HCM City has saved more than VNĐ1 trillion (US$40.8 million) in administrative management costs through the implementation of a financial autonomy mechanism last year, the municipal People’s Committee said in a report.

HCM City is carrying out a survey of more than 15,000 firms, cooperatives, and business households as part of its 2023 Department and District Competitiveness Index (DDCI).

A firm is seeking HCM City approval for a project to develop electric minibuses to run along local small roads and alleys.

The HCMC People’s Committee has reported the implementation results of the project ‘Urban Government Organization in HCMC’ in the first 9 months of 2023 in accordance with the Resolution of the 11 th Congress of the HCMC Party’s Committee.

Cities around Vietnam have seen an alarmingly poor tree density compared to the national standard, with that of HCMC being the lowest, said a report from the Ministry of Construction.

Ho Chi Minh City welcomed more than 30 million domestic and foreign visitors during January – October, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

Dozens of international and local string soloists will put on four concerts during the course of annual Saigon International Guitar Festival in Ho Chi Minh City from November 1 to November 4.

For 2023, the city has been assigned a budget revenue target of nearly VNĐ470 trillion.

The third Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week is scheduled to take place from December 4 to 10 with a wide range of activities promising memorable experiences for both domestic and international visitors.

The HCMC Party Committee has just released guidelines for "purchasing" and processing information to support anti-corruption and counter-negative activities within the city.

Ho Chi Minh City’s tourism industry has worked to promote local tourism products to key international markets from early this month.

The HCMC Department of Transport has proposed increasing the number of city tour and commuter routes for electric golf carts in order to enhance the effectiveness of green transportation in the city.

Deputy Director of HCM City’s Centre for Disease Control Lê Hồng Nga said among them, there has been one death due to immunosuppression.

HCM City's authorities are working on a project to renovate Ben Thanh Market, one of the city's oldest wholesale markets.

Many people in HCM City's Cu Chi District are complaining about serious pollution coming from two waste treatment plants in the area.

HCM City is focusing on digital transformation to develop itself into a smart urban area by 2030.

Developing an international financial centre in HCM City is one of the key projects in the strategic partnership between Việt Nam and the UK.

A special friendship concert will be held at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music on October 28, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO).

The Management Authority for Urban Railways of HCMC (MAUR) said construction work on Metro Line No. 1 could not be completed by the end of this year as planned.

The HCM City People’s Committee has approved investment for a VND9.6 trillion (US$391 million) project to renovate polluted Xuyen Tam Canal in the city.