Concerted efforts and much tougher penalties are needed to prevent sexual abuse of children, a Ho Chi Minh City leader has said.

Ho Chi Minh City always regards the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as a major partner that plays an important role in the city’s development, a local official has said.

Ho Chi Minh City and Jeollabuk province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) have optimal potential for cooperation in startup, high-tech agriculture, culture and tourism.

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee has presented “For the young generation” insignias to 15 foreigners who have made outstanding contributions to the development of Vietnamese youths and children and boosting cooperation with their foreign peers.

Doan Van Hieu, a third-year student from the Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, has won the third place at the International Microelectronics Olympiad of Armenia (AMO).

Ho Chi Minh City’s Fatherland Front organised a second consultative conference on March 18 on the list of candidates for the upcoming elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) for the 2021-2026 tenure, where consensus was reached.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism has initiated plans to digitise 100 famous tourist destinations located throughout the southern city in an effort to attract more tourists, said Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa, director of the city’s department of tourism.

A virtual conference was held on March 17 to discuss ways to further promoting the friendship between Vietnamese and Russian youths, along with cooperation between the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) of HCM City and the Committee for External Relations of Saint Petersburg.

Ho Chi Minh City is eyeing to become a centrally- run special urban area, the nation’s biggest economic hub of tourism, industrial services, industry and high-tech agriculture.

VOV.VN - Temperatures in Ho Chi Minh City and neighbouring areas reached between 35 and 37 degrees Celsius on March 18, with UV levels rising the a hazardous figure of 11+, according to meteorologists.