With the orientation of developing publishing as a field of sharp ideological operation of the Party, State and People, an important part of advanced Vietnamese culture, imbued with national identity, publishing, printing and distribution activities of Ho Chi Minh City in recent times have always focused on serving the tasks of propaganda, political and ideological education, improving knowledge in all fields, meeting the reading needs of the people and implementing well the business tasks. Clearly defining the specific coordination tasks of party organizations and relevant agencies in the role of directing and managing publishing activities, managing the publisher's governing body and publishing house, and facilitating publishing activities to promote their position as an ideological and cultural field has the task of disseminating spiritual values, contributing to raising people's knowledge, developing culture and social science; building ethics, lifestyle and comprehensively developing the personality of people in Ho Chi Minh City. The article uses analytical and synthetic research methods and secondary data collection methods to clarify the current status of publishing activities in Ho Chi Minh City and propose solutions to improve the quality of publishing activities in the City in the coming time.