VOV.VN - Despite the international situation continuing to face unpredictable fluctuations and difficulties in terms of imports and exports in the first quarter of this year, Ho Chi Minh City’s economy has seen positive development, with an average GRDP higher than the entire country, businesses having new orders, and tourism growth being recorded.

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee on March 30 held a ceremony to receive the certificate of membership of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities.

Ho Chi Minh City and the US state of Indiana have the potential for cooperation in many fields, particularly industrial production, agriculture, education, and healthcare, said Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Vo Van Hoan at a meeting with US Senator from Indiana state Todd Young on March 29.

Vietnam boasts three seaports listed among the Top 50 largest container ports globally, namely Ho Chi Minh City Port, Hai Phong Port and Cai Mep-Thi Vai Port.

VOV.VN - More than 400 dishes from different regions and localities across the country are currently being introduced at the Ho Chi Minh City food culture festival, which opened on March 28 at Van Thanh Tourist Park.

A Germany – Vietnam business forum, themed “Collaborative pathways to green growth in Ho Chi Minh City”, took place in Ho Chi Minh City on March 28.

Ho Chi Minh City has the most dynamic innovation and start-up ecosystem in the country, so there is a lot of room for start-up and innovation activities, said Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Phan Van Mai on March 28.

VOV.VN - The 'Skechers Friendship Walk 2024', a charity event to raise funds for disadvantaged children, will be held on May 5 at Saigon Riverside Park of the Thu Thiem New Urban Area in Ho Chi Minh City.

The close-knit relationship between Cuba and Vietnam, founded by President Ho Chi Minh and Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro and nurtured by the two countries’ generations of leaders and people, is a symbol of the era and of solidarity, said President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernández.

A delegation of Ho Chi Minh City led by Standing Vice Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Ho Hai paid a working visit to Venezuela to strengthen and tighten the traditional friendship between the two countries in many fields.