"sporting venue, it is also the site of a music school. Phú Thọ Racecourse, another notable sporting venue established during colonial times, is the only racetrack in Vietnam. The city's Department of Physical Education and Sports also manages a number of clubs, including Phan Dinh Phung, Thanh Da, and Yet Kieu. Ho Chi Minh City is home to a number of association football clubs. One of the city's largest clubs, Ho Chi Minh City F.C., is based at Thống Nhất Stadium. As ""Cảng Sài Gòn"", they were four-time champions of Vietnam's V.League 1 (in 1986, 1993–94, 1997, and 2001–02). The"
"Minh City as the most populous city. The northern part of Vietnam was part of Imperial China for over a millennium, from 111 BC to AD 939. An independent Vietnamese state was formed in 939, following a Vietnamese victory in the battle of Bạch Đằng River. Successive Vietnamese imperial dynasties flourished as the nation expanded geographically and politically into Southeast Asia, until the Indochina Peninsula was colonised by the French in the mid-19th century. Following a Japanese occupation in the 1940s, the Vietnamese fought French rule in the First Indochina War. On 2 September 1945, President Hồ Chí Minh declared"
"""ya dingin"" or ""ya hering"", meaning ""cool and cold"" or ""cold and clear"", respectively—perhaps referring to the appearance of the area's many waterways. On July 2, 1976, upon the formal establishment of the modern-day Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the new government renamed the city after Hồ Chí Minh, the first leader of North Vietnam. The official name is now ""Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh""; ""Thành phố"" is the Vietnamese word for ""city"". In English, this is translated as ""Ho Chi Minh City""; in French it is translated as ""Hô-Chi-Minh-Ville"" (the circumflex and hyphens are sometimes omitted). Due to its length,"
"District 3, Ho Chi Minh City District 3 () is an urban district of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. As of 2010, the district had a population of 188,945, a total area of 5 km². It is divided into 14 small subsets which are called wards ""(phường)"", numbered from Ward 1 to Ward 14. Some notable offices are located in District 3 such as the Consulate of Germany (126 Nguyen Dinh Chieu). This district borders District 1, Phú Nhuận District, District 10, Tân Bình District. It is the location of Xá Lợi Pagoda, the largest in"
"District 12, Ho Chi Minh City District 12 () is an urban district (""quận"") of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest and most populous city in Vietnam. As of 2010, the district had a population of 427,083. The district covers an area of 53,0 km². The district is divided into 11 small subsets which are called wards. It borders Hóc Môn District to the north, Thủ Đức District and Bình Dương Province to the east, Bình Tân District to the west and Tân Bình and Gò Vấp districts to the south. The district consists of 10 wards: The goal of"
"Ho Chi Minh City. Lying on a fairly flat highland, at an average height of 536m (1608 ft) above the sea, Buon Ma Thuot has a vital role in Vietnam's national security and defense system. Buon Ma Thuot is the capital of Dak Lak Province and also the biggest city in Central Highlands (Tay Nguyen). In 1904 Đắk Lắk Province was established by the French and Buôn Ma Thuột was selected as the provincial administrative centre, rather than the trading center of Đôn on the Srepok River. Buôn Ma Thuột was originally settled by the Ê Đê, but due to"
"Ho Chi Minh City in the south, as well as the Central Highlands and Laos to the west. The Hai Pass is a mountain pass separating Da Nang and Thừa Thiên–Huế Province, where Highway 1A road passes through. To cut down on transit time and the danger to motorists from navigating the twisting mountain road, the Hải Vân Tunnel was built, opening in 2005. It is the longest tunnel in south-east Asia at 6.28 km, and allows motorists to save between 30 minutes and an hour on traveling times over the old Hải Vân Pass route. An expressway between Da"
"yesterday, they were led by a man who wasn't there"". The former capital of South Vietnam, Saigon, was officially renamed Hồ Chí Minh City on 2 July 1976 by the new Communist Party of Vietnam-controlled National Assembly of Vietnam. However, the name provokes strong anti-Communist feeling in a substantial number of Vietnamese. Some native Vietnamese sometimes refer to the city as Sài Gòn out of custom and convenience, however most Vietnamese living abroad reject the new Communist-imposed name, choosing to honor the former capital of anti-Communist Republic of Vietnam. His embalmed body is on display in Hanoi in a granite"
