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.

The digital class model is expected to help Ho Chi Minh City ease the shortage of teachers at all levels of education.

A river festival is set to be held from May 31 to June 8 in Ho Chi Minh City for the second time, with a series of cultural and entertainment activities taking place related to the southern city’s waterways for locals and tourists.

International medical cooperation in Ho Chi Minh City has generated positive outcomes in recent years, contributing to improving the quality of medical services, protection, and care of people's health.

The Tết Nguyên Tiêu (Lantern Festival) will be held on February 24, or the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar, in Chợ Lớn (Big Market) in HCM City’s District 5.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s southern largest economic hub, has recently announced a list of major tourism promotion programmes for 2024 targeting local and overseas markets.

Ho Chi Minh City contributed significantly to the more-fruitful-than-expected results of Vietnam’s tourism industry last year, solidifying its pivotal role in the recovery and growth of the sector.

The city has completed a number of major transport projects and is carrying out many ongoing traffic construction works.

Following the footsteps of ancestors, the Southern region has proven to be a sacred land with extraordinary people for many generations.

If the southern economic hub is able to capitalise on its 1,100 kilometres of waterway, it will ease pressure on road transport while creating motivation for the development of other economic sectors.

Money sent from Asian countries made up 50.5% of the total overseas remittances to Ho Chi Minh City last year, Vietnam’s largest economic hub, a massive 143.8% spike year-on-year, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s branch in the city.

HCM City and Son La city have joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) as announced by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on February 14.

Domestic consumption will help HCM City’s economy rebound from stagnation and create motivation for the economic center to maintain sustainable development.

Foreign investors prefer Ho Chi Minh City to other cities because the southern metropolis offers many benefits for foreign companies to do business and invest; plus, investors easily receive the government’s active support.

HCM City's Tan Son Nhat International Airport, the country's busiest, has adopted a cashless parking payment system to reduce congestion at its entrance and exit.

Decorated with many unique dragon models on the occasion of the Year of the Dragon, Nguyen Hue flower street in HCM City attracted thousands of people on the opening night.