British magazine Time Out has picked Ho Chi Minh City among the top 10 cheapest nightlife destinations to book in the year ahead.

Southern metropolis HCM City will build the largest medical and pharmaceutical industrial park in the country, according to the city’s Department of Health.

The Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden needs to renovate its development orientation and operating activities to be more attractive to HCM City’s residents and tourists, experts say.

The HCM City townhouse and villa market is now at its lowest level since 2019 in terms of supply and number of transactions.

The HCM City People’s Committee organised a conference on March 7 to review last year’s administrative reforms and digital transformation and set tasks for this year.

Ho Chi Minh City was honoured as “Asia’s Leading MICE Tourism Destination” for the fourth consecutive time at the 2023 World MICE Awards gala ceremony held in Berlin, Germany, on March 6.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Tourism has proposed measures to shorten the time needed for the immigration procedures for business class passengers and foreign investors at the city's Tan Son Nhat International Airport.

More than 400 dishes from different regions and localities across the country are being presented at the HCM City Culinary Culture Festival, which will take place from March 28 to 31 at Văn Thánh Tourist Park in HCM City.

HCM City’s Tran Huu Trang Theater in co-operation with its partner, the city’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, will launch a new art project attracting visitors this year.

The river corridor, with its unique characteristics, is the spiritual and natural backbone of the city.

The real estate sector in HCMC saw a significant rebound in revenue in the first two months of this year, statistics show.

Socialbeat, the social media listening software, was launched by the HCM City Department of Information and Communications on February 27. The AI-integrated software processes more than one billion pieces of information each day.

An annual Áo dài festival will take place in HCM City from March 7 to 17 with a wide range of cultural activities, the event’s organisers announced at a press conference held in HCM City on March 1.

The 9th Vietnam-Japan Festival will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from March 9-10, aiming to tighten the friendship between the two countries, said the city’s Director of External Affairs Department Tran Phuoc Anh.

Nearly 5,000 shipping containers have got stranded at HCMC ports as of February, causing disruptions to businesses that import and export goods through the ports, according to the HCMC Department of Customs.

The HCM City plans to continue tours of the municipal People’s Committee and People’s Council headquarters until the end of this year.

Fashion shows and exhibitions featuring áo dài (traditional long dress) will be organised on International Women Day, March 8.

HCM City has launched a project on building book spaces and developing reading culture in the community by 2025.

The HCM City Public Employees’ Trade Union has launched a programme to offer free áo dài (Vietnamese traditional dress) to disadvantaged workers on the occasion of International Women’s Day (March 8).

HCM City has announced plans to organise a range of major tourism promotion events within and outside the country throughout this year in an effort to boost tourism in the city.