Given that the situation of prostitution in the city is very complicated, hiding in the form of barber shops, massage, traditional medicine, etc. HCM City has recommended gathering these sensitive business establishments in an area.

VietNamNet Bridge - The economic situation in 2013 is anticipated to be difficult. Nearly 200,000 people in Ho Chi Minh City will be very difficult to find a job.

443 contractors are named in the blacklist of the HCM City Transport Department. The department’s inspectorate has proposed relevant agencies to not grant new licenses or extend the construction period for these contractors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There has been a fall in the pollution levels of water sources of the Dong Nai River system with Saigon, Thi Vai and La Nga rivers all experiencing improvements, experts told a meeting in HCMC last Friday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCMC authorities will upgrade the wharf and the pier of Bach Dang Wharf and map out a zoning plan for other wharfs and piers in districts 1, 8, 9, Can Gio and Cu Chi to develop river tourism,

Prospects for labour export; Businesses likely to issue own C/O; Garment industry sets high export targets for 2013; Smuggling runs rampant along border; C.P admits ‘unreasonable egg price hike’

Ministry asks for unchanged fuel prices; Prospects for gold price market in 2013; Can Tho industries lack investors;  Nation vaults past neighbours in FDI; Ministry to support salt producers

Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

Inspectors of the Vietnam Environmental Administration under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment last Saturday proposed the HCMC authorities fine 25 local entities for violating environmental protection laws

VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Chi Minh City has 15 special schools for the hearing-impaired, where currently around 2,000 students are already enrolled.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese men from the worlds of culture, sport, architecture, gastronomy and business have been honoured at the "Men of the Year 2012" ceremony held in HCM City on January 12.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After a month of attacking crime in HCM City, the security situation in the city has been significantly improved, said the local police.

VietNamNet Bridge - "After the provision on not sending prostitutes to rehabilitation centers, prostitution in HCM City has become complex again," said Mr. Le Van Quy, Deputy Chief of the HCM City Bureau for Social Evils Prevention.

MARD suggests changing import laws; ‘Zombies' thrive in Viet Nam; 2012 auto sales at 93,000 units; Small traders get training for better competitiveness; Many SOEs in HCM City have debts tripling chartered capital

 VietNamNet Bridge – The total number of unemployed people in HCM City is expected to remain steady at about 150,000 throughout 2013, according to the City Centre for Job Placement.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Jaime Zuniga came to HCM City in 2008 to work for one of the largest shipping and logistics companies in the world AP Moller-Maersk Group.

VietNamNet Bridge - At 4.15pm on January 10, three young men fell from the fifth floor of an apartment building on Quach Van Tuan street, Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City to the ground. Two died while the remaining is critical.

VietNamNet Bridge - Nearly 150 police officers surrounded “hot spots” in the center of Ho Chi Minh City in the early morning of January 11 to attack street crime.

On January 7, the District 1 People's Court, HCM City made the final decision on the unprecedented lawsuit between the plaintiff - Mr. Sam Ly and the defendant – Dai Duong JV (owner of the Sheraton Saigon Hotel).

VietNamNet Bridge – The highest gambling win at a casino in the world so far is $40 million, and this record can be broken when the court’s judgment on Mr. Ly Sam’s $55 million lawsuit is executed.