VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City welcomed over 1.6 million foreign visitors in the first quarter of this year, marking an 18.2% increase from the same period in 2024, the municipal Department of Tourism announced on March 25.

Ho Chi Minh City authorities reaffirmed their commitment to creating the best possible conditions for businesses from the Republic of Korea (RoK) at a dialogue on March 25, aimed at unlocking new cooperation and investment opportunities.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports hosted a workshop on March 25 to devise a sports development strategy in the city and to seize upon technology trends to fully tap into the potential of the sports economy.

VOV.VN - Thousands of young people donning traditional Vietnamese outfits participated in a parade throughout the streets of Ho Chi Minh City on March 23, honouring the beauty of traditional costumes.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese 25-year-old man in Ho Chi Minh City has been hospitalised due to botulinum poisoning caused by consuming improperly stored canned pate, according to Nguyen Hoang Trong Nghia, head of the Department of Neurology at the Military Hospital 175, on March 24.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh has expressed Vietnam's wish for collaboration with Luxembourg in the development of financial centres in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang city while paying a working visit to the Grand Duchy from March 20 to 22.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has become a top travel destination for Indonesia tourists, driven by social media trends and affordable travel options, according travel website TTG Asia citing reports from Indonesian travel agencies.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has climbed seven notches to 98th out of 119 cities in the annual Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) published by the China Development Institute (CDI) in China and Z/Yen Partners in UK.

VOV.VN - As temperatures soar across Ho Chi Minh City, the most populous city in Vietnam, many local residents, especially street vendors, motorbike taxi drivers, and outdoor workers, are enduring extreme heat while trying to make a living.

PM Pham Minh Chinh requested Ho Chi Minh City and the southern provinces of Ba Ria – Vung Tau and Binh Duong to promptly addressing concerns and recommendations to concretise and swiftly translate the Party’s policies and guidelines into practice while addressing a conference in Ba Ria – Vung Tau on March 20.