A high-speed ferry service linking Ho Chi Minh City and Con Dao Island off the coast of the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau came into operation on May 13.

The world’s largest travel site, TripAdvisor, has revealed that its Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best 2023 honours Hoi An ancient town and Ho Chi Minh City in its “Trending Destinations” category.

Air travel data provider OAG has released its rankings of the 10 busiest domestic air routes in the world during 2023. The Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City route secured fourth position, serving more than 10.88 million passengers, behind three routes in the Republic of Korea and Japan.

A flight coded VN98 of the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines from Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport landed safely at San Francisco Airport in the US on November 29.

THE has announced the rankings for 10 out of its 11 subjects, in which the Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City earns places in six tables.

Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Phu Quoc have made it onto the global list of 100 greatest places to explore on Earth as voted by Time magazine.

Ho Chi Minh City is targeting a gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth rate of around 6 percent in 2021.

In 2020, Ho Chi Minh City will consider building four development programmes.

Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam ranks fourth among 50 best cities for street food, according to a new survey by US business magazine CEOWorld.