A festival is underway in Portugal’s Porto city, aiming to promote the beauty of Vietnam and its Ho Chi Minh City, and enhance economic ties between the two cities.

Ho Chi Minh City hopes to continue expanding cooperation with Singapore in fields with high added values such as digital economy, green economy, circular economy, innovation, new energy, education, healthcare, and youth exchanges.

The third National Culture and Business Forum will be held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 18, organisers announced on July 28.

VOV.VN - Tripzilla.com, a Southeast Asia's top travel inspiration platform, has published an article explaining why Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are among the best choices of places to visit when travelling to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The international beauty exhibition - Vietbeauty & Cosmobeauté Vietnam 2023 is scheduled to officially take place at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City from July 27 to July 29.

With flourishing economic results in the first six months of this year, many enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City expect to keep pace with the growth momentum to accelerate their production and business activities in the coming months.

VOV.VN - The Dubai Chambers of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) officially opened a trade office in Ho Chi Minh City on July 20.

Vietnam’s first open innovation event - Open Innovation Day – TechTraverse 2023 - was held in Ho Chi Minh City on July 20, drawing the participation of more than 100 leading domestic and foreign experts in this field.

Despite a gradual recovery in the tourist sector after the COVID-19 pandemic, Ho Chi Minh City is grappling with a serious shortage of personnel in various sectors, particularly in hotels and restaurants.

It’s a big challenge for the economy to reach this year’s GDP growth target of 6.5%, and economic expansion is hoped to be boosted by some important demand factors in the second half of 2023, experts have said.