Industrial and export processing zones in Ho Chi Minh City attracted US$191.93 million in investment in the first quarter, equivalent to 34.9% of the target for 2024 and 112.12% higher than the figure in the same period last year, the HCM City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA) reported on April 12.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) in co-ordination with the southern city's working group for foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) held an annual conference with foreign NGOs on April 12 in order to discuss co-operation orientations in the near future.

VOV.VN - The central province of Nghe An is scheduled to hold a wide range of activities this May as part of the Làng Sen (Lotus Village) Festival, which will celebrate President Ho Chi Minh’s 134th birthday on May 19.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City must devise a specific plan and standards for electric charging station systems moving forward, heard a workshop held on April 11 in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City 2024 (ITE HCMC 2024) is expected to take place from September 5 to September 7 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center, attracting 500 exhibitors, heard a press conference held on April 11.

VOV.VN - Air India, one of India’s premier global airlines, announced on April 10 that it will officially inaugurate direct air routes between the Indian city of New Delhi and Ho Chi Minh City starting from June 1.

Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Vo Van Hoan on April 10 received former Vice-Chancellor, former Minister of Health and Minister of Economics and Technology of Germany Philipp Rösler who is joining a delegation of German firms to visit the city.

VOV.VN - Renowned Japanese director Koreeda Hirokazu arrived at Tan Son Nhat International Airport on April 9 to mark the start of his journey at the Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival (HIFF) 2024.

VOV.VN - More than 1,000 foreign and local exhibitors are expected to attend the Vietnam Saigon Textile & Garment Industry Expo (SaigonTex & SaigonFabric 2024), which will run from April 10 to April 13 in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the most populous locality and largest financial centre in Vietnam, is speeding up procedures to build three more metro lines with a total capital of more than US$5 billion alongside the two ongoing Metro lines No.1 and No.2.