Editing Ho Chi Minh City (section)

==Media==
{{See also|Media of Vietnam|Telecommunications in Vietnam}}
[[File:Ho Chi Minh City Television Headquarters 2021.jpg|thumb|right|[[Ho Chi Minh City Television|HTV]], the second largest and the first-ever television network in Vietnam, has its headquarters in District 1.]]
The city's media is the most developed in the country. At present, there are seven daily newspapers: ''[[Sai Gon Giai Phong|Sài Gòn Giải Phóng]]'' (''Liberated Saigon''), and its Vietnamese, investment and finance, sports, evening, and weekly editions; ''[[Tuổi Trẻ]]'' (''Youth''), the highest circulation newspaper in Vietnam; ''{{lang|vi|Thanh Niên}}'' (''Young People''), the second largest circulation in the south of Vietnam; ''{{lang|vi|Người Lao Động}}'' (''Labourer''); ''{{lang|vi|Thể Thao}}'' (''Sports''); ''{{lang|vi|Pháp Luật}}'' (''Law''); ''[[The Saigon Times Daily]]'', an English-language newspaper; as well as more than 30 other newspapers and magazines. The city has hundreds of printing and publishing houses, many bookstores, and a widespread network of public and school libraries; the city's General Library houses over 1.5&nbsp;million books. Once called THVN9, the locally based Ho Chi Minh City Television (HTV) is the first and the second largest television network in the nation, just behind the national Vietnam Television (VTV), broadcasting 24/7 on 7 different channels (using analog and digital technology). Many major international TV channels are provided through two cable networks (SCTV and HTVC), with over one&nbsp;million subscribers. The ''[[Voice of Ho Chi Minh City]]'' is the largest radio station in south Vietnam.{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}}

Internet coverage, especially through ADSL connections, is rapidly expanding, with over 2,200,000 subscribers and around 5.5&nbsp;million frequent users. [[Internet service provider]]s (ISPs) operating in Ho Chi Minh City include the Vietnam Data Communication Company (VDC), Corporation for Finance and Promoting Technology (FPT), Netnam Company, Saigon Post and Telecommunications Services Corporation (Saigon Postel Corporation, SPT) and Viettel Company. The city has more than two&nbsp;million fixed telephones and about fifteen&nbsp;million cellular phones (the latter growing annually by 20%). Mobile phone service is provided by a number of companies, including [[Viettel Mobile]], [[MobiFone]], [[VinaPhone]], and [[Vietnam Mobile]].