Sister cities
Twinned with Ho Chi Minh City
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Ho Chi Minh City maintains twinning ties across a wide geographic spread, from European capitals such as Barcelona and Bratislava to East Asian partners including Busan, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenyang, and Yokohama, and neighboring Southeast Asian cities Manila, Phnom Penh, and Vientiane. Russian ties include Saint Petersburg and Yekaterinburg, both mutual, alongside Moscow, which lists the pairing without reciprocal acknowledgment. Toronto rounds out the list as its North American connection.
Twinned with Ho Chi Minh City
| City | Country | Distance | Lists back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | ES | 10,390 km | yes |
| Bratislava | SK | 9,078 km | yes |
| Busan | KR | 3,524 km | yes |
| Guangzhou | CN | 1,537 km | yes |
| Manila | PH | 1,612 km | yes |
| Moscow | RU | 7,708 km | not listed |
| Phnom Penh | KH | 204 km | yes |
| Saint Petersburg | RU | 8,207 km | yes |
| Shanghai | CN | 2,734 km | yes |
| Shenyang | CN | 3,813 km | yes |
| Toronto | CA | 13,921 km | yes |
| Vientiane | LA | 906 km | yes |
| Yekaterinburg | RU | 6,448 km | yes |
| Yokohama | JP | 4,309 km | yes |
1 of these do not list Ho Chi Minh City back. Twinning is declared independently by each municipality, so one-sided pairs are common — and usually more interesting than the mutual ones.