Downtown streets are adorned with national flags, vibrant floral displays, and colour-changing LED lights stretching along major boulevards, creating a vivid, dynamic urban landscape. Iconic landmarks such as the Central Post Office, the Municipal Theatre, and the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee building are bathed in artistic lighting, evoking memories of a heroic past while affirming a vision of a promising future.
But beyond the physical glow, it is also a light of faith, gratitude, and unrelenting aspiration, the spirit of a city named after Uncle Ho, and the driving force of the nation's economy and culture.
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From Nguyen Hue street to Bach Dang quay, the city radiates a vibrant spirit of national pride and modern aspirations |
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A dynamic and ambitious city marks the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification |
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Ho Chi Minh City doesn’t sleep as it comes alive in a dazzling display of lights, vibrant flags, and the dynamic rhythm of modern life |
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Cruise ships and floating restaurants light up the Saigon River with vibrant colours |
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The Landmark building and Vinhomes residential area shine brightly at night |
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Ba Son Bridge connects District 1’s downtown with Thu Duc city |
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The Cat Lai interchange in the eastern part of the city |
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Nguyen Van Linh Boulevard in the southern part of the city |
| Golden opportunity for Vietnam to build International Financial Centre A stable macroeconomy and an increasingly improving investment environment have given Vietnam a “golden opportunity” to position itself in the global financial centre chain, according to experts at a conference held on March 28 in Ho Chi Minh City. |
| Ho Chi Minh City’s financial ambitions must possess the authority of the tiger A South Korean proverb wisely states: “If you aim to draw a tiger and fail, you may still get a cat. But if you aim to draw a cat and fail, you may only get a mouse.” |
| Financial centres will ensure new standards International trade, green finance, and digital assets are key points for Vietnam to increase its competitive advantage on the path to building its first international financial centres. |
By Le Toan - Bich Ngoc