AmCham Vietnam

AmCham Vietnam is rated 3 out of 5 in the category international trade and development. Read and write reviews about AmCham Vietnam. AmCham Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City is an independent association of American and international businesses, with nearly 500 companies, and over 1,000 representatives. Our objective to promote trade and investment between Vietnam and the United States. Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) is Vietnam’s economic and business hub, the largest and fastest growing city, with more than two-thirds of international flight arrivals and departures, 80 percent of container shipments, 75 percent of consumption of steel products, and together with neighboring provinces in “Southern Key Economic Zone,” account for nearly 40 percent of Vietnam’s Gross Domestic Product. The city center is 60 km (37 miles) from the Eastern Sea, with a population of about 5.6 million, or 6.7 million including the suburban and rural areas. The “greater metropolitan area,” which consists of Hồ Chí Minh City metro area, Thủ Dầu Một, Di An, Bien Hoa and surrounding towns, is 9 million people. By 2020, the population of the “Greater HCM City Metropolitan Area,” also known as the “Southern Key Economic Zone” is projected to reach 20 million.