The 18th International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC 2024) with the theme “Responsible Travel – Creating Future” will be held from September 5-7 at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC), the Tourism Department of HCM City announced on August 15.

Authorities of Co To district in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh is testing a 360-degree virtual reality application to provide a new experience for visitors to the President Ho Chi Minh Special National Memorial Site on Co To island.

VOV.VN - Children from Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia gathered in Ho Chi Minh City on August 13 as part of an ongoing international exchange programme taking place in the southern city.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 10 attended a ceremony marking the completion of a bidding package of the project building a road linking Tran Quoc Hoan and Cong Hoa roads, and examined the construction of Terminal T3 of Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested that Ho Chi Minh City strive to thoroughly grasp and concretize the Resolutions of the Party Central Committee and the National Assembly (NA), thereby successfully fulfilling this year's goals and tasks to reach economic growth of 7.5% to 8%.

VOV.VN - The World Boxing Association (WBA) Asia Convention 2024 kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on August 9, drawing the participation of 200 local delegates and senior leaders of both the WBA and WBA Asia, along with representatives of the federations and professional boxing committees from across Asia.

A wide range of activities to promote financial technology (Fintech) will be held within the framework of the Ho Chi Minh City Fintech Road 2025.

VOV.VN - As many as 80 international students from Cambodia, China, Cuba, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Russia, Thailand and Vietnam discussed hot topics such as health care and the environment at a world student festival in Ho Chi Minh City on August 2.

President To Lam and visiting President of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta on August 1 toured the Hanoi-based Ho Chi Minh Museum, a repository of documents, artifacts, and original films about the life and revolutionary career of the late Vietnamese leader.

VOV.VN - Kayak, a metasearch engine for travel services, has named Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi among the top 10 most affordable places to travel to in Asia.