Ho Chi Minh City plans to start construction on its Metro Line 2 in January 2026, officials said on November 13, as Vietnam’s largest city pushes to ease chronic congestion by accelerating long-delayed upgrades to its strained urban transport network.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is gearing up to host the Autumn Economic Forum 2025 from November 25–27, with world-leading technology companies taking center stage.

The Vietnam Licensing Expo 2025 (VLE 2025) opened in Ho Chi Minh City on November 13, pitching itself as the ultimate matchmaking hub for local and global players to license and commercialise creative content.

Ho Chi Minh City experts have praised the draft documents for the upcoming 14th National Party Congress, which spotlights “strategic autonomy”, alongside Party and personnel building, institutional reform, as pillars of Vietnam’s next growth stage.

The Japan Kanagawa Festival in Ho Chi Minh City was held on November 12 to promote business connections and expand cooperation between HCM City and Kanagawa, and contribute to the Vietnam-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Many foreign businesses have expressed their readiness to invest in Ho Chi Minh City, providing that administrative procedures are simplified and handled more efficiently.

Ho Chi Minh City is poised to become a Southeast Asian powerhouse in wood and furniture production and exports, provided that companies ramp up green practices, branding and innovation, industry insiders said.

VOV.VN - More than 10,000 Japanese spectators and Vietnamese nationals took part in a special art programme as part of the Vietnam–Ho Chi Minh City Festival 2025, held at Edion Hisaya Plaza Park in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on the evening of November 8.

Ho Chi Minh City attracted more than 6.58 million international visitors in the first 10 months of 2025, reaching 65.9% of the year’s target, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

VOV.VN - Le Loi Street in Ho Chi Minh City will become a “martial arts boulevard” for three days, with thousands of masters, coaches and practitioners from more than 20 domestic and international delegations gathering to take part in the Ho Chi Minh City International Martial Arts Festival, to be held from November 21 to 23.