Ho Chi Minh City,until 1976 known as Saigon,is the most populous city in Vietnam,with a population of around 10 million in 2023. The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals,of which the largest is Saigon River. As a municipality,Ho Chi Minh City consists of 16 urban districts,five rural districts,and one municipal city (sub-city). As the largest financial centre in Vietnam,Ho Chi Minh City has the largest gross regional domestic product out of all Vietnam provinces and municipalities,contributing around a quarter of the country's total GDP. Ho Chi Minh City's metropolitan area is ASEAN's 6th largest economy,also the biggest outside an ASEAN country capital.
HồChíMinh,colloquially known as Uncle Ho and by other aliases and sobriquets,was a Vietnamese revolutionary and politician who served as the founder and first president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam from 1945 until his death in 1969,and as its first prime minister from 1945 to 1955. Ideologically a Marxist–Leninist,he founded the Indochinese Communist Party in 1930 and its successor Workers' Party of Vietnam in 1951,serving as the party's chairman until his death.
Nguyễn Văn Linh was a South Vietnamese revolutionary and politician. Nguyễn Văn Linh was the general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 1986 to 1991 and a political leader of the Vietcong during the Vietnam War. During his time in office,Linh was a strong advocate of "Đổi Mới" (renovation),an economic plan whose aim is to turn Vietnam economy to a socialist-oriented market economy. As such,Linh was often touted as the "Vietnamese Gorbachev" after the Soviet leader,who introduced Perestroika.
Nguyễn Xuân Oánh,nicknamed Jack Owens,was a Vietnamese economist and politician who held senior positions in the governments of both South Vietnam and the current Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
The Ho Chi Minh City Metro is a rapid transit system in Ho Chi Minh City,the most populous city in Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh CityFootball Club,simply known as TP HồChíMinh,and commonly known as TPHCM,is a professional football club based in Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam. The club competes in the V.League 1,the highest level of Vietnamese football,since the 2017 season after winning the Vietnam's 2016 V.League 2 league in the 2016 season. The club was formerly known as Cảng Sài Gòn between 1975 and 2009. The club's home ground is the Thống Nhất Stadium.
Vietnam National University,Ho Chi Minh City is a public research university system in Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam. VNU-HCM is one of two Vietnam's national universities,the other one being Vietnam National University,Hanoi.
The University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City,known redundantly as the UEH University,is a multidisciplinary university which was established in 1976 in Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam. It is one of the National Key Universities of Vietnam and is a member of The Best 1,000 Business Schools in the World. From its inception until now,the school has been a renowned center of scientific research in Vietnam,providing undergraduate and postgraduate education for students from the country and neighboring Laos and Cambodia. CYM Group,a student academic club of the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City is the first student group in Vietnam to set a Guinness World Record. Graduates of the university since its establishment include:
Ho Chi Minh City Television is a Vietnamese television network owned by the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City.
The following are international rankings of Vietnam.
Maya Dangelas is the Executive Chairman of Tan Tao Group,President of Tan Tao University,Chair of the Vietnam-US Business Forum,Member of ESCAP Business Advisory Council,Member of ASEAN Business Advisory Council,and Member of World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on South-East Asia.
An Thanh Le,,born 1954,was previously the Consul General for the US in Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam,followed by Rena Bitter.
Ho Chi Minh Thought is a political philosophy that builds upon Marxism–Leninism and the ideology of Vietnamese revolutionary Ho Chi Minh. It was developed and codified by the Communist Party of Vietnam and formalised in 1991. The term is used to cover political theories and policies considered as representing a form of Marxism–Leninism that has been adapted to Vietnamese circumstances and history. The ideology includes views on the basic issues of the Vietnamese Revolution,specifically the development and application of Marxism–Leninism to the material conditions of Vietnam.
The Consulate General of Canada in Ho Chi Minh City is located on the 10th Floor of Ho Chi Minh City's Metropolitan Building at 235 Đồng Khởi Street,in District 1.
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office,Ho Chi Minh City represents the interests of Taiwan in the southern regions of Vietnam and Cambodia,functioning as a de facto consulate in the absence of diplomatic relations. There is also a Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Vietnam located in Hanoi,which has responsibility for relations with the northern regions of Vietnam as well as Laos.
The Deutsches Haus Ho Chi Minh City is a building complex in Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam,which was opened 2017. The 25-story building complex was initiated under a bilateral government agreement between Germany and Vietnam,with the purpose of setting standards for energy efficiency “made in Germany.”It is the location of the German Consulate General and other institutions and businesses,as well as a cultural and economic hub for German representation in Vietnam.
Karen Lanyon is an Australian senior career officer of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade who is the Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam.
Phạm Minh Chính is a Vietnamese politician and former public security lieutenant general. He has served as the eighth prime minister of Vietnam since 2021,and currently ranks third in the Communist Party after General Secretary TôLâm and President Lương Cường
