VietNamNet Bridge – The municipal administration plans to implement several measures to develop the Integrated Circuit (IC) industry in the coming years, officials said at a forum on Monday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Another 82 high schools in HCM City will offer financial education classes as part of a soft-skills training programme for the upcoming academic year, according to the city's Department of Education and Training.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City People's Committee has decided to adjust school tuition fees for nursery to high school students in the coming school years.

VietNamNet Bridge – One month after HCMC officially offered river tours to some destinations in the city and the Mekong Delta, the number of tourists recorded is still modest as destinations are not attractive,

 VietNamNet Bridge – From now to 2015, the city's Green Energy programme will promote the use of renewable energy sources, including solar, wind, thermal and bio-fuel.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of illegal poultry trading spots in HCM City has decreased sharply following raids by city authorities over the last month.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The capital will collect between VND50,000 (US$2,4) and VND100,000 ($4,8) as annual road maintenance fee from each motorbike user from early next month.

VietNamNet Bridge – A group of scientists from Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City have manufactured an automatic water hyacinth cutting machine that they hope will help in clearing 700 kilometers of canals in HCMCity

VietNamNet Bridge – Demand for Liquefied Petroleum Gas is set to rise significantly as its versatility is exploited further the world over, experts said at a three-day conference that ends in HCM City today.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City People's Committee has asked the Government’s permission to appoint another Deputy Chair and to increase its membership to 15 people.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Infringements of intellectual property rights are still a headache, causing huge losses among local companies, but there are not effective cures for the problem, heard a seminar on intellectual property in HCMC last Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi and HCM City are working to smooth traffic flows for candidates attending this year's university entrance exams which start today, July 4, around the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has asked for Prime Minister's permission to use funds from a VND20 trillion (over US$952 million) package to build a new paediatric hospital and an oncology hospital.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Chi Minh City has set up 150 sites to collect hazardous household waste in 11 districts in a week-long campaign which kicked off on July 1.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City plans to mobilise capital through BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer), BT (Build-Transfer) and PPP (Public-Private Partnership) investment forms to further develop its road infrastructure,

HCM City-based band Parasite shook off another five bands in the final round of the national rock contest, Tiger Translate – Battle of the Bands on Saturday to win the chance of sharing the stage with the acclaimed Lacuna Coil

"The scale of operations of HCM City tourism is growing, but the management apparatus is getting smaller. Therefore, the city is bound to have the Department of Tourism for better management," HCM City’s Vice Chair said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has earmarked VND70.54 trillion (US$3.3 billion) for 36 projects to mitigate the effects of climate change, which is expected to severely affect the city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A pilot project has been launched to provide transport support services for people with disabilities in HCM City.

 Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.