VOV.VN -In recent years both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have undergone rapid development, with many skyscrapers, immense boulevards, and impressive public works taking shape. Let’s take a look at the amazing architectural feats of the nation’s two largest cities:
VOV.VN - According to figures released by the Ho Chi Minh City Disease Control Center (HCDC), the number of dengue fever cases in the southern city hit 543 during the 35th week of the year, a rise of 16 cases compared to the previous week.
Ho Chi Minh City’s foreign trade totalled more than US$60.48 billion in the first eight months of this year, down 0.03% against the same period of 2019.
HCM City’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.06% in August against July, according to the municipal Statistics Office.
Ho Chi Minh City always creates favourable conditions for foreign businesses to operate in the city, contributing to local socio-economic development, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong said on August 27.
VOV.VN - A photo exhibition got underway in Lam Son park in District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City on August 26 to mark celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).
VOV.VN - After pouring a sum of US$1 billion into a local factory, Intel will continue its investment into the nation over the coming years, said Kim Huat Ooi, vice president and general director of Intel Products Vietnam Co., Ltd., at the Ho Chi Minh City - US Business Forum on August 25 to mark 25 years of diplomacy with the US.
VOV.VN - The US Trade and Development Agency announced on August 25 it will provide funding for technical assistance to fundamentally transform the wayHo Chi Minh City manages its daily operations through advanced data analytics.
VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City on August 25 debuted an all-women police escort unit to lead the motorcades to protect Vietnamese and foreign leaders travelling around the southern city.
Some 90-95% of the travel companies in HCM City have suspended operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the municipal Department of Tourism reported on August 24.
The Saigon Hi-tech Park (SHTP) in Ho Chi Minh City expects to draw about US$19 billion in investment this year, according to its management board.
Ho Chi Minh City had disbursed nearly VND20.06 trillion (US$865.4 million) in public investment or 47.6% of the plan for the whole year as of the end of July, according to the municipal People’s Committee.
The Ministry of Transport has approved Dong Nai province’s proposal to widen Ho Chi Minh City-Long Thanh expressway to 10 lanes from its current four.
Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have so far busted 152 illegal entries since May.
VOV.VN -A group consisting of more than 400 tourists who had been left stranded in Da Nang as a result of the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic were successfully brought home to Hanoi on August 12.
VOV.VN - The period from this week to the middle of next week will mark the peak of the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said, while urging the implementation of a range of drastic countermeasures and learn lessons in order to keep the epidemic in check.
VOV.VN - The Da Nang administration has proposed that the Ministry of Transport assist in transporting 1,695 tourists left stranded in the central city due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
VOV.VN - The first ‘free face mask ATM’ has officially came into operation in Ho Chi Minh City on August 6 as part of joint efforts to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic throughout the country.
The July consumer price index (CPI) in Ho Chi Minh City picked up 0.61% from last month, according to the municipal Statistics Office.
A trade fair honouring Vietnamese goods kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on July 29.
