After finishing his daily job as a construction worker, at about 8pm most days Nguyen Thanh Hien gets on his motorbike and starts helping others.

A two-month-old baby was among the six members of a family that died when a fire broke out at about 1am on Tuesday morning at a house at 899 Nguyen Thi Dinh Street in HCM City's Thu Duc City.

All students in the first and second grades in HCM City will attend two shifts a day as opposed to one shift previously, according to an enrollment plan for the 2021-2022 academic period.

Actors from the Le Ngoc Drama, one of Hanoi’s leading private theatres, will offer new shows at the HCM City Opera House next month. 

The HCM City Centre for Disease Control (HCDC) said that returnees from localities with COVID-19 patients in Hai Phong City and Binh Duong Province must quarantine at home for 14 days.

While waiting for approval of special mechanisms for the development, the municipal authorities will hand over the highest authority to Thu Duc City to solve its issues and problems promptly

The HCM City People's Committee has proposed developing a regional and international financial center project in the city.

The plan to turn some suburban districts in HCM City into inner districts is only on paper but it has triggered a new land fever in localities.

HCM City police have begun to issue chip-based identity cards at 91 police stations.

Concerted efforts and much tougher penalties are needed to prevent sexual abuse of children, a HCM