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Three years after beginning a pilot programme to buy solar power at 2,000 VND (8.7 US cents) per kWh generated in homes and offices, Ho Chi Minh City has signed up 290 consumers.

The sixth Ho Chi Minh City International Marathon will be held on January 13, 2019 in District 7.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Industry and Trade met with more than 50 experts, researchers and business leaders at a meeting on August 3 to discuss solutions to develop the city’s main products in the trading and services sector.

Ho Chi Minh City has called for investment in environmental protection projects from now through 2025 and announced incentives for such investment as it seeks to resolve certain problems soon.

July 21, HCMC Department of Customs worked with inspection group on administrative reform led by Standing Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh – Head of Steering Committee of administrative reform.

July 18, Chairman of HCMC People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong had a working with 30 enterprises of HCMC Association of Mechanical-Electrical Enterprises (HAMEE).

July 20, HCMC Federation of Labour organized a get-together to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Thanh Da Summer Camp.

Hanoi (VNA) - The Government needs to change itself in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) in order to be able to govern the country in the digital age, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong hosted separate receptions on July 17 for outgoing Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam Ping Kitnikone and outgoing Lithuanian Ambassador to China and Vietnam Ina Marciulionyte.

July 9, HCMC Party Committee held the Badge awarding ceremony for “the cause of Party building”. Attending the ceremony included Secretary Nguyen Thien Nhan, former Secretary Le Thanh Hai, Head of the Party Central Committee's Commission for External Affairs Hoang Binh Quan.

July 3, Standing Deputy Chairman of HCMC People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem receives Special Advisor to Vietnam-japan Friendship Parliamentary Alliance Tsutomu Takeke in his working visit to HCMC.

July 2, Chairman of HCMC People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong received Mr. Ngo Tuan, new Chinese Consul General in HCMC in his courtesy visit to HCMC.

July 21, Union of Friendship Organisations in HCM City (HUFO) and Vietnam-Germany Friendship Association organized a celebration ceremony of 25 years of establishment (21/7/1993 - 21/7/2018).

July 12, Union of Friendship Organizations, Vietnam-France Friendship Association organized a get-together to celebrate the 229th Independence Day of France (14/7/1789 - 14/7/2018).

July 7, the signing ceremony of cooperation program between (HCMC Union of Business Association) HUBA and Amcham took place at Rex Hotel, HCMC.

July 3, Dak Nong Provincial People’s Committee organized a press conference introducing the program themed “The Season of Dak Nong Avocado 2018”

Nearly 386,000 books were sold at Ho Chi Minh City’s Duong Sach (or Book Street) in the first half of this year, bringing a revenue of 20 billion VND (880,000 USD), up 5 percent annually.

Over 700 leather and shoe exhibitors from Vietnam and 26 countries and territories worldwide will be displaying their products at two exhibitions on leather, footwear, and the sewing machine industry, which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on July 11.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council Nguyen Thi Quyet Tam said HCM City and Japan’s Fukuoka prefecture can cooperate successfully as the two localities share a lot of similarities.

All ports along the Saigon River will be relocated by the end of the year to reduce pressure on transport in HCM City, according to a report from the Transport Ministry submitted to the Government.

In the afternoon of June 25, Permanent Deputy Chairman of HCMC People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem recieved Mr. Christian Haas, Director of KFW in Vietnam on his courtesy farewell visit to HCMC.

In the afternoon of June 26, Deputy Chairman of HCMC People’s Committee Tran Vinh Tuyen received a delegation of Jeollabuk province (Korea) led by Deputy Govenor Park Noh Wan in a working visit to the city.

In the morning of June 26, the start up forum connecting domestic and international businesses officially kicked off in HCMC with attendance of 400 domestic and international delegates. Amongst are Prof.PhD Nguyen Thien Nhan-Secretary of HCMC Party Committee, Permanent Deputy Chairman of HCMC People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem, Director of Vietnam National University of HCMC Huynh Thanh Dat, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Vu Hong Nam and representatives and departments, agencies, startup community and students domestically and internationally.
The forum is followed by the success of the “startup forum connecting creative businesses of Vietnamese people in USA and Vietnam” held by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and HCMC People’s Committee in San Francisco (USA) from Dec 8-12 2017.

In the afternoon of June 21, Chairman of HCMC People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong received Mr. Mpetjane Kgaogele Lekgoro, new extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of South Africa in a courtesy visit to the city.

On June 19, HCMC’s leadership delegation led by Secretary of HCMC Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan paid a visit and congratulated media and press on the occation of 93rd anniversary of Journalist Day (June 21 1925 – June 21 2018) including Saigon Giai Phong Newspapers, Vietnam News Agency, HCMC Televition.

In the afternoon of June 18, Permanent Vice Chairman of HCMC People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem had a working session with a delegation of International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Standard &Poor’s Rating Service (S&P).

