The Ho Chi Minh City Labour Federation held an event on October 22 connecting Vietnamese families with Lao and Cambodian students in the city.

VOV.VN - The Youth Workers Support Center of Ho Chi Minh City organised a mass wedding ceremony for 82 couples of workers on October 20 in celebration of Vietnamese Women's Day.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hailed contributions of the Air Defence - Air Force (ADAF) to the cause of national construction and defence and pointed out tasks for the force in the new situation while addressing a ceremony celebrating its 60th traditional day in Hanoi on October 19.

VOV.VN - World-renowned DJ Don Diablo of the Netherlands will arrive in Ho Chi Minh City to perform at the “Ho Do” International Music Festival 2023, which is scheduled to take place on December 24.

The French Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City opened a photo exhibition in District 1 on October 18, which promotes France as a tourist destination.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam-Korea Friendship Cultural Festival will be held in District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City on October 21 - 22.

VOV.VN - The 21st Vietnam International Plastics and Rubber Industry Exhibition (VietnamPlas 2023) opened on October 18 in Ho Chi Minh City, attracting the participation of 625 foreign firms from 22 countries and territories globally.

VOV.VN - Indian Navy training ship Sudarshini docked at Ho Chi Minh City international port on October 18, beginning a three-day goodwill visit to the southern city.

The Indian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on October 17 held an inauguration ceremony of the bust of Mahatma Gandhi (1869 -1948) – a great national leader and hero of India – in Tao Dan Park, District 1.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Van Nen, secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, hosted a reception on October 17 for Minister of External Affairs of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar who is on a working visit to the southern city.