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HCM City enhances cooperation with localities of Laos , Cambodia, RoK. (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Ngo Minh Chau on December 3 met leaders of localities of Laos, Cambodia and the Republic of Korea (RoK) who were in the city for a friendship dialogue. Meeting Vientiane's Vice Mayor Phoukhong Bannavong and Savannakhet province’s Deputy Governor Lingthong Sengtavanh of Laos, Chau noted with pleasure the Vietnam-Laos friendship. Recalling a meeting between HCM City leaders and Lao Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone last September, Chau said the two sides agreed to organise a Vietnam-Laos trade and investment promotion forum in HCM City on December 13. Deputy PM Sonexay Siphandone is scheduled to lead a delegation to the event, he said, inviting representatives from Vientiane and Savannakhet to the forum. Phoukhong Bannavong, for his part, suggested departments, agencies and investors in Vientiane and HCM … [Read more...] about HCM City enhances cooperation with localities of Laos, Cambodia, RoK

The HCM City People’s Committee ’s contest for solutions and products in artificial intelligence applications is open to entries until October 15. (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - The HCM City People’s Committee opened a contest for solutions and products in artificial intelligence (AI) applications until October 15. It calls on the business community and residents to join hands to effectively implement the city's digital transformation strategy. AI -Solution looks for outstanding solutions and products based on artificial intelligence technologies in key socio-economic sectors such as production, business, transportation, finance, healthcare, education, tourism, agriculture, and serving the community. AI-Challenge , and 39 products and solutions from 31 units participating in AI-Solution, with the prizes awarded totalling 365 million VND (15,320 USD). VNA … [Read more...] about HCM City’s AI-powered solutions contest opens

More than 30 cars and motorbikes made in the 20th century paraded down HCM City streets this morning, December 6. The event was jointly held by Biet Dong Sai Gon - Gia Dinh Museum, the UNESCO Club on Research and Preservation for the Value of National Antiquity, Fiditour, and other groups to mark the 2nd HCM City Tourism Week. a Huynh Minh Hiep, Deputy Office Manager of the UNESCO Club on Research and Preservation for the Value of National Antiquity, saw the participation of 15 cars and 20 motorbikes made between 1930 and 1970. The event was aimed to depict features of Saigon in the past. The Motobecane AB1 produced in 1938 was among the oldest vehicles in the parade. It is also the only one of its kind in Vietnam at present. Many different kinds of vehicles such as Volkswagen, Mercedes, Ford Mustang, Honda, and Vespa also joined the programme. The vehicles travelled through sites, including the HCM City People’s Committee, the HCM City … [Read more...] about Many historic vehicles parade on HCM City streets

The city made the proposal in an urgent document sent to the Government’s Office on December 8, saying it is capable of meeting the requirements of organizing international commercial flights in the near future. It said many local companies have developed plans to engage in the operation of international flights to/from Ho Chi Minh City via Tan Son Nhat International Airport. The city has 61 hotels with a total of 6,183 beds designated for quarantining incoming visitors and is to add new paid isolation sites. HCM City is capable of receiving foreign visitors and organizing concentrated medical isolation, said the document. The city also proposed piloting regular international commercial flights to/from Tan Son Nhat International Airport in the first phase from December. It is considering entry conditions for incoming passengers with a vaccine passport from countries and regions. Accordingly, diplomats and experts entering Vietnam with a vaccine passport will self-monitor … [Read more...] about HCM City wants to receive foreign travelers in December 2021

HCM City authorities will soon issue a decision on compensation for the site clearance of 14.7 hectares of military land to serve the construction of Tan Son Nhat International Airport’s Terminal T3 project. This followed the proposal by the Ministry of Defense to deal with obstacles which slowed down the handover of the military land for the Terminal T3 project. Tan Son Nhat International Airport The land belongs to the Vietnam People's Air Force. The VND11 trillion (USD 443.54 million) Terminal 3 project was approved by the government in May 2020 with Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) as the investor. The project has a designed capacity of 20 million passengers per year. Along with the two current terminals, the airport’s total capacity is expected to be raised to 50 million passengers by 2050. The project was initially scheduled to kick off in late 2021, but it has been delayed due to issues related to the handover of the military land. Prime Minister … [Read more...] about HCM City tackles military land obstacles for airport terminal project

