Ho Chi Minh City learns foreign lessons on promoting private R&D investment
Ho Chi Minh CityRepresentatives from Germany, Japan, and France have shared lessons on how local governments can encourage private-sector investment in research and development (R&D), as Ho Chi Minh City seeks to strengthen links among government, businesses, universities, and research institutions, according to speakers at the Ho Chi Minh City Friendship Dialogue 2026.
Slow down to discover why we love Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh CityAmid the skyscrapers, crowded streets, and restless pace of daily life, Ho Chi Minh City has another side: narrow alleyways, long-standing eateries, old neighborhoods, and stories of human kindness that reveal what makes the city so lovable when we slow down.
Ho Chi Minh City plans small feeder buses to pick up passengers in alleys
Ho Chi Minh CityHo Chi Minh City plans to introduce small feeder buses that can travel through narrow alleys, bringing public transport closer to residents and improving connections to major bus routes and metro stations.
International partners praise Ho Chi Minh City Friendship Dialogue
Ho Chi Minh CityInternational partners have praised the Ho Chi Minh City Friendship Dialogue as a valuable platform for strengthening ties, building trust and expanding cooperation among cities and local governments around the world.
Ho Chi Minh City’s hospitality sector faces widening labor gap
Ho Chi Minh CityHo Chi Minh City needs 23,000-28,000 new accommodation-sector workers each year, while training institutions train only 5,000-6,000 hospitality students annually, a local official said at a conference on developing the city’s hotel workforce on Friday.
Traditional bakeries in Ho Chi Minh City’s Cho Lon area keep the Mid-Autumn spirit alive
Ho Chi Minh CityAs the eighth lunar month begins, traditional Chinese bakeries in Ho Chi Minh City’s Cho Lon area, home to the Chinese Vietnamese community in the city, fire up their ovens for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
100-y-o trees at Saigon Zoo earn Heritage status
Ho Chi Minh CityForty-six trees more than 100 years old at the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden have been recognized as Vietnam Heritage Trees. Some belong to species with only one tree left at the garden.
Over 13,500 samples of martyrs’ remains sent to Hanoi for DNA testing
Ho Chi Minh CityA total of 13,563 biological samples from war martyrs’ remains began a special journey from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi on Friday for DNA testing to help identify fallen Vietnamese soldiers.
Foreigners again scrawl graffiti on walls along downtown Ho Chi Minh City street?
Ho Chi Minh CityGraffiti has once again appeared on walls, doors and public structures along Le Loi Street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, prompting questions over whether foreign youths are among those defacing one of the city’s prominent urban thoroughfares.
An Phu Interchange underpass in Ho Chi Minh City temporarily closed due to flooding
Ho Chi Minh CityHeavy rain flooded parts of the An Phu Interchange underpass in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday evening, forcing authorities to temporarily close the underpass in both directions and divert traffic while pumps were deployed to drain the water.
