HCM City authorities have sent a written request of the constituents of Tan Binh district, HCM City to the Ministry of Transport on the construction of the Long Thanh international airport.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Artists from HCM City's Bong Sen Music and Dance troupe will bring traditional music to the city's schools in an attempt to arrest the music's declining popularity among young people.

The government has submitted to the Politburo a report on the urban administration model in Da Nang and HCM City. However, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said that this model does not fit the newly-revised Constitution.

VietNamNet Bridge – Faced with financial difficulties, experienced private theatre troupes in HCM City are struggling, according to industry insiders.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – The famous English singer will perform in the first picnic music festival in Vietnam, to be held at the Phu Tho Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City on April 12.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Red tape and financial difficulties have delayed the construction of several underground parking lots approved by the HCM City government.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the near future, visitors to HCMC will have more tour choices due to new projects to develop river tourism around the city, said a project owner.

VietNamNet Bridge – Building agricultural hi-tech parks is vital, says Tu Minh Thien, Deputy Director of the Management Board of Ho Chi Minh City Agricultural Hi-Tech Park.

  Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved Ho Chi Minh City’s plan to set up an agency responsible for management of tourism in the city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Research and Development Center (R&D) in the Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) is about to start production of diodes en masse for export after successfully testing it,

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance's inspection team has lost in a lawsuit for tax arrears, the judgement required that they return over VND7.17 billion (USD342,000) to a company in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tan Trieu Village is only 60km away from HCM City, but might well be on a different planet with its clean air, greenery, and hectare after hectare of pomelo orchards.

VietNamNet Bridge – After 12 years of preparations, Viet Nam's first museum dedicated to the ao dai (traditional Vietnamese women's dress) has opened in HCM City's District 9. The brain-child of painter and ao dai designer Si Hoang,  

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People's Committee recently approved a plan to reform the mechanism for recruiting departmental leaders and holders of positions of the same levels in public organisations and agencies.

Hue Festival to feature 60 art troupes; Indie film focuses on father and son; Concert features Korean talents; TV film spotlights national defense; HCMC exhibition honours southern wartime women

VietNamNet Bridge – A photo exhibition featuring women recently opened at Tu Do Gallery in HCM City on the occasion of International Women's Day (March 8).

VietNamNet Bridge – Nine inland waterway tourist vessels en route to HCM City and the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau will undergo safety and environmental protection inspections, the Ministry of Transport (MoT) announced this week. 

 Ministry of Construction defends controversial circular; Two workers die in fall from scaffolding; Sleeper coaches found violating safety rules; Easy Taxi expands presence in Asia, now Vietnam; Two workers die in fall from scaffolding

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fried chicken, hamburger and pizza are often the first choices of HCM City children when their parents ask them what they would like to eat.