The number of agricultural households has decreased gradually in HCM City, according to a recent report on results of the Rural, Agricultural and Fishery Census conducted by the General Statistics Office.
Capital mobilization by banks in Ho Chi Minh City reached over 2,082 trillion VND (88.1 billion USD) as of May, up 0.83 percent from the previous month and 14.47 percent year on year, said the municipal branch of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on June 7.
Ho Chi Minh City is interested in enhancing cooperation with the Czech Republic in education and training to have high-quality human resources, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Council Pham Duc Hai told officials of the Czech parliament’s lower house on June 8.
Ho Chi Minh City needs to further back research if it wants to apply new technologies in public administration, especially in the context of its plans to become a smart city, a senior researcher has said.
Ho Chi Minh City was the most attractive destination in FDI attraction in the first five months of this year, with 2.39 billion USD, or 24.2 percent of total investment in the period, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Home Affairs has outlined a new policy on the prevention and handling of child abuse cases which includes new hotlines for victims and their families.
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.
In urban areas, noise pollution is nothing new and is often neglected as an issue for city dwellers. However, it has severe effects on people’s well being and quality of life.
Ho Chi Minh City’s revenue from goods 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.
With strong support from authorities, cooperatives in Ho Chi Minh City have developed strongly and are making efforts to expand their trade on agricultural products even into international markets.
Ho Chi Minh City recorded expanding foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first five months of 2018 thanks to effective trade and investment promotion activities, said the municipal Department of Planning and Investment.
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.
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