A special outdoor art performance featuring the history, establishment, and development of the Saigon-Gia Dinh area and HCMC will be organized on the Saigon River on August 6.

Ho Chi Minh City is facing a low level of fertility and the prospect of a rapidly aging population; thus, it is calling for a couple to have enough 2 children.

As many other provinces and cities across the country, Ho Chi Minh City has tried to restore order to the sidewalks, securing the original function of the sidewalk as a pedestrian area, but the effort turns out ineffective.

The first Ho Chi Minh City river festival will be held from August 4-6, with the aim of boosting local tourism, according to a plan issued by the municipal People’s Committee.

85 percent of beauty salons or nearly 6,450 establishments in Ho Chi Minh City are operated without professional checks, said Director of the municipal Department of Health Tang Chi Thuong.

The HCMC Department of Transport has announced a plan to operate five more waterways next year to diversify tourism services and satisfy the travel demand of guests.

A high school in Ho Chi Minh City must write a report on its teacher’s participation in the Genius Olympiad following a student’s allegations of fraud in the competition, which has gone viral lately.

Many HCM City canals have faced pollution again despite being upgraded.

HCM City authorities are intensifying the fight against vendors in the Nguyen Hue Walking Street area in District 1.

In June alone, economic sectors in the city employed more than 26,500 labourers and created nearly 12,000 new jobs, with most jobs in the areas of trade, services, and industrial production.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has signed Resolution 98/2023 approving several special mechanisms and policies for the development of HCMC.

HCM City will give priority to supporting and nurturing high-tech agricultural production start-ups of young entrepreneurs in an aim to raise the proportion of high-tech agriculture in the city's total agricultural land.

HCM City authorities have decided that the majority of residents will have broadband by 2025 and smartphones for internet connection.

The southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City will build seven new logistic centres from now to 2025, the municipal People’s Committee said on July 3.

HCM City is seeing an increase in the incidence of hand-foot-mouth disease and dengue fever among children due to the recent hot weather and rains.

HCMC’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) is projected to approach 7% this year if the second half proceeds smoothly, according to HCMC Chairman Phan Van Mai.

HCM City’s Mayor Phan Van Mai said at a meeting with voters in district 4 on June 28 that the socio-economic development of the city had been seriously affected by the bond market manipulation case related to SCB and Van Thinh Phat.

The Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music has launched a piano competition for contestants of all nationalities and different ages, with the ultimate aim of becoming a destination for pianists from across the world.

The hotel industry in HCM City is facing significant challenges with a wave of hotels in the city put up for sale at deep discounts amid the ongoing economic recession and sluggish tourism market.

Vietnam's economic spearhead HCM City is planning to implement policies supporting business recovery in the face of ongoing challenges, with a focus on an investment stimulus programme.