VOV.VN - The Laos Executive Leadership Programme for central and local leaders (LELP) 2026 opened in Ho Chi Minh City on the morning of March 23.

As input costs continue to rise, pushing up prices of goods and services in Ho Chi Minh City, consumers are becoming increasingly tight with their purse strings, prioritising essential items and discounted products.

VOV.VN - Thirteen foreign cyclists will compete in the 38th edition of the Ho Chi Minh City Television Cycling Cup, the national largest cycling event, organisers announced at a launching ceremony held in Ho Chi Minh City on March 22.

VOV.VN - Cardinal Jean-Baptiste Pham Minh Man, former Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City, passed away at his residence on March 22, at the age of 92.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam has underscored the need for the Engineering Corps, an arm of the Vietnam People’s Army, to enhance its overall capacity to meet increasingly demanding national defence tasks amid a rapidly evolving global and regional landscape.

Rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are disrupting global shipping routes and pushing up logistics costs, forcing businesses in Ho Chi Minh City to adjust production plans, diversify markets and seek new supply sources.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology on March 20 launched a new version of its technology exchange platform at techport.vn, marking a major step forward in developing the city’s science and technology market infrastructure.

Ho Chi Minh City will implement a market stabilisation programme covering around 350 essential medicines to ensure adequate supply and affordable prices for residents in 2026–2027.

The Central Theory Council for the 2026–2031 term held its first meeting on March 17 at the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics.

Ho Chi Minh City is set to commence construction of the Ben Thanh–Thu Thiem section of Metro Line No. 2 this April, in a push to fast-track its modern urban rail network and create a strategic corridor connecting key economic centres and major airports.