VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has pledged to remove hurdles faced by foreign firms in terms of administrative procedures, transport infrastructure, and tourism development, said Pham Van Mai, chairman of the municipal government.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City received more than 676,565 international arrivals and over 4.6 million domestic tourists during the first two months of the year, earning over VND21 trillion and fulfilling 13% of the yearly plan, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

Nonsan city in Chungcheongnam province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on February 20 announced the opening of its trade office in Ho Chi Minh City, becoming the RoK's first district-level locality to launch a trade office in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Canadian travel magazine The Travel has listed Ho Chi Minh City among top 10 Asian cities that can be considered a dream for every street food lover.

VOV.VN - The Amazing Thailand Fest 2023 will be held on February 25 - 26 at the Youth Cultural House in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnamese theatregoers have been treated to the first-ever performance of L'Homme aux sandales de caoutchouc (The Man in Rubber Sandals), a play written in 1970 by the renowned Algerian writer Kateb Yacine, who wrote the production while living in Vietnam.

The 5th DenimsandJeans Vietnam expo will return in Ho Chi Minh City on March 1 and 2 after three years in hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, heard a February 17 press conference on the show.

VOV.VN - A research team from the Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City bagged second prize at the China-ASEAN Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition 2022 (CAIEC 2022) on February 17 for their artificial intelligence software “Brain Analytics” which can help to detect Alzheimer's disease by analysing MRI brain images.

Ho Chi Minh City is focusing on building unique tourism products to optimise its resources for the development of the smoke-free industry in the post-pandemic period.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai hosted a reception for visiting former French Prime Minister Edouarad Philipe, who is now Mayor of Le Havre city, on February 16.