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The 2015 International Travel Expo in Ho Chi Minh City will take place from September 10-12.

The first elimination round of the World Cup Three-Cushion Carom Billiards tournament opened in Ho Chi Minh City on August 10.

The HCM City People’s Committee set out to accelerate the disbursement of projects using official development assistance (ODA) loans after a low disbursement rate in the first half this year.

British architecture companies Atkins and Arup have started working on a 460-metre skyscraper in HCM City, which will become Vietnam's tallest building on completion in 2017.

Ho Chi Minh City organised a flag hoisting ceremony at the Bach Dang wharf park on August 9 to mark Vietnam's 20-year membership entry to ASEAN and the bloc's 48th founding anniversary.

After the Free Trade Agreement between EU and Vietnam (EVFTA) comes into effect, the EU will eliminate 85.6 percent of tariff lines which account for 70.3 percent of Vietnamese export value to the EU,

HCM City will host the UMB World Cup beginning August 10, to be held for the first time in Vietnam.

Over 34,000 visitors have registered for tours to popular destinations across the country so far this year under a domestic tourism promotion programme launched late last year.

The Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) and the New Zealand’s Auckland University of Technology (AUT) signed a memorandum of understanding on August 6.

The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s naval ship Wang Geon (DDH 978) and its 37 officers and 263 crew members anchored at Sai Gon port in Ho Chi Minh City on August 6.

A concert featuring famous works of 20th century Russian composers Aram Khachaturian and Sergei Prokofiev will be held by the HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO).

Several large companies on the HCM Stock Exchange have spent hundreds to several billions of Vietnamese dong to pay dividends since the beginning of this year.

Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has requested the municipal Transport Department speed up land clearance for a road leading up to Tan Cang – Phu Huu Port in District 9.

Nearly 100 representatives from travel agencies operating in Ho Chi Minh City are participating in a workshop to improve tourism in Vietnam.