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.

Total overseas remittances sent to Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s largest recipient, last year exceeded US$10.34 billion, up 8.3% year on year.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is set to relaunch helicopter sightseeing tours with fares starting from around VND 3 million per passenger, with the first flights expected to take off in March 2026.

Strong talent pools, competitive operating costs and an expanding supply of ESG-compliant Grade A offices are strengthening Ho Chi Minh City’s appeal as a top destination for Global Capability Centres (GCCs) in the long-term expansion plans of multinational corporations.

With around one month to go before Lunar New Year Festival (Tet), Ho Chi Minh City’s tourism market is gathering momentum, as visitor numbers climb steadily and businesses step up the promotion of culture- and cuisine-based products to draw travellers and further popularise Vietnam’s image.

VOV.VN - TheSpring Flower Festival for the Year of the Horse 2026 will take place over 12 days, from February 10 to 21, at Tao Dan Park in Ho Chi Minh city, under the theme “"Sắc ngọ nghinh xuân" (Horse hues welcoming spring).

Ho Chi Minh City is intensifying the enforcement of regulations on vessel monitoring system (VMS) installed on fishing vessels, as part of urgent efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

A flag salute ceremony welcoming the 14th National Party Congress took place at the headquarters of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union in Hanoi on January 19.

Party, State, Government, Na and Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) leaders, along with other delegates to the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), paid floral tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on January 19, ahead of the opening of the Congress’s preparatory session.

Vietnam, particularly Ho Chi Minh City, is emerging as a new destination for billion-dollar capital flows into data centre real estate, driven by rapid AI adoption and a growing push for digital infrastructure.