VOV.VN - The 21st Vietnam International Plastics and Rubber Industry Exhibition (VietnamPlas 2023) opened on October 18 in Ho Chi Minh City, attracting the participation of 625 foreign firms from 22 countries and territories globally.

VOV.VN - Indian Navy training ship Sudarshini docked at Ho Chi Minh City international port on October 18, beginning a three-day goodwill visit to the southern city.

The Indian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on October 17 held an inauguration ceremony of the bust of Mahatma Gandhi (1869 -1948) – a great national leader and hero of India – in Tao Dan Park, District 1.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Van Nen, secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, hosted a reception on October 17 for Minister of External Affairs of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar who is on a working visit to the southern city.

VOV.VN - Representatives of various tourism businesses, leading airlines, and hotels in Vietnam gathered at the Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City tourism promotion programme taking place from October 11 to October 23 in San Francisco of the United States.

VOV.VN - Vo Van Hoan, vice chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, received Deputy Mayor of China's Chongqing city Zhang Guozhi on October 13 to discuss directions for boosting co-operation between the two localities moving forward.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival (HIFF) 2024 was presented at Vietnam Night held as part of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) 2023 in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on October 9.

VOV.VN - Hum, a restaurant located in Ho Chi Minh City, has been named among the 25 best ‘vegetarian-friendly’ restaurants in the world, as voted for by Tripadvisor readers.

VOV.VN - Miss Earth 2022 beauties have arrived in Ho Chi Minh City ahead of the final night of Miss Earth Vietnam 2023, which is scheduled to take place on October 14.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City health sector has confirmed that the southern city has detected four additional cases of monkeypox, thereby taking total infections up to 13.