Over 200 delegates from 27 member cities of the Tourism Promotion Organization for Asian-Pacific Cities (TPO) gathered in Ho Chi Minh City for the 8th TPO forum themed “Smart tourism” which opened on June 21.

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan has asked the municipal authorities to offer more financial assistance and new policies for the press for continued communications, especially to promote the National Assembly’s Resolution No. 54 to pilot a special mechanism and policy for HCM City’s development.

The number of international arrivals in Ho Chi Minh City has to date this year reached 3.18 million, up 32 percent from last year and meeting 42.4 percent of the yearly target.

The HCM City housing market will continue to grow this year, especially the 1 billion VND (44,000 USD) condo segment, the HCM City Real Estate Association (HoREA) has predicted.

The 8th Tourism Promotion Organization for Asian-Pacific Cities (TPO) Forum will take place in Ho Chi Minh City on June 21-22, said the municipal Department of Tourism on June 15.

In the evening of June 14, Consulate General of the United States of America in HCMC hosted a reception on the occasion of 242nd Anniversary of Independence Day of the United States of America (July 4 1776-July 4 2018). Permanent Deputy Chairman of HCMC People’s Commiteee Le Thanh Liem, US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink and US Consul General in HCMC Mary Tarnowka attended th reception.

In the afternoon of June 14, Chairman of HCMC People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong recieved Speaker of the Congress of Federated States of Micronesia Wesley W. Simina and a high-profile delegation on a working visit to Vietnam.

In the evening of June 5, Permanent Deputy Chairman of HCMC People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem received British Ambassador to Vietnam Giles Lever on a courtesy visit to HCMC to bid his farewell.

In the afternoon of June 3, a delegation of Party, People’s Committees, People’s Council, Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee-HCMC led by Secretary Nguyen Thien Nhan paid a visit and gave gifts to the typical elderlies on the occasion of 77th anniversary of Vietnamese elderly (June 6 1941-June 6 2018).

In his brief report of banking activities in the first six months of 2018, Mr. Nguyen Quoc Hung, Director of Credit Department (The State’s Bank of Vietnam -SBV) said SBV’s branches have coordinated with local authorities to organize more athn 300 meetings and dialogues between bank and businesses.

From June 21-22, the first ever Tourism Promotion Organization for Asia Pacific Cities (TOP) will be organized in HCMC.

In the morning of June 7, HCMC Union of Friendship Associations organized a summing up ceromony of foreign non-governmental activities. This is an annual event to create favorable conditions for non-governmental organizations and partners to share information.

Ho Chi Minh City held an annual meeting with foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) operating there on June 7 to listen to their voices so as to create more favourable conditions for their operations.

The Tourism Department of Ho Chi Minh City and Cuba’s Tourism Ministry, along with travel businesses of both sides have inked cooperation deals aiming to create a legal foundation for organising tours to the Caribbean nation, according to Sai Gon Giai phong newspaper.

Ho Chi Minh City’s revenue from retail sales in the first half of this year is estimated at more than 328.58 trillion VND (14.47 billion USD), accounting for 65.3 percent of the city’s total earnings from retail sales and services and up 12.9 percent from the same time last year.

In the afternoon of May 17, Chairman of HCMC People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong chaired a meeting on mid-term report of implementation of Resolution of the 10th HCMC Party Congress and administrative reform program in 2016-2020.

In the morning of May 30, Chairman of HCMC People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong chaired a meeting on socio-economic-cultural-national defense-security-State budget revenue & spending situation of HCMC in May and first 5 months of 2018.

The City Children’s Hospital – the most modern of its kind in Vietnam – was officially inaugurated in Ho Chi Minh City on June 1 after four years of construction.

At the meeting with Australia’s Governor General Peter Cosgrove on May 25, Chairman of HCMC Nguyen Thanh Phong highly appreciated the State-level visit of Sir Peter Cosgrove, expressing his delight at the well-established Vietnam-Australia cooperation relation, especially in the context of the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Australia diplomatic relation and the 20th anniversary of defense cooperation.

A plan has recently been issued by HCMC People’s Committee to promote spirit of business startup in the period of 2018-2020.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem on June 4 received leaders of the Argentinean provinces of Entre Rios, Cordoba and Santa Fe to discuss opportunities for bilateral cooperation, especially in trade and investment.

A ceremony to mark the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-UK diplomatic relations and the 92nd birthday of Queen Elizabeth II was held on June 4 by the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) in collaboration with the Vietnam-UK Friendship Association (VUFA)’s chapter in Ho Chi Minh City.

The eight annual Southern Cuisine Festival kicked off at Dam Sen Theme Park, Ho Chi Minh City, on May 31, offering the public a chance to taste specialties of the region.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Tourism Department is launching plans to attract more visitors from India, which is considered a market of great potential.