Ho chi minh city

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) According to the event’s organisers, this year's festival will enjoy the participation of consulates from a variety of countries, diplomatic agencies, international organisations, business associations, foreign-invested enterprises, and foreign NGOs based in Ho Chi Minh City. Throughout the occasion, visitors will have the opportunity to view a range of cultural stalls, an exhibition showcasing the HCM City's foreign activities, a display of recent green environment activities, a range of art performances, and a book section. In addition, visitors will also have the chance to enjoy some of the diverse culinary culture of ethnic groups from a variety of the nation’s regions, along with those from many countries worldwide. Titled "Ho Chi Minh City - Development and Integration", the event will also provide a platform for the city to introduce its culture and tourism to partners globally and attract further foreign investment. … [Read more...] about “Ho Chi Minh City – Development and Integration” festival set for Nov. 29

64-year-old writer Nguyen Van Thai, a war veteran who now lives in Ho Chi Minh, recalls the historic time when the General Offensive liberated the south and reunified the country in 1975.  340 photos documented the revere leader of the Vietnamese nation, the heroic struggle of the people and armed forces in the resistance war against the US, and Ho Chi Minh city’s achievements in the renewal period.  In the spotlight were the manuscripts of the testament drafted in May 1965 and the version publicized in 1969 when President Ho Chi Minh passed away after devoting his entire life to Vietnam and its people. Also on display were numerous  photos showing people joyfully celebrating the liberation of southern Vietnam. 64-year-old writer Nguyen Van Thai, a war veteran who now lives in Ho Chi Minh, recalled that in February 1975 he, a member of army division 316, joined the historic Central Highlands campaign to open the General Offensive to liberate the south and … [Read more...] about Exhibition marks 50th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s testament

Tran Phuoc Anh, Deputy Director of the city’s Department of External Relations, said at a recent press conference that the festival will also create a venue where participating countries promote traditional culture and enhance their solidarity. Activities within the festival will be held at the Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street and the Bach Dang Wharf Park in district 1, including stalls displaying photos, objects, costumes and products of the countries. HCMC's culture, arts, tourism and handicrafts will be introduced through such as embroidered, sand, rice and lacquer paintings, ceramics and products made from wood, rattan and bamboo. Besides, there will be exhibitions featuring the southern hub’s historical milestones as well as its cooperation with other cities worldwide in culture, economy and social affairs, the official added. The highlight of the festival will be an exhibition showcasing outstanding models and initiatives of 24 districts in response to the campaign to … [Read more...] about Festival to highlight HCMC’s integration efforts

Illustrative image (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Ho Chi Minh City's agencies are increasing inspections of healthcare facilities that abuse the health insurance fund by prescribing needless tests and overcharging.   The city's Department of Health and the Vietnam Social Security as well as other agencies are addressing violations and abuse of the fund in the remaining months of the year. Any facility found violating the country’s criminal code related to health insurance will be investigated and punished. The Government, for the first time, has allocated a certain level of funds to health facilities under the health insurance fund for coverage of treatment of insured patients. The Vietnam Social Security in the city has reported that expenditures from the fund covering treatment of insured patients at health facilities in HCM City totalled 13 trillion VND (560 million USD) in the first eight months of the year, accounting for 72 percent of the estimated funds … [Read more...] about HCM City cracks down on health insurance frauds

Vietnamese Consul General to Battambang Le Tuan Khanh presents gifts to needy people in the Cambodian province on April 25 (Photo: VNA) Phnom Penh (VNA) – A delegation of the Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs of Ho Chi Minh City provided free health checks and medicines along with gifts to needy people in the Cambodian province of Battambang on April 25. The activity, which was conducted in Battambang city in coordination with the Vietnamese General Consulate in Cambodia’s Battambang province, benefited around 500 overseas Vietnamese and Cambodians. The charity trip in Cambodia is an annual task assigned by the HCM City People’s Committee to the municipal Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs, out of the care for overseas Vietnamese and Cambodians in disadvantaged circumstances in Cambodia. The delegation took the occasion of the working trip to inform local overseas Vietnamese on the latest policies of the Vietnamese Party and State on … [Read more...] about HCM City extends helping hand to the poor in Cambodia