Sister Cities
There are 25 sister cities/regions of Ho Chi Minh City:
| City | From |
|---|---|
| Shanghai, People's Republic of China | 14 May 1994 |
| Manila, Philippines | 27 June 1994 |
| San Francisco, USA | 10 April 1995 |
| Osaka, Japan | 13 June 1995 |
| Busan, Republic of Korea | 3 November 1995 |
| Guangzhou, People's Republic of China | 1 April 1996 |
| Lyon, France | 17 January 1997 |
| Shenyang, People's Republic of China | 21 April 1999 |
| Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia | 5 September 2000 |
| Champasak Province, Laos | 28 August 2001 |
| Vientiane, Laos | 1 September 2001 |
| Rhône-Alpes (region), France | 8 November 2001 |
| Phnom Penh, Cambodia | June 2002 |
| Moscow, Russia | 31 October 2003 |
| Toronto, Canada | 13 February 2006 |
| Geneva, Switzerland | 13 April 2007 |
| Yokohama, Japan | 23 July 2007 |
| Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan | 27 October 2007 |
| Guangdong, People's Republic of China | 10 September 2008 |
| Minsk, Belarus | 4 November 2008 |
| Vladivostok, Russia | 21 May 2009 |
| Barcelona, Spain | 29 May 2009 |
| Seville, Spain | 29 May 2009 |
| Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa | 10 November 2009 |
| Tabriz, Islamic Republic of Iran | date unclear |
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