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Dec. 07, 2025, 02:31 AM
The Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week 2025 and the Shopping Seasons: Binh Duong Mega Sale programme opened on December 3 at the World Trade Centre in Binh Duong ward.
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By 2030, Ho Chi Minh City strives to become a civilised, modern city, and a leading innovation and integration hub during the national industrialisation and modernisation process; to hold a prominent position in Southeast Asia; and to reach the high-income group.
As the four-day National Day (September 2) holiday is approaching, Ho Chi Minh City is stepping up preparations to welcome an anticipated surge of visitors, with travel companies, hotels and tourist attractions upgrading services and offering new experiences to meet growing demand.
To reach the Top 100, each ward and commune must be liveable with civilised urban areas, advanced science, technology and digital transformation, and strong economy, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Van Duoc.
Ho Chi Minh City is pressing ahead with comprehensive and resolute measures to ensure its 2025 economic growth target of 8.5% or higher, with GDP expansion in the second half of the year expected to reach 10.3%.
Vietnam Sport Show 2025 features over 450 booths from 15 countries and territories, bringing together reputable domestic and international brands, affirming its value as an international trade promotion event in Vietnam’s sports and entertainment industry.
The business community in Ho Chi Minh City has proposed several initiatives to unlock the tourism potential, particularly in special zones and suburban areas. These initiatives include diversifying transportation options and enhancing regional connectivity concerning tourism products and services.
In July alone, the city welcomed 695,930 international arrivals, surging 75.3% year-on-year. For the seven-month period, international visitors totalled 4.5 million, up 48% year-on-year.
Following its merger with Binh Duong and Ba Ria-Vung Tau provinces, new HCM City is targeting 10.44 billion USD in foreign direct investment this year.
As Ho Chi Minh City adapts to a streamlined two-tier administration model following its merger with Ba Ria-Vung Tau and Binh Duong provinces, its tourism industry is riding a boom, shifting from post-pandemic recovery to robust growth.
The Government has approved a proposal by Ho Chi Minh City to stop borrowing official development assistance (ODA) loans from Germany’s KfW development bank for Metro Line No. 2 and instead use domestic funds to avoid further delays.
Ho Chi Minh City is now running the pilot operation of a new grassroots-level local administration model in 102 freshly established wards and communes.
Its Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 4.27% in the first five months, impacting residents' budgets, according to a report by the city’s Statistics Office.
VTV.vn - Highlighting the fruitful collaboration between HCM City and Italian localities, Vo Van Hoan, Vice Chairman of the municipal People's Committee.
Recently, HCM City has experienced a noticeable increase in COVID-19 cases, with 26 reported in just one week, compared to an average of only 1-2 cases weekly earlier this year.
France is a priority tourism market for Vietnam with nearly 279,000 French travellers coming to Vietnam in 2024, representing a 97% recovery from pre-COVID-19 levels.
Ho Chi Minh City has consistently regarded strengthening friendship and cooperation with Russian localities, organisations, and enterprises as a key part of its international integration strategy, said Nguyen Thanh Nghi, Permanent Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party Committee.
VTV.vn - Ho Chi Minh City launched a series of cultural and sporting events on April 19 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification (April 30, 1975 – 2025).
Ho Chi Minh City will actively support enterprises in promoting and introducing their products in new markets, seeking customers, expanding export markets, and improving product quality and added value, an official has said.
The Saigon High-tech Park and Intel Products Vietnam (IPV) organised the Intel strategic parts supplier summit 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City on April 1, aiming to enhance cooperation and develop semiconductor and high-tech supply chains in Vietnam.
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