Among the foreign direct investment (FDI) companies active in HCMC, Singaporean investors top the list, with 1,560 projects and total registered capital of US$13.6 billion.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism planned to offer language courses in Korean, Japanese, and Spanish – all free of charge – to tour guides.

The HCM City Department of Culture and Sports has sent the municipal People’s Committee a proposal for street arts performances on Nguyen Hue pedestrian street in District 1 for 2022-2025 period, starting this month.

The disbursement rate for public investment capital in HCM City had reached only 26 percent as of the end of July. About 100 projects had a disbursement rate of zero.

Huynh Kim Tuoc, managing director of Sai Gon Innovation Hub's (SiHub) Start-up Support Centre under the HCM City Department of Science and Technology, affirmed Vietnam holds tremendous potential for technology development

Traffic congestion has plagued the area around Tan Son Nhat International Airport for long, but a solution seems to be around the corner with HCM City authorities finalising procedures for several works to be carried out this year.

About 1,000 people attended and experienced the tourism promotion event “My Soul Seoul in Ho Chi Minh” hosted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Seoul Tourism Organisation in HCM City on August 2.

HCM City has instructed its districts to set up more COVID-19 vaccination sites for children in August.

The requirement on medical declarations may cause foreign travelers to hesitate to come to HCM City, epidemiologists say.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has warned HCM City of the multiple challenges it faces ahead, urging the city officials to seek drastic measures to address them to ensure a growth rate of 6-6.5 per cent this year.

HCM City will turn another 22 streets into pedestrian streets on weekends between 2022 and 2025.

The Cambodian Ministry of Tourism is scheduled to host the “Cambodia Night” event on September 8 at the International Travel Expo in Ho Chi Minh City.

The June 2022 Report on HCMC’s macroeconomy said the city’s economy has almost got back to its high-growth path. Certain industries have hit or exceeded their pre-pandemic growth rates.

The HCMC government has set a target of building 93,000 new social homes in the next 10 years, creating good business opportunities for many companies in the industry. However, there is a lot of work to be done to achieve the target.

After six years of studying at university and 18 months of practicing, a doctor at a public hospital receives a salary and allowance of VND4.8 million. But the incomes of medical workers at private hospitals are 3-6 times higher.

HCM City authorities are calling on the health sector and each individual to take all the precautions needed to tackle the dengue fever virus amid a spike in new infections in the second largest city.

HCM City has added 12 new bus routes comprising four minibus, ‘high-quality’ inner city and inter-provincial services each.

Saigontourist, a leading tour operator in Vietnam, received its first 30 international visitors travelling to Ho Chi Minh City by river on July 18 following two years of disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

It was recorded that, on the last two days of the week in Ho Chi Minh City, the number of people flocking to traditional markets, supermarkets, and trade centers increased sharply.

HCM City prepares three scenarios to respond to the dengue epidemic, ensuring an efficient treatment system for 2,000 to 6,000 patients.