Workers produce mechanical components at a factory of the Misumi Vietnam Company in the Linh Trung Export Processing Zone of Thu Duc city, HCM City. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City licensed 807 foreign invested projects worth 3.54 billion USD in the first 11 months of this year, up 3.3% in value from a year earlier, according to the General Statistics Office. That added up to 11,219 valid foreign invested projects with registered capital totalling 55.75 billion USD at present in the southern economic hub, which is taking the lead nationwide in terms of the project number. So far this year, HCM City has also seen 164 existing projects add 1.5 billion USD to their capital, up 39.2% year on year. They included 18 supplemented with 915 million USD in the processing and manufacturing industry, accounting for 58.8% of the total additional capital; and 21 with 278 million USD in the information and communications sector, accounting for 17.9%. Singapore is … [Read more...] about HCM City: New foreign investment tops 3.5 billion USD

Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern (fourth from left) together with Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai (fourth from right) and officials. (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai has committed to working with Vietnamese and New Zealand localities to raise two-way trade to 2 billion USD by 2024. Mai proposed that trade promotion activities between the two countries’ enterprises and between Ho Chi Minh City and New Zealand localities should be conducted via the New Zealand Embassy in Vietnam. two-way trade to 2 billion USD in the coming years. inclusive economic development , trade promotion and artificial intelligence development, thereby bringing the highest economic value to their businesses, she said./. VNA … [Read more...] about HCM City’s leader commits to raising trade with New Zealand to 2 billion USD

The Bach Dang - Can Gio river tour by speedboat represents one of the latest tourism products in the city. Departing from Bach Dang Wharf, tourists have the opportunity to savour a number of scenic views along the Saigon River, and sample tasty southern dishes in local communes. Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa, director of the HCM City Department of Tourism, said the department will continue to co-ordinate alongside relevant districts and travel firms to build new tour schemes to Can Gio district in the near future and to diversify the city’s river–based tourism products. Meanwhile, another new city tour on a double-decker bus operated by Photo Viet Hop On Hop Off Vietnam Company was officially launched on October 24 to introduce the city’s various scenic spots and delicious dishes to both domestic and foreign tourists. In another development, 120 guests from Ho Chi Minh City joined a tour to Phan Thiet city as part of a pilot scheme deployed by Binh Thuan province. Under the pilot … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City launches new attractive tourism products

After the success of intra-city and intra-province tours, inter-province tours are now being offered on the “bubble tourism” model and are receiving a positive response from tourists. On October 21, more than 100 people, including frontline pandemic workers and Ho Chi Minh City officials, joined a pilot closed tour to Cu Chi-Tay Ninh operated by the Saigontourist company. The tour, which left HCM City at 5:30 am and arrived in Cu Chi district at 7 am, included an incense offering at the Sai Gon-Cho Lon-Gia Dinh Revolution Memorial Complex, a visit to Ben Duoc temple, which was built to commemorate soldiers and civilians who sacrificed their lives during the anti-American and French resistance wars, and a visit to the Ben Duoc tunnel relic site. The tourists, most of them from the North, visited the open-air market and enjoyed local specialties such as peanuts and cassava with coconut cream. After Cu Chi, they continued their tour to Tay Ninh where they ascended Ba Den … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City recovers domestic travel with closed tours

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - The night-time economy of major cities in the country has remained underdeveloped due to a lack of proper investment and an absence of a legal framework and policies to promote it, authorities said. The night-time economy is increasingly being recognised as a driver of economic growth globally, said Do Thang Hai, deputy minister of Industry and Trade. In Vietnam, the night-time economy has tremendous potential to play a role in creating new jobs, improving incomes of locals and promoting domestic consumption and tourism, Hai said at a meeting held in HCM City recently. In 2020, the Prime Minister approved a night-time economy development project with the aim of exploiting the potential of the night-time economy to promote overall economic growth and improve incomes for residents, he said. Municipal and provincial authorities need to conduct research to formulate appropriate plans tailored to the specific … [Read more...] about Proper investment needed to develop night-time economy