VOV.VN - Police forces operating in Ho Chi Minh City stated they arrested 17 people on October 27 following a series of searches, with 100 kg of a variety of drugs seized in the process.

As of the beginning of October, Ho Chi Minh City has licensed nearly 30,000 new businesses with combined registered capital totaling VND667 trillion (US$28.64 billion), according to the municipal Department of Planning and Investment.

Cultural experts have hailed ‘ao dai’, traditional Vietnamese dress, for the extent to which it honours the intangible values of humanity.

Banks in Ho Chi Minh City are focusing on measures to mitigate the difficulties faced by businesses due to the COVID-19 pandemic and help them get back to health, a State Bank of Vietnam official has said.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Relief Board launched a campaign on October 17 calling for donations to be made to residents suffering the effects of flooding in the nation’s central region.

Ho Chi Minh City has allowed another 14 hotels to serve as paid quarantine facilities to meet the growing demand, taking its total count to 24.

The 11th Congress of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Organisation for the 2020-2025 tenure opened on October 15, with 444 delegates taking part.

The prices of properties with land in Ho Chi Minh City increased by 15% in the third quarter from the same period of last year due to lack of new supply, according to a report by property consultancy JLL.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City I FC have finished top of the first leg of the National Women’s Football Championship after recording a resounding 3-0 win over hosts Hanoi II FC on October 13.

VOV.VN - The seventh version of the Ao Dai Festival, aimed at celebrating the nation’s traditional long dress, kicked off on October 11 at the Vietnam History Museum in Ho Chi Minh City, with plenty of local residents and tourists in attendance.