Ho Chi Minh City recorded a month-on-month decline of 0.11% in its April consumer price index (CPI), the municipal Statistics Office has reported.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City attracted approximately US$979.65 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) capital during the first four months of the year, representing a fall of 23.45% against the same period from last year, according to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee.

VOV.VN - The second Ho Chi Minh City orchid festival opened on April 28 at Tao Dan Park in District 1, with the event drawing the participation of many gardeners, flower farmers, and plant firms from the city and surrounding localities.

Two rusty giant and eight small crosses at the Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral in the southern metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City will be sent to Belgium for restoration.

VOV.VN - A large number of people have gathered at Mien Dong (East) and Mien Tay (West) coach stations in Ho Chi Minh City as they return to their hometowns to celebrate the upcoming national holidays of National Reunification Day on April 30 and International Labour Day on May 1.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport has proposed the pilot use of electric cars to transport tourists around the city.

VOV.VN - Last year saw Ho Chi Minh City surge far ahead of other localities in the group of top exporters in Vietnam, according to the Vietnam export-import report 2022 unveiled on April 27 by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - After being launched in Hanoi, the Xanh SM (Green - Smart - Mobility) taxi service of GSM Joint Stock Company, the first taxi service supplier using electric vehicles (EVs) in Vietnam, will continue to be implemented in Ho Chi Minh City on April 30.

VOV.VN - Korean Air, the flag carrier of the Republic of Korea (RoK), has selected Vietnam to be the first country in Southeast Asia where it will operate its new Airbus A321neo aircraft.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai hosted a reception on April 26 for Honorary Consul of Vietnam in Switzerland and former Vice Chancellor of Germany Philipp Rosler, during which he thanked the guest for his contributions to the development of Vietnam and localities, including HCM City.