"Lines of visitors, including visiting foreign dignitaries, pay their respects at the mausoleum every day. Rules regarding dress and behavior are strictly enforced by staff and guards. Legs must be covered (no shorts or miniskirts). Visitors must be silent and walk in two lines. Hands must not be in pockets, nor arms crossed. Smoking, drinking, eating, photography and video taping are also not permitted anywhere inside the mausoleum. Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum () is the final resting place of Vietnamese Revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi, Vietnam. It is a large building located in"
"Ho Chi Minh Highway Ho Chi Minh Road or Ho Chi Minh Highway () is a highway in Vietnam. It runs from the north to the south of Vietnam, west of National Route 1A. The highway was named after Hồ Chí Minh. The route roughly coincides with the Ho Chi Minh trail during the Vietnam War. It is a two-lane highway and is planned to become an 8-lane highway and it will connect Cao Bằng Province by the Sino-Vietnamese border to Cà Mau Province with the total length of 3,167 km. As of 2007, this road runs from Hoa Lac"
"Hồ Chí Minh City F.C. Hồ Chí Minh City Football Club () or Saigon Port is a professional football club, based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The team play in the V.League 1, the highest level of Vietnamese football in the 2017 season after winning the Vietnam's second tier league in the 2016 season in the V.League 2. The club was formerly known as TP Hồ Chí Minh Football Club. The team is currently playing at Thống Nhất Stadium. The club has a rich history in Vietnamese football. Founded in 1975 as the works team of Saigon Port. This"
"Chợ Lớn, Ho Chi Minh City Chợ Lớn (, Chinese:堤岸), usually Anglicized as ""Cholon"" in English sources, is a quarter of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It lies on the west bank of the Saigon River, having Bình Tây Market as its central market. Chợ Lớn consists of the western half of District 5 as well as several adjoining neighborhoods in District 6 and District 11. The quarter has long been inhabited by Chinese people, and is considered the largest Chinatown in the world by area. The Vietnamese name Chợ Lớn literally means ""big"" (lớn) ""market"" (chợ). The Chinese name"
"District 1, Ho Chi Minh City District 1 () is the central urban district of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. With a total area of the district has a population of 204,899 people as of 2010. The district is divided into 10 small subsets which are called wards (""phường""). District 1 contains most of the city's administrative offices, consulates, and large buildings. District 1 is the busiest district in the city with the highest living standards. Đồng Khởi street and Nguyễn Huệ boulevard in District 1 are the city's two main commercial centers. Đồng Khởi street"
"location of Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City. Thủ Đức District Thủ Đức is an urban district (""quận"") in the northeast of Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam. In 1997, the southern part of Thủ Đức was divided to become District 2 and District 9. In 2010, the district had a population of 455,899. It covers an area of 48 km². Thủ Đức district consists of 12 wards: Linh Đông, Linh Tây, Linh Chiểu, Linh Trung, Linh Xuân, Hiệp Bình Chánh, Hiệp Bình Phước, Tam Phú, Trường Thọ, Bình Chiểu, Bình Thọ, Tam Bình. Thủ Đức District hosted the Saigon"
"city takes up just 0.6% of the country's land area, it contains 8.34% of the population of Vietnam, 20.2% of its GDP, 27.9% of industrial output and 34.9% of the FDI projects in the country in 2005. In 2005, the city had 4,344,000 labourers, of whom 130,000 are over the labour age norm (in Vietnam, 60 for male and 55 for female workers). In 2009, GDP per capita reached $2,800, compared to the country's average level of $1,042. As of June 2006, the city has been home to three export processing zones and twelve industrial parks. Ho Chi Minh City"
"and Ho Chi Minh City in the South's Mekong River Delta. The total proposed length would be , compared with the of the old railway line. The cost of the line is estimated at US$55.85 billion, to be funded by official development assistance from Japan and by the Vietnamese government itself. The project is planned to be implemented in three phases: Hanoi to Vinh city (285 km); Vinh City to Nha Trang (364 km); and Nha Trang to Ho Chi Minh City (896 km). Construction activities on the first phase are expected to commence in 2020 and the whole project"
"Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts is the major art museum of HCM City, Vietnam, and second in the country only to the Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts in Hanoi. The museum covers three three-floor buildings which house a collection featuring Vietnamese art works in sculpture, oil, silk painting and lacquer painting, as well as traditional styles including woodcut paintings in the Hàng Trống, Đông Hồ, and Kim Hoàng styles, as well as Vietnamese ceramics and a collection of ancient Buddhist art. The first floor also includes a commercial"
"Ho Chi Minh City while other heavy industry will concentrate in Đồng Nai, Bình Dương and Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu. Vũng Tàu will serve as tourism hub, with its beautiful beaches and several entertainment resort mega projects like a 4.2-billion-USD project invested by Canadian corporations, Cua Lap Resort, Disneyland-like theme park, Vung Tau Aquarium… This metropolitan area will straddle in following provinces: Current cities and towns (as of 2016) Additional cities which will be developed in a decade: As of 2008, Tan Son Nhat International Airport is the only airport in use with the designed capacity of 15-17 million passengers per"
"Ho Chi Minh City hi-tech park. Intel has invested about 1 billion dollars in a factory in the city. More than fifty banks with hundreds of branches and about 20 insurance companies are also located inside the city. The Stock Exchange, the first stock exchange in Vietnam, was opened in 2001. There are 171 medium and large-scale markets as well as several supermarket chains, shopping malls, and fashion and beauty centres. Some of the larger shopping malls and plazas opened recently include: In 2007, three million foreign tourists, about 70% of the total number of tourists to Vietnam, visited the"
"highway now stays completely within Vietnam's borders. Ho Chi Minh Highway Ho Chi Minh Road or Ho Chi Minh Highway () is a highway in Vietnam. It runs from the north to the south of Vietnam, west of National Route 1A. The highway was named after Hồ Chí Minh. The route roughly coincides with the Ho Chi Minh trail during the Vietnam War. It is a two-lane highway and is planned to become an 8-lane highway and it will connect Cao Bằng Province by the Sino-Vietnamese border to Cà Mau Province with the total length of 3,167 km. As of"
"Minh Khai, Võ Văn Tần and Nguyễn Văn Cừ on 28 August 1941. In April 1997, seven communes split to create district 12: Thạnh Lộc, An Phú Đông, Tân Thới Hiệp, Đông Hưng Thuận, Tân Thới Nhất, a piece of Tân Chánh Hiệp and a piece of Trung Mỹ Tây. Hóc Môn District Hóc Môn is a suburban district of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. In 2010, the district had a population of 358,640, an area of 109 km². Hóc Môn District borders Củ Chi District to the north, Thủ Đức District and Bình Dương Province to the east, District"
"with: Hanoi Hanoi (, ; ) is Vietnam's capital and second largest city by population (7.7 million in 2015). The city mostly lies on the right bank of the Red River. Hanoi is north of Ho Chi Minh City and west of Haiphong. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam. It was eclipsed by Huế, the imperial capital of Vietnam during the Nguyễn Dynasty (1802–1945). In 1873 Hanoi was conquered by the French. From 1883 to 1945, the city was the administrative center of the colony of French Indochina. The French built a modern"
"city is the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court. The current Judge is Ung Thị Xuân Hương. The executive committee of Communist Party of Ho Chi Minh City is the leading organ of the Communist Party in Ho Chi Minh City. The current secretary is Nguyễn Thiện Nhân. The chairman of the People's Committee is ranked second in the city politics after the Secretary of the Communist Party, while the chairman of the People's Council is ranked third. The population of Ho Chi Minh City, as of the 1 October 2004 census, was 6,117,251 (of which 19 inner districts had"
"conquest in the 1860s, when the occupying force adopted the name ""Saïgon"" for the city, a westernized form of the traditional Vietnamese name. The current name was given after the Fall of Saigon in 1975, and honors Hồ Chí Minh, the first leader of North Vietnam. Even today, however, the informal name of ""Sài Gòn"" remains in daily speech both domestically and internationally, especially among the Vietnamese diaspora and local southern Vietnamese. The area where present-day Ho Chi Minh City is located was likely inhabited long since prehistory; the empire of Funan and later Chenla maintained a presence in the"
"District 4, Ho Chi Minh City District 4 () is the smallest urban district (""quận"") of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. The Saigon Port is located here. As of 2010, the district had a population of 183,261, a total area of 4 km². <br> District 4 is a triangular cay, surrounded by rivers and canals. It borders Saigon River and District 2 to the northeast, Bến Nghé River and District 1 to the northwest, and Tẻ Canal and District 7 to the south. There are 15 wards in district 4. In January 11, 1985, this district"
