An international forum on sustainability (IFS) seeking sustainable development solutions for universities was officially launched in Ho Chi Minh City recently.

Nearly 12,000 runners will compete at the 5th Techcombank Ho Chi Minh City International Marathon, the event’s organizers said at the launch of the event on December 9.

Vice chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc on December 8 said that the metropolis is willing to support the opening of direct flights between the city and localities in Australia to boost tourism.

VOV.VN - A hot-air balloon festival was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on December 8, offering local residents and tourists the chance to see the country’s most populous and largest economic hub from above.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City was named among the top 15 most searched destinations by global travelers for the holiday season as complied by Booking.com, one of the world’s leading online travel companies.

Vietnam always fully supports Laos’ renovation and development,said Politburo member, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics Nguyen Xuan Thang while paying courtesy calls to General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh in Vientiane.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City’s tourism authority plans to launch overnight cruises with ships accommodating hundreds of people along the Saigon River starting next year.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week 2022 officially opened at Bach Dang Wharf Park in District 1 on December 5, featuring a wide range of exciting activities.

Ho Chi Minh City licensed 807 foreign invested projects worth US$3.54 billion in the first 11 months of this year, up 3.3% in value from a year earlier, according to the General Statistics Office.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Ngo Minh Chau has met leaders of localities of Laos, Cambodia and the Republic of Korea (RoK) who were in the city for a friendship dialogue.