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Ho Chi Minh City Post Office
NECESSARY INFORMATION
1. Reasonable time for - O + Area code + subscriber - Moneygrams take 24 hours.
coming to Vietnam number
The North has 4 seasons - 171 + Area code + - Flower service: Money or
including spring, summer, subscriber number gifts (allowable goods) may
autumn and winter. Theideal - 178 + Area code + be attached with the flower
time for tours and festivals is subscriber number service for special occasions.
from October to April. 70% Auto international long
of Vietnam’s festivals occur distance calls: 4. Banks
in the spring. Tourists during 00 + National Destination
this time may participate in Code + Area code + subscrib- Most big cities in Vietnam
traditional holidays such as er number have well-known banks such
Tet. Temperatures are lower, 101 To initiate internal long as HSBC, ANZ, Vietcombank,
so bring warmer clothing. distance calls Vietinbank, Techcombank
From May to November is 1080 Socio-economic, and Agribank. ATM machines
the ideal time for swimming cultural answering informa- always give notice of
in the sea, sunbathing and tion service reasonable charges for
mountaineering. 113 Police transactions, so be sure
The South is warm throughout 114 Fire to note this charge before
the year. Rainy season lasts 115 Emergencies completing transactions. It
from April to October, when 117 Time of Day is a good idea to withdraw
temperatures can reach 270C. 142 Answering charges for money from ATMs in front of
Early on, rains may last just a the banks to ensure safety
few minutes or hours, but later International calls and to access bank staff
in the season, a downpour can 143 Paying for and for assistance if needed.
last most of the day. Withdrawals made with
answering MasterCard, Visa and other
2. Telephones international calls bankcards will be charged
Tourists can buy telephone 2% of the total withdrawal.
cards for domestic or inter- 3. Post
national calls at the central - Domestic Express Mail Several banks in Vietnam
post office of major cities or Service (EMS) takes from 24 will cash traveler’s checkes
at at post office centers. Fax hours to 48 hours. from foreign and Vietnamese
services are also available at - International express mail tourists, who want to use them
all post offices and hotels. service is available to 30 for travelling, business trips or
Auto internal long countries in the world from 2 overseas study tours.
distance calls: days to 6 days.
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