh City authorities have actively collaborated with local businesses to strengthen trade promotion activities, aiming to promote the export of mechanical and digital technology products and electrical equipment, which are of strengths of the southern economic hub.

VOV.VN - The Independent, a British online newspaper, has recently hailed Vietnam as the most coveted in Southeast Asia.

To welcome a series of new routes including Ho Chi Minh City - Kochi (India) and Ho Chi Minh City - Jakarta (Indonesia), Vietjet is offering passengers tickets priced from 0 VND in its international flight network.

The total inflows of foreign direct investment into Ho Chi Minh City from early this year to May 20 reached over US$1.14 billion, down 13.5% annually, reported the municipal Department of Planning and Investment.

VOV.VN - The Union of Vietnamese in Europe and the Ho Chi Minh City-based Ton Duc Thang University signed an educational co-operation agreement in Prague in the Czech Republic on June 1.

VOV.VN - Enterovirus 71 (EV71), a virus which most commonly causes hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), has once again been detected in Ho Chi Minh City, according to the municipal Department of Health on June 1.

VOV.VN - The largest annual fruit festival opened on June 1 at Suoi Tien Theme Park in Ho Chi Minh City, with the event featuring the debut participation of several friendship associations.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Products Week 2023-Mechanical and Electrical Devices, Digital Technology opened at Export Showroom in District 1 on June 1.

VOV.VN - The Department of Cybersecurity and High-Tech Crime Prevention (PA05) under the Ministry of National Security announced on June 1 that they had arrested three Korean nationals wanted by INTERPOL in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism held a conference on May 31 to discuss the application of the ASEAN Tourism Standards and launch the ASEAN Tourism Awards among businesses in the sector.