Ho Chi Minh City commonly known by its previous name, Saigon, is the most populous and largest city of Vietnam. According to the 2019 census, Ho Chi Minh City has a population of over 8.9 million within city proper and over 21 million within the metropolitan area. Located in southeastern Vietnam, the city surrounds the Saigon River and covers about 2,061 square kilometres. Ho Chi Minh City is an economic and financial centre, and plays an important role in the country's cultural and scientific developments.
Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange or Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, located in Ho Chi Minh City, is the largest stock exchange in Vietnam. Established in 2000 as the Ho Chi Minh City Securities Trading Center (HoSTC), it is an administrative agency of the State Securities Commission, along with the Hanoi Securities Trading Center. The stock exchange is located at 45-47 Ben Chuong Duong, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The current top executive of HSX, with the title of Deputy Chairman, is Mr. Tran Dac Sinh.
Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City is one of the two largest national research universities in Vietnam, founded on 27 January 1995, and reorganized on 12 February 2001, under the Decision no. 15/2001/QĐ-TTg by the Prime Minister of Vietnam Phan Văn Khải. The university now provides undergraduate and graduate education to 56,427 students, including:
Banking University of Ho Chi Minh City is a university in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The university provides graduate and postgraduate level education in finance, banking and business administration. There are five faculties: Finance, International Financial Market, International Finance and Banking, Financial Institutions Management, and Foreign Languages. There are 168 lecturers and professors, of which 30 are doctors, 50 are masters. The university campuses are at Nguyen Cong Tru street, District 1 and Thủ Đức District, Ho Chi Minh City.
The CBV-Index, or Corporates and Businesses of Vietnam Index, is a market index containing the stocks of 50 leading corporations of Vietnam. Subsets of this index include the CBV 10 and CBV 20.
National Route 22 is a highway in southern Vietnam stretching from the northwestern outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City, the commercial centre of the country, towards the Cambodian border to the northwest. It is the main route for trade and traffic between Cambodia and southern Vietnam. Under French administration, this highway was designated National Road 1.
Vinavico Group(Underground Works Construction Joint Stock Company) is an industrial conglomerate of Vietnam. The company was founded in 2003 and its main offices are located in Hanoi. Vinavico's main work is in construction, viz buildings, industrial, transport infrastructure, irrigation and hydropower projects, specializing in underground construction work. Company stock is listed at the Hanoi Securities Trading Center, the symbol is CTN.
Bien Hoa Sugar Joint Stock Company (VN:BHS) is a sugar company located in Biên Hòa of Đồng Nai Province in Vietnam. The company was founded as the "400 Tons Sugar Factory" in 1969 and received its current name in 1994. The company was equitized in 2001 as a joint stock company. Bien Hoa operates a cane sugar mill and produces raw sugar, refined sugar, liqueurs and wine, ramen noodles and microorganism fertilizer.
Petrolimex Gas Corporation JSC (PGC:VN) is a liquefied petroleum gas state company in Vietnam, involved in the import, export, distribution and sale of LPG for commercial, residential and industrial uses. The company's stock is listed on the Ho Chi Minh City Securities Trading Center and it is majority-owned by Petrolimex, which is "Vietnam National Petroleum Group", a petroleum company of the Vietnam government. The company's main offices are located in Ha Noi; tank farms and container terminals are located in Ha Noi, Hai Phong, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho. The company's LPG distribution network includes more than 40 companies and a multitude of bottled gas agents and retailers.
Savimex Corp (SAV:VN) is a wooden furniture manufacturer and home construction company based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The company processes timber, makes furniture, manages brand names and exports furniture to Japan, the EU and the United States. It buys, imports and works woods such as eucalyptus, rubber, oak and beech. Its furniture products include tables, chairs, shelving units, beds, dining room sets, bedroom sets and more.
Cuulong Fish JSC (ACL:VN) is a fishery company in Vietnam, specializing in farming and processing two species of pangasius, a genus of catfish, Pangasius bocourti and Pangasius hypophthalmus. The company's main facilities are in Long Xuyen City in An Giang Province, adjacent to the Mekong River. Cuulong processes over 80,000 tons of pangasius per year. Products include frozen fillets, breaded fillets, fishsticks, nuggets and fish sausage. Cuulong Fish's stock is listed at the Ho Chi Minh Securities Trading Center.
KIDO (formerly known as Kinh Do) Mondelez is joint stock company specialized in producing diversified food and beverage. The company is a member of the Mondelez International Group, which fully acquired the Vietnamese-based corporation in 2016 for a total of $460 million. This acquisition was split into two purchases: one in 2014 for $80 million and one in 2016 for $370 million. The corporate group also includes companies in the fields of financial services, real estate and a retail bakery chain. Kinh Do Corporation manages a wide variety of brand names, distributes imported brand name snack and candy goods, and manufactures food for export from Vietnam. Main offices of the company are located in Ho Chi Minh City.
An Giang Coffee(HST:AGC) is a coffee company in Vietnam. An Giang primarily manufactures and trades coffee, although it has other manufacturing activities and it operates a logistics network. It produces about 60,000 tons of coffee per year, which is about 10% of Vietnam's total coffee production. An Giang exports coffee to over 20 countries, including Japan, Switzerland and Belgium; and it manages its own brand name of coffee, "An Giang Coffee".
Hai Ha Confectionery JSC is one of the top confectionery companies of Vietnam.
Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam, commonly referred to as Vietcombank, is a commercial bank in Vietnam.
The Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance (UEF) is a Vietnamese private university based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Its main branch is located at: 141 Dien Bien Phu, District Binh Thanh, Ho Chi Minh City.
