Leading the charge in this massive building spree is the new central city square in the core of the Thu Thiem new urban area. Spanning more than 20 ha, it’s the crown jewel of the Central Square and new administrative center complex.
With its large scale, the ITE HCMC 2026 aims to promote tourism cooperation between Vietnam and priority markets such as Northeast Asia, Western Europe, North America, Southeast Asia, and Oceania while also boosting visitor arrivals from the Indian market
Reaffirming the deadline, Prime Minister Chinh stressed that construction must be completed by the third quarter of 2026 at the latest, to enable commercial operations in the fourth quarter.
PSNews - On October 6, 2025, Deputy Minister of Public Security Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Long sent a letter of commendation to the Criminal Police Department, the Forensic Science Institute, the Dong Nai Provincial Police Department, the Ho Chi Minh City Police Department and other relevant police units, praising them for their close coordination in arresting a suspect of killing three members of a family in Dak Nhau commune, Dong Nai province.
PSNews - Deputy Minister of Public Security Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Long sent a letter of commendation to the Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Police Department, praising the local police for their elimination of two large-scale drug trafficking networks, on May 3, 2025.
PSNews - Recognizing the importance of digital transformation as an inevitable trend and objective requirement for development, the Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Police Department has effectively implemented the directions of the Ministry of Public Security and the HCMC People’s Committee on digital transformation over the past time.
PSNews - The 17th International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City 2023 (ITE HCMC) officially opened in September.
PSNews - According to Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa, Director of the Ho Chi Minh Municipal Department of Tourism, in the first half of 2023, the city's tourism sees threefold increase in international visitors compared to the same period in 2022.
Over 200 local and foreign businesses participated in the Ho Chi Minh City Foodex 2023 on June 28 as a means of seeking partners and further expanding their distribution networks.
PSNews - On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's appeal for patriotic emulation (June 11, 1948), the leadership and staff of the Ninh Thuan Provincial Police Detention Center have carried out social activities.
PSNews - 700,000 youths and other people are expected to participate in the Ho Chi Minh City 2023 summer volunteer campaign which was launched on Sunday.
Under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Giovanni Monno, a patrol vessel of the Italian Navy named ITS Morosini with 132 crewmembers onboard docked at Ho Chi Minh City port on May 9, marking the start of a four-day visit to the southern city.
Vietnamese rice exports during the first quarter of the year witnessed robust growth in both traditional and potential markets, with the number of rice export orders and price rising sharply, heard a meeting held on April 26 in Ho Chi Minh City.
PSNews - The closing cerenomy of the 19th Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival was held on April 9. According to the Organizing Board, the festival attracted over 190.000 visitors
PSNews - The Ho Chi Minh City Women’s Union held a gathering on Nguyen Hue pedestrian mall in the heart of the city on March 5 on the occasion of the 113th anniversary of International Women’s Day (March 8) and the 1,983rd anniversary of the Hai Ba Trung (Trung Sisters) Uprising.
Policemen in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, took measures to ensure security and order during the First Full Moon Festival in Cho Lon area, which drew the participation of thousands of visitors.
The administration of Ho Chi Minh City held a get-together on January 6 to celebrate the Lunar New Year festival, known locally as Tet, for approximately 1,600 overseas Vietnamese returning home from all over the world.
PSNews - Ho Chi Minh City expects to fully exploit bleisure travel - a novel type of tourism combining business travel with leisure time.
Street vendors which are a unique feature of the culture in Hanoi will be the theme of an art exhibition set to open on September 23 in Ho Chi Minh City.
PSNews - More than 5,000 people participated in a charity walk in support of agent orange (AO)/dioxin victims at Dam Sen Culture Park in Ho Chi Minh City on July 31.