The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony on December 31 to make debut its Public Administrative Service Centre, marking a significant step forward in advancing administrative reform and building a modern, efficient and people-oriented public administration.
VOV.VN - All high-and low-level fireworks sites in Ho Chi Minh City have been completed and are ready for launch to ring in the New Year 2026.
The stock market is expected to see new developments next year as several bank stocks that are currently listing on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) will move to the main Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE).
Ho Chi Minh City’s labour market is projected to continue experiencing a shortfall of suitably qualified workers in 2026, Nguyen Van Hanh Thuc, Director of the city’s Centre for Employment Service, has said.
VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction on December 31 inaugurated a dedicated bicycle lane along Mai Chi Tho Avenue, marking a new step in the city’s efforts to promote green, sustainable urban transport and reduce reliance on private motor vehicles.
VOV.VN - Remittances sent to Ho Chi Minh City are projected to reach US$10.5 billion in 2025, marking a 10.5% increase compared with 2024, according to the State Bank of Vietnam’s Regional Branch 2.
Hanoi tops the 2025 Vietnam eBusiness Index (EBI) with 74.7 points, followed by Ho Chi Minh City with 73.5 points. Da Nang ranks third with 28.1 points.
Delegates to the 11th National Patriotic Emulation Congress visited President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum in Hanoi on December 26 afternoon to pay their respects.
VOV.VN - The Vietnam-Cambodia-Laos Youth Festival 2025 officially opened on the morning of December 26 in Kon Tum ward, central Quang Ngai province, jointly organised by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, the Lao People’s Revolutionary Youth Union and the Cambodian Youth Federation.
An exhibition entitled “Vietnamese cultural heritage – vitality from tradition to modernity” opened on December 25 in Ho Chi Minh City.