The authorities in Ho Chi Minh City held a meeting on February 24 with more than 170 representatives of local children at the outset of the 2018 lunar year.
Ho Chi Minh City will subsidise interests on bank loans by up to 100 percent to support individuals and organisations who help transform its agricultural sector.
Financial autonomy has improved the quality of many public hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City, but some of them still do not have sufficient funds to upgrade facilities.
The Acoustic Saturday with Benjamin James, an English vocalist, will be held from 9.30pm until late on February 24 at the Snuffbox Speakeasy bar in District 1, HCM City.
Book streets and fairs held in cities and towns across Vietnam during the seven-day Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday from February 14 to 20 earned a total income of 6.4 billion VND (282,000 USD).
Ho Chi Minh City’s agencies have unveiled plans to promote waterway transport on the 975km of riverways in the city, according to the municipal Department of Transport.
The production value per hectare of land in Ho Chi Minh City reached 450 million VND (19,736 USD) last year, an increase of 10.9 percent compared to 2016, largely due to hi-tech methods, according to the city’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City shared joy with 600 outstanding and poor workers in Suoi Tien Theme Park on February 13 ahead of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.