Remittances to Ho Chi Minh City reached around US$6.6 billion in 2021, up 9% from the previous year, according to Nguyen Hoang Minh, head of the Vietnam Banks Association’s Office in HCM City.

VOV.VN - With the countdown to the Lunar New Year holiday, known locally as Tet, in its final days, many streets and alleys throughout Ho Chi Minh City can be seen putting up incredible festive decorations.

Ho Chi Minh City always considers international cooperation and the presence of the diplomatic missions in the country's biggest hub in the south as a great resource that needs to be respected and promoted, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Phan Van Mai has affirmed.

VOV.VN - Thousands of visitors have flocked to a calligraphy street in Ho Chi Minh City to purchase calligraphic works, snap photographs, and enjoy the festive atmosphere of the Lunar New Year festival known locally as Tet.

VOV.VN - The Nguyen Hue flower street in Ho Chi Minh City is set to open to visitors during the upcoming Lunar New Year festival, with an array of decorations detailing the challenging period faced by the southern city and its recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Vietnam-India Friendship Association in Ho Chi Minh city wished to strengthen collaboration with the Consulate General of India in the city and the Indian Business Association in Vietnam in organising more cultural, art and people-to-people exchange programmes.

VOV.VN - Local people in Ho Chi Minh City have flocked to pedestrian and flower streets to enjoy the jubilant atmosphere of the traditional lunar New Year holiday (Tet) which is in full swing.

VOV.VN - A local resident of Lam Dong province has tested positive for the Omicron strain, becoming the first such case reported in the Central Highlands, a local health official confirmed.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has set a target of receiving 3.5 million foreign arrivals in 2022 after a bad year for tourism heavily impacted by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered Ho Chi Minh City’s public security forces to ensure social order and safety during Tet, the traditional Lunar New Year festival, to allow residents to enjoy a happy and safe holiday.