Editing Ho Chi Minh City (section)

===Urbanisation===
[[File:DJI 0212-HDR-Pano (cropped).jpg|right|thumb|Ho Chi Minh City has a high concentration of skyscrapers as a result of urbanisation. The [[Landmark 81]] is the tallest building in Vietnam.]]
With a population now of 8,382,287 (as of Census 2010 on 1 April 2010)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gso.gov.vn/default.aspx?tabid=512&idmid=5&ItemID=11010 |title=Tong Cuc Thong Ke |publisher=Gso.gov.vn |access-date=24 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331050005/http://www.gso.gov.vn/default.aspx?tabid=512&idmid=5&ItemID=11010 |archive-date=31 March 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> (registered residents plus migrant workers as well as a metropolitan population of 10&nbsp;million), the city needs increased public infrastructure.<ref name="Statistical office" /> To this end, the city and central governments have embarked on an effort to develop new urban centres. The two most prominent projects are the Thủ Thiêm city centre in District 2 and the Phú Mỹ Hưng Urban Area, a new city centre in District 7 (as part of the Saigon South project) where various international schools such as [[Saigon South International School]] and Australian [[RMIT International University, Vietnam|Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology]] are located. In December 2007, Phú Mỹ Hưng's new City Centre completed the {{cvt|17.8|km|mi}} 10–14 lane wide Nguyễn Văn Linh Boulevard linking the Saigon port areas, Tân Thuận Export Processing Zone to the National Highway 1 and the [[Mekong Delta]] area. In November 2008, a brand new trade centre, Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre, also opened its doors. Other projects include Grandview, Waterfront, Sky Garden, Riverside and Phú Gia 99. Phú Mỹ Hưng's new City Centre received the first Model New City Award from the Vietnamese Ministry of Construction.{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}}


In 2007, three&nbsp;million foreign tourists, about 70% of the total number of tourists to Vietnam, visited the city. Total cargo transport to city's ports reached 50.5&nbsp;million [[tonne]]s,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mofahcm.gov.vn/vi/tintuc_sk/tulieu/nr060206163738/nr061107160930/ns080114143359 |title=mofahcm |publisher=mofahcm |access-date=3 April 2010 |language=vi |quote=Số lượng khách quốc tế đến TPHCM đã đạt tới 3 triệu lượt người, tăng 14,6% so với năm 2006, chiếm 70% tổng lượng du khách đến VN... Lượng hàng hóa vận chuyển qua cảng đạt 50,5 triệu tấn... |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131070525/http://www.mofahcm.gov.vn/vi/tintuc_sk/tulieu/nr060206163738/nr061107160930/ns080114143359 |archive-date=31 January 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> nearly one-third of the total for Vietnam.