VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City administration has approved a detailed plan to build a new eastern bus station, which would help ease the overload at the existing station in the city's Binh Thanh District.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A new Decree drawn by the Ministry of Environment will take effect from July 1 in which industrial wastewater fee will hike by ten times, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Environment.

VietNamNet Bridge – The 3rd Southern Region Cuisine Festival 2013 will be held at the Dam Sen Park in HCM City next week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Canadian pianist and composer Alain Lefevre will perform at HCM City Opera House on May 13 and the Ha Noi Opera House on May 15.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Rain started at 2pm on May 8. It got stronger at 3pm and lasted until 4.30pm. During the rain, an intense tornado swept away the roofs of dozens of houses and hit a lot of trees.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Tourism Association continues to petition the Government to retain the visa waiver scheme for nationals of seven countries — and in fact to expand it — and not to hike visa fees.

VietNamNet Bridge – An old man has been determined to have died of A/H1N1 flu in HCM City. This is the first death of A/H1N1 influenza so far this year in the city.

VietNamNet Bridge – Customs officers and border police at HCM City's Tan Son Nhat Airport seized 7.28kg of African rhino horns being illegally smuggled into Viet Nam on Saturday night.

VietNamNet Bridge – Placing employment agencies at bus stations has helped many migrants find jobs and is the sort of innovation needed for Viet Nam to weather the economic storm, say experts.

VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in the two major cities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City will delay an increase in the prices of the number of healthcare services that was scheduled for September.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Van Huy yesterday, May 2, stole the trophy at a blitz chess event at the National Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge – Sai Gon Heat yesterday, May 2, lost 62-63 to Singapore Slingers in the 17th round of the ASEAN Basketball League in HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge – Not even rush hour on Cong Hoa Street in Tan Binh District can stop numerous people rushing to the Military Theater to watch the new artistic and cultural performance A O Show.

VietNamNet Bridge – On the occasion of the liberation of Saigon, 30/4/1975, three photo exhibitions are held at the Lam Son Park, Chi Lang Park and Dong Khoi Road, HCM City, displaying 220 photos featuring HCM City in the past 18 years.

VietNamNet Bridge – Experts deemed it necessary to set up a national gold exchange to deal with the widening gap between local and global gold prices - and the preference for keeping gold and using the precious metal as payment.

Le Duan Street in HCM City’s District 1 has been decorated with colourful flowers and sparkling decorations to mark the holiday period.

 VietNamNet Bridge – News that a baby in the US was cured of HIV give new hope for Vietnamese babies born with the virus, said Truong Huu Khanh,

VietNamNet Bridge – Every Saturday evening, as a weekend treat, Tran Huyen Thanh of Tan Binh District takes her children to the Nguyen Kiem Co-opmart Supermarket for dinner.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An HCM City sculptor carves tree stumps into mystical statues of holy figures, from Buddha to the gods of fortune, prosperity and longevity.

VietNamNet Bridge – A slew of companies from the United States and Europe are showcasing meat, dairy products and drinks at the ongoing international food and hotel show in HCMC in an effort to increase exports