"Ho Chi Minh City campus. The present Ho Chi Minh City campus is located in the Phu My Hung area of the Saigon South development in District 7. The first academic buildings on the large purpose-built campus opened in 2005. In 2011, its recreation complex and residential centres opened. The Hanoi campus was established in 2004. It was initially located in the Van Phuc Diplomatic Compound in the government precinct of the Ba Dinh District, Hanoi. In 2007, it also acquired a building in the Dong Da District to accommodate rising student numbers. It consolidated its two buildings in a"
"Hanoi Hanoi (, ; ) is Vietnam's capital and second largest city by population (7.7 million in 2015). The city mostly lies on the right bank of the Red River. Hanoi is north of Ho Chi Minh City and west of Haiphong. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam. It was eclipsed by Huế, the imperial capital of Vietnam during the Nguyễn Dynasty (1802–1945). In 1873 Hanoi was conquered by the French. From 1883 to 1945, the city was the administrative center of the colony of French Indochina. The French built a modern administrative"
"that makes this district consists of 15 wards. District 4, Ho Chi Minh City District 4 () is the smallest urban district (""quận"") of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. The Saigon Port is located here. As of 2010, the district had a population of 183,261, a total area of 4 km². <br> District 4 is a triangular cay, surrounded by rivers and canals. It borders Saigon River and District 2 to the northeast, Bến Nghé River and District 1 to the northwest, and Tẻ Canal and District 7 to the south. There are 15 wards in"
"Vietnam Vietnam (, ; ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (), is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula. With an estimated /1e6 round 1 million inhabitants , it is the world's 15th-most-populous country, and the ninth-most-populous Asian country. Vietnam is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, Thailand across the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest, and the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia across the South China Sea to the east and southeast. Its capital city has been Hanoi since the reunification of North and South Vietnam in 1976, with Ho Chi"
"Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education (Abbreviation: HCMUTE, Vietnamese: ""Trường Đại học Sư phạm Kỹ thuật Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh"") is currently listed as one of the top 10 universities in Vietnam and also a member in the top group of Southeast Asia universities (basing on standard evaluation index). This is a public university located in Thu Duc District, about 10 km north-east from downtown Ho Chi Minh City. This university offers bachelor's and associate degree to prospective lecturers in other technical institutions. The university also conducts"
"were combined into the District 1 of today. District 1 is subdivided into ten wards, namely Bến Nghé, Bến Thành, Cô Giang, Cầu Kho, Cầu Ông Lãnh, Đa Kao, Nguyễn Thái Bình, Nguyễn Cư Trinh, Phạm Ngũ Lão, and Tân Định. Each ward has its own People's Committee, subordinate to the People's Committee of District 1. District 1 has a population of 204,899 people over the total of 7,162,864 in Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. The total area of the district is about . The District's density is , very high compared to Ho Chi Minh"
"the city. The Vĩnh Nghiêm Pagoda is also located in District 3. There are many French-style villas in this district. British International School Vietnam has the Tu Xuong Primary campus. District 3, Ho Chi Minh City District 3 () is an urban district of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. As of 2010, the district had a population of 188,945, a total area of 5 km². It is divided into 14 small subsets which are called wards ""(phường)"", numbered from Ward 1 to Ward 14. Some notable offices are located in District 3 such as the Consulate"
"Hóc Môn District Hóc Môn is a suburban district of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. In 2010, the district had a population of 358,640, an area of 109 km². Hóc Môn District borders Củ Chi District to the north, Thủ Đức District and Bình Dương Province to the east, District 12 to the south, and Bình Chánh and Bình Tân districts to the west. Hóc Môn District now consists of the town of Hóc Môn ""(thị trấn Hóc Môn)"" and 11 communes ""(xã)"": Between 1698 and 1731, some people from the northern and central regions of Vietnam moved to Hóc"