Metro line No.1 ready for another test run in HCM City
On April 26, The Management Board of Metro Route No.1 (Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien) cooperated with Hitachi Co. to launch a test run for the train from Suoi Tien Station to An Phu Station.
Vietnam Airlines to open new routes to Indian financial hub
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) announced that it will offer new routes connecting Hanoi, HCMC, and Mumbai, India starting on May 20.
Power, water supply to be reviewed before opening HCMC - Con Dao boat route
Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province asked the Department of Transport to review Con Dao District's infrastructure in terms of clean water, electricity, and waste treatment before opening the high-speed…
HCMC’s food streets attract visitors
From the middle of 2022 until now, the recovery of activities of food streets in HCMC has attracted many domestic and foreign visitors.
Tan Son Nhat airport receives record high of 120,000 passengers
As many as 120,000 passengers, including about 84,000 domestic passengers, passed through Tan Son Nhat airport on January 14.
Proposed investment capital for HCMC - Can Tho railway at US$9 billion
According to preliminary calculations, the Ho Chi Minh City - Can Tho railway line, with a total length of 174.42km, has a total investment of about US$9 billion, equivalent to VND213.95 trillion.
Exhibition of collections of Vietnamese folk paintings to open in HCMC
HCMC Fine Arts Museum in coordination with the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum organized an exhibition titled “The color of Spring in Tu Binh folk paintings” featuring collections of Vietnamese folk paintings.
Program seeking HCMC’s 100 Excitements launched
The HCMC Department of Tourism launched a program voting for the city's 100 Excitements on December 26.
Two architectural works in HCMC recognized special national relics
The Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) has just announced a list of 185 works and locations that have been recognized as relics in the city by the end of October 2022, including two works recognized as special national relics.
HCMC organizes various activities marking Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day
The Department of Culture and Sports of HCMC and the HCMC Cultural Heritage Association on November 12 held a press conference announcing a series of activities that will be organized in the city to mark the 17th Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23, 2005-2022).
HCMC welcomes first group of cruise ship tourists after Covid-19 pandemic
The Saigon Port Joint Stock Company, in collaboration with the Department of Tourism of Ho Chi Minh City and some units, on October 2, held a ceremony to welcome the luxury cruise ship Le Lapérouse of Ponant (France), which brings 100 tourists with French, American, and German nationalities to HCMC after its last visit to the city in mid-November, 2019.
HCMC: Cu Chi needs to strengthen connection between tourism and relics
The Department of Culture and Society of the HCMC People’s Council on September 28 took supervision of the implementation of preservation work of heritages and urban architectures in Cu Chi District.
HCMC launches one more bus route to Tan Son Nhat Airport
A ceremony was recently held by the Ho Chi Minh City Management Center of Public Transport under the Municipal Department of Transport to launch bus route No.109 between Sai Gon Bus Station and Tan Son Nhat Airport.
District 1 offers new tours to attract visitors to Ho Chi Minh City
The People’s Committee of District 1 has cooperated with Vietluxtour under Fiditour Travel Company to launch a tour called “Biet Dong Sai Gon” (Sai Gon Rangers) to contribute to developing new tourist products under the city’s program themed “Welcome to Ho Chi Minh City” to invite visitors back after a two-year hiatus due to the epidemic.
HCMC International Tourism Fair expected to attract 22,000 visitors
Yesterday, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism announced the return of the 16th Ho Chi Minh City International Tourism Fair (ITE HCMC 2022) after two years of hiatus due to the Covid-19 epidemic.