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The increasing demand for food delivery applications has helped spread the trend of central kitchens from China, India, Japan and Indonesia to Vietnam.

Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are piloting programmes to reduce smoking.

UNIQLO, a well-known Japanese global apparel retailer, is expected to open its first store in Vietnam by the end of the year in downtown Ho Chi Minh City.

The 2019 Ho Chi Minh City Innovation, Startup and Entrepreneurship Week (WHISE 2019) kicked off in the southern hub on October 18.

Becoming a financial hub is key to helping Ho Chi Minh City make economic breakthroughs in the time ahead, and the city pledges to exert every effort to facilitate financial institutions’ investment, a local official said on October 18.

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.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan expressed his city’s wish to boost economic links with UAE localities while receiving Undersecretary of the UAE Ministry of Economy Abdullah Al Saleh on October 17.

The Star Awards 2019 ceremony honouring the best in the Vietnamese entertainment scene will be held in HCM City on October 18.

Ho Chi Minh City wants to cooperate with Rheinland- Pfalz state of Germany to develop hi-tech agriculture, in line with its current priorities, said Vice Chairman of the city’s People’s Committee Tran Vinh Tuyen.

The administration of Ho Chi Minh City and the British Business Group Vietnam (BBGV) held a conference on October 14 to seek ways for removing difficulties facing British investors.

The Futsal HD Bank Championship Southeast Asia 2019 will be held at Phu Tho Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City from October 21 – 27.

The HCM City Development and Research Institute has proposed preserving 16 villas built before 1975 because of their historical and cultural importance.

As of April 1, Ho Chi Minh City’s population was nearly 9 million, being the most populous locality of Vietnam, announced vice head of the municipal Statistics Office Vo Thanh Sang on October 11.

Business leaders, representatives of civil society, international organizations and consumers all agreed that promoting diversity and inclusion makes business sense at an event on inclusive business on October 11.