VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is facing a rare opportunity to establish and develop a free trade zone (FTZ) linked to production, logistics and commercial-service hubs, a move that could create a new growth engine for the city and Vietnam’s southern key economic region.

VOV.VN - Lao Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith, accompanied by his spouse and a high-level delegation of the Lao Party and State, laid a wreath and paid tribute at the President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi on January 27 as part of his state visit to Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City has intensified efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, tightening accountability and calling for the thorough handling of violations as part of efforts to have the European Commission’s “yellow card” warning against Vietnam’s seafood sector lifted.

Ho Chi Minh City will spend over VND5.9 trillion (over US$225 million) on social welfare activities for the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) 2026.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City on January 25 inaugurated the Photography Street, a new outdoor public art space along Dong Khoi Street and Chi Lang Park, marking the first project of its kind in Vietnam and a concrete step in promoting the city’s creative and cultural industries.

Over the past days, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has worked closely with the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee and relevant agencies to provide the best possible medical care for former Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea Lee Hae-chan in the city, the ministry’s spokesperson Pham Thu Hang said.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) held a ceremony at the Ho Chi Minh Museum – Ho Chi Minh City Branch on January 24 to commemorate India’s 77th Republic Day (January 26, 1950-2026), reflecting the warm sentiments and solidarity between the peoples of the city and India.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City police have dismantled a drug trafficking ring involving foreign nationals, arresting eight South Koreans, including one wanted under an international arrest warrant, authorities said.

On the sidelines of the 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, a Ho Chi Minh City delegation rolled out a series of high-level activities to deepen dialogue, broaden partnerships and advance international cooperation in innovation, science – technology, and digital transformation.

As competition among global financial hubs intensifies, Ho Chi Minh City is moving to carve out a distinct position with a “latecomer but different” strategy, placing institutional reform and innovation at the heart of its competitiveness.