Nguyen Thi Le, deputy secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee and head of the committee’s Organisation Commission, was voted on April 8 as the new head of the municipal 9th People’s Council for the remaining period of the 2016 – 2021 tenure.
The Federation of Labour of Ho Chi Minh City on January 19 handed free coach tickets and gifts to over 4,000 poor workers in industrial and export-processing zones in the city on the occasion of the coming traditional lunar New Year.
The Cambodian people have never forgotten the valuable assistance of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers in the liberation of their nation from the Pol Pot genocidal regime.
The Thai Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony on December 4 to mark the National Day of Thailand and celebrate the 91st birthday anniversary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
The current visit of the 45th Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Programme (SSEAYP) to Ho Chi Minh City is meaningful to local residents, particularly youths, a municipal official has said.
Ho Chi Minh City hopes the Australian Political Exchange Council to continue supporting cooperation between Australia and Vietnam in general and with Ho Chi Minh City in particular, especially in investment, trade, education, tourism and youth exchange.
A ceremony marking the 45th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam-Netherlands diplomatic relations was held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 14 by the municipal People’s Committee.
Ho Chi Minh City will do its best to continue bolstering the sound neighborliness, traditional friendship, and comprehensive, durable and long-lasting cooperation between Vietnam and Cambodia, a municipal official said.
Ho Chi Minh City wants to boost cooperation with foreign countries, including Malaysia, and will create an open business environment for foreign investors, said a city senior official.
Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Huynh Cach Mang on September 6 suggested expanding its cooperation with Japan’s city of Osaka in the field of flood and climate change prevention.
Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Huynh Cach Mang on August 29 urged the Vietnam-Laos Friendship Association (VLFA)’s HCM City chapter and the Laos-Vietnam Friendship Association (LVFA) to increase cooperation programmes and activities.
Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Huynh Cach Mang on August 29 visited the US Centre in the city to pay tribute to US Senator John Sidney McCain III and write in the funeral book in memory of the deceased.
The Consulate General of Switzerland in Ho Chi Minh City on August 1 organised a reception to mark the 727th anniversary of Swiss National Day (August 1).
Ho Chi Minh City calls on Japanese businesses to step up investments in industry, agriculture and tourism in the southern metropolis, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Huynh Cach Mang.
The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Ho Chi Minh City (JCCH) will actively collaborate with businesses in Vietnam’s southern economic hub for mutual long-term benefits and development.
HCM City is leading the nation in the management and treatment of household and animal husbandry waste, said officials from the National Assembly’s Committee for Science, Technology and Environment.
The Dutch Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony on April 26 to mark the birthday of Dutch King Willem Alexander (April 27) and the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties (April 9).
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