VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has been named as the host of the Asia & Oceania Gala Ceremony 2022 of the World Travel Awards, with the event scheduled to take place on September 7.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese tourism industry has been advised to develop fresh tourism products and strengthen marketing activities in foreign markets in order to further attract international visitors to the nation, according to industry insiders.

VOV.VN - As many as 350 businesses from 18 countries globally are expected to participate in the 26th VietFood, Beverage and Professional Packing Machines (VietFood & Beverage – ProPack 2022) international exhibition which is set to run from August 11 to August 13 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo member and President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), has suggested Vietnam and Singapore deepen cooperation in specific areas, including the building of a cooperation programme between the HCMA and Singaporeans partners.

Ho Chi Minh City needs to develop a specific roadmap to improve access to public transport, limit the use of personal vehicles, and speed up progress of metro lines, BRT (bus rapid transit), and others, experts have said.

More than 5,000 people joined a charity walk in support of agent orange (AO)/dioxin victims at Dam Sen Culture Park in Ho Chi Minh City on July 31.

The Blockchain Global Day 2022, themed “Into the Infinity Con-Verse convened”, opened in Ho Chi Minh City on July 29 as the first in a series of the annual blockchain exhibitions intended to maximise conditions to facilitate the development of the industry in Vietnam.

So far, more than 138,300 labourers in Ho Chi Minh City have received housing rent support under the Prime Minister’s decision, according to the municipal Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Remittances to Ho Chi Minh City totalled US$3.16 billion in the first half of 2022, down 13% from the same period last year, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) branch in the southern city.

Ho Chi Minh City has proposed the Ministry of Health permit it to impose health declaration on arrivals in local ports of entry to early detect suspected cases of monkeypox.