Vietnam Morning Monitor: Bac Ninh collects 2,100 samples of martyrs’ remains, Ho Chi Minh City targets per capita GRDP of $10,561

| POLITICS

-- The Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association on Monday officially launched a campaign to collect stories documenting Vietnam-Cambodia friendship and Vietnam’s assistance to Cambodia over the years.

The campaign aims to promote understanding of the friendship and solidarity between the two peoples, particularly among younger generations, ahead of the two countries’ 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations on June 24, 2027.

| SOCIETY

-- Bac Ninh City in northern Vietnam has completed excavation and examination at 2,758 graves of fallen soldiers across 215 cemeteries, finishing 6.5 months ahead of schedule.

The authorities had collected around 2,100 samples of martyrs’ remains, all of which were handed over to the Military Forensic Institute for testing. However, more than 600 graves were found ineligible for sampling.

The city has also collected DNA samples from around 11,800 relatives of fallen soldiers, as well as verify information, link records, and digitize grave data to support the search, recovery, and identification of fallen soldiers.

-- As high tides flooded several streets in Ho Chi Minh City, making travel difficult and leaving some motorbikes stalled in the water, dozens of young volunteers from Tan My Ward rushed to the flooded spots to help residents during the evening rush hour on Monday.

| ECONOMY

-- The fourth Green Growth Show – GRECO 2026 on Monday kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City as part of the Autumn Economic Forum 2026 (AEF 2026), featuring 90 booths from nearly 70 domestic and international exhibitors.

GRECO serves not only as a platform for showcasing green products but also as a venue for connecting businesses with advanced technologies and new business models while promoting sustainable consumption.

-- At the CEO 500 session of the Autumn Economic Forum 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday, business leaders expressed hope that Ho Chi Minh City could become a testing ground for new technology applications, provided clear pilot mechanisms are in place and infrastructure, particularly power and digital infrastructure, is prepared in advance.

-- Ho Chi Minh City aims to achieve Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) growth of at least 10.4 percent in 2027, with GRDP per capita reaching $10,561, Sai Gon Giai Phong (Liberated Saigon) newspaper reported.

Vietnam Life

-- A photo exhibition entitled 'World Heritage Sites of Vietnam' opened in Hanoi on Monday, ahead of Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23) and Vietnam Culture Day (November 24). Featuring 100 photographs, the exhibition showcases 30 Vietnamese heritage sites and assets recognized by UNESCO, covering world cultural, natural and mixed heritage, intangible cultural heritage and documentary collections, the Vietnam News Agency reported.