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.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to pilot a mechanism that allows state workers in non-public facing positions to work from home. This mechanism is expected to reform civil service and enhance the services offered to citizens and businesses.

Resolution 98 by the National Assembly has pinpointed prioritized industries to attract strategic investors in HCMC. Experts suggest that the city urgently adopt favorable policies to welcome these investors.

HCM City welcomed nearly 27 million domestic visitors in the first nine months of 2023, up 24.9 per cent year-on-year, and about 3.6 million foreign visitors, a 69 per cent year-on-year increase.

A naked man killed himself with a knife after stabbing people on Nguyen Thien Thuat Street in HCM City's District 3 on Monday morning.

During the past week, HCMC identified six more cases of monkeypox, increasing the total count of monkeypox cases in the city to 19.

Ho Chi Minh City will pilot a model of hiring management personnel to reduce pressure on civil servants in state organizations who will concentrate on their important duties.

Although the programme of classifying household solid waste at its source has been piloted and implemented for many years in HCM City, it has not been highly effective, because most people are not aware of the importance of waste classification.

The inaugural WOW K-Music Festival 2023 is scheduled to take place on October 21 and 22 at Van Phuc City, a residential project in Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City.

Authorities in HCM City are seeking measures to solve the serious congestion along some roads leading to Cat Lai Port.

Urban agriculture using advanced technology is a developing trend in HCM City.

The office market in Ho Chi Minh has become vibrant recently with the operation of two office buildings in Thu Thiem new urban area which provides an additional 85,000 sq.m of floor space.

A martial arts and culture exchange week between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) will be held in HCM City from December 11 to 17 as part of activities to mark 31 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

A planned pedestrian bridge connecting District 1 and the Thu Thiem new urban area across the Saigon River will feature the distinctive shape of a nipa palm leaf, an iconic symbol of southern Vietnam.

The agricultural land area in HCM City has decreased by hundreds of hectares each year. To prevent farmers from putting land into plots for sale, it is necessary to ensure profits for agricultural production.

The Ho Chi Minh City health sector has confirmed that the southern city has detected four additional cases of monkeypox, thereby taking total infections up to 13.

Ho Chi Minh City must quickly innovate and unify awareness of new growth drivers for promoting green growth.

The Criminal Police Division (PC02) under the Ho Chi Minh City Police has just razed a prostitution racket serving for foreigners masterminded by Koreans at Luxury Business Club in District 7.