A delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy in France led by Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang attended a ceremony to reinstate the memorial plaque to President Ho Chi Minh as part of a working visit to the southern port city of Marseille on September 16 and 17.

VOV.VN - The second Vietnam Interior and Build Expo (VIBE 2025) is scheduled to take place at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, from October 1-4.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City for the first time will play host to the 2025 Predator WPA World 10-Ball Men’s Championship, due to take place from September 17 to 28.

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on September 14 held a ceremony to receive the Ho Chi Minh Order for the third time and celebrate its 80th founding anniversary (September 15, 1945–2025), with Party General Secretary To Lam attending.

The Ho Chi Minh City Police has issued a warning to locals to watch out for online scams, following a cybersecurity breach at the National Credit Information Center (CIC) on September 11.

Ho Chi Minh City always attaches great importance to strengthening friendship exchanges and mutually beneficial cooperation with Chinese localities, in line with the Vietnam – China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership and community with shared future that carries strategic significance.

The policy of expanding foreign ownership quotas for eligible projects to sell to foreigners is seen as an important step to help the market absorb international capital, while positioning Ho Chi Minh City as an integrated real estate hub in Southeast Asia.

A solemn incense-offering ceremony was held at the Ho Chi Minh Temple on the peak of Mount Vua in Ba Vi National Park, Hanoi, on September 12 to mark the 56th anniversary of the President’s passing and the successful organisation of the celebration of the 80th August Revolution and National Day anniversary.

VOV.VN - Australia’s Governor-General Sam Mostyn attended the third annual Vietnam-Australia Forum, jointly organized by the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and the Australian Embassy in Vietnam on September 11 in Hanoi, as part of her state visit to Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s economic powerhouse, reported robust gains in industry, services, and foreign investment in the first eight months, but officials warned that sluggish public investment is threatening its 8.5% growth target.