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Nguyen Ngoc Hoa, deputy director of the HCM City Department of Industry and Trade, talks with Sài Gòn Giải Phóng (Liberated Sài Gòn) newspaper about HCM City’s development plan for the logistics industry to 2025 with a vision to 2030,  which has received positive feedback. Hoa addresses a number of issues that still concern experts. The building of overpass and tunnels at the My Thuy intersection has led to easier traffic to and from Cat Lai Port in HCM City. VNA/VNS Photo Vu Tien Luc Can you speak about the role and importance of logistics within the economic structure of HCM City? HCM City has the most important logistics system in the Southern Key Economic Zone as well as nationwide. Thanks to its favourable geographical position, located between the East–West and North–South expressway axes and connected to giant port systems such as Cat Lai and Hiep Phuoc, HCM City has become a crucial import and export gateway in the … [Read more...] about HCM City assesses new logistics development plan

UK-based entertainment magazine Time Out has ranked District 3 in HCM City as 18th on a list of the world's 50 coolest neighbourhoods. HCM City's District 3 among '50 coolest neighborhoods in the world' Visiting a 150-year-old pink church in Saigon Touring the pinky church in downtown Ho Chi Minh City Tan Dinh Church's pink colour attracts photo lovers. — VNS Photo Viet Dung As one of the city's 24 districts, District 3 is “a buzzing but less well-trodden neighbourhood where exciting new developments coexist with a sense of history", the magazine says. The article drew attention to the area's "colonial-era churches and villas alongside Buddhist pagodas" and live music mainstays. As part of Time Out's survey, around 27,000 city dwellers from around the world were asked for their opinions on their hometown's neighbourhoods. Time Out editors and contributing writers were also consulted. The Arroios area of Lisbon in Portugal was ranked the coolest place followed by … [Read more...] about HCM City’s District 3: 18th coolest neighbourhood in the world

Many items with high export turnover such as electronics products, textiles and footwear are mainly produced and exported by FDI firms. — Photo baocongthuong.vn HCM City’s exports are still growing, but slowing down, and so it needs to take measures to boost them if it wants to retain its position as the country’s economic hub, a conference heard on Thursday. Speaking at the conference on the city’s investment and export situation, Nguyen Thanh Phong, chairman of its People’s Committee, said export growth has fallen below 10 per cent a year in the last 10 years. Nguyen Ngoc Hoa, deputy director of the city Department of Industry and Trade, said the city’s exports as a ratio of the country’s has gradually decreased from 50 per cent in 2000 to just 16 per cent last year when it was around US$38 billion. China is still the city’s largest market, followed by the US, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Germany, the Netherlands, India, Taiwan, and … [Read more...] about Conference discusses measures to boost HCM City’s dwindling exports

Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong addresses the conference on October 17 (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City’s exports are still growing, but slowing down, and so it needs to take measures to boost them if it wants to retain its position as the country’s economic hub, a conference heard on October 17. Speaking at the conference on the city’s investment and export situation, Nguyen Thanh Phong, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, said export growth has fallen below 10 percent a year in the last 10 years. Nguyen Ngoc Hoa, deputy director of the city's Department of Industry and Trade, said the city’s exports as a ratio of the country’s has gradually decreased from 50 percent in 2000 to just 16 percent last year when it was around 38 billion USD. China is still the city’s largest market, followed by the US, Japan and the Republic of Korea, he said. But exports to the EU account … [Read more...] about Conference talks boosting HCM City’s dwindling exports

At the event (Photo: haiquanonline)   HCM City (VNA) – A dialogue between the Ho Chi Minh City Customs Department and the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Vietnam took place in Ho Chi Minh City on October 9 to discuss the implementation of the European Union – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA). It was the fourth consecutive year that the event was held, attracting representatives from over 200 outstanding businesses from EuroCham and countries that are working in Vietnam. Speaking at the event, head of the department Dinh Ngoc Thang said the sector is ready with EVFTA implementation by adopting a modern management system, facilitating exports-imports, and effectively fighting counterfeits. He wished that European enterprises would continue expanding operations in Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City in particular, thus contributing to the common economic development of Vietnam and the EU. EuroCham Chairman Nicolas Audier spoke highly of the … [Read more...] about HCM City, EuroCham talk EVFTA implementation