Editing Ho Chi Minh City (section)

===Post–Vietnam War and today===
In July 1976, upon the establishment of the unified [[Socialist Republic of Vietnam]], the city of Saigon (including the Cholon area), the province of Gia Ðịnh and two suburban districts of two other nearby provinces were combined to create Ho Chi Minh City, in honour of the late Communist leader Ho Chi Minh.{{refn|The text of the resolution is as follows:
"By the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 6th tenure, 1st session, for officially renaming Saigon-Gia Dinh City as Ho Chi Minh City.<br />
The National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Considering the boundless love of the people of Saigon – Gia Dinh City for Chairman Ho Chi Minh and their wish for the city to be named after him;<br />
Considering the long and difficult revolutionary struggle launched in [[Saigon]]–[[Gia Dinh]] City, with several glorious feats, deserves the honour of being named after Chairman Ho Chi Minh;<br />
After discussing the suggestion of the Presidium of the National Assembly's meeting;<br />
Decides to rename Saigon-Gia Dinh City as Ho Chi Minh City."<ref name="hcmgov15jun10" />|group=nb}} At the time, the city covered an area of {{convert|1295.5|km2}} with eight districts and five rurals: [[Thủ Đức (urban district)|Thủ Đức]], [[Hóc Môn District|Hóc Môn]], [[Củ Chi District|Củ Chi]], [[Bình Chánh District|Bình Chánh]], and [[Nhà Bè District|Nhà Bè]].<ref name=":8" /> Since 1978, administrative divisions in the city have been revised numerous times,<ref name=":8" /> most recently in 2020, when [[District 2, Ho Chi Minh City|District 2]], [[District 9, Ho Chi Minh City|District 9]], and [[Thủ Đức (urban district)|Thủ Đức District]] were consolidated to form a [[Thủ Đức|municipal city]].<ref name=":9" />

On 29 October 2002, 60 people died and 90 were injured in the International Trade Center [[Ho Chi Minh City ITC fire|building fire]] in Ho Chi Minh City.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fifteen years on from the horrors of catastrophic blaze that rocked Saigon – VnExpress International |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/projects/fifteen-years-on-from-the-horrors-of-catastrophic-blaze-that-rocked-saigon-3661870/index.html |website=VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam |language=EN}}</ref> Today, Ho Chi Minh City, along with its surrounding provinces, is described as "the manufacturing hub" of Vietnam, and "an attractive business hub".<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Truong |first1=Truong Hoang |url=https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/vietnam/13909.pdf |title=Housing and Transportation in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City |last2=Thao |first2=Truong Thanh |last3=Tung |first3=Son Thanh |publisher=Friedrich Ebert Foundation |year=2017 |location=Hanoi |page=2 |access-date=22 May 2021 |archive-date=22 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522081213/https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/vietnam/13909.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> In terms of cost, it was ranked the 111th-most expensive major city in the world according to a 2020 survey of 209 cities.<ref>{{cite web |date=2020-06-09 |title=Mercer Cost of Living Survey – Worldwide Rankings 2020 |url=https://www.mercer.com/newsroom/2020-cost-of-living.html |url-status=live |access-date=2021-05-22 |publisher=Mercer |archive-date=22 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522081222/https://www.mercer.com/newsroom/2020-cost-of-living.html}}</ref> In terms of international connectedness, as of 2020, the city was classified as a "Beta" city by the [[Globalization and World Cities Research Network]].<ref name=":7">{{cite web |title=The World According to GaWC 2020 |url=https://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/world2020t.html |access-date=31 August 2020 |website=GaWC – Research Network |publisher=Globalization and World Cities |archive-date=24 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824031341/https://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/world2020t.html |url-status=live}}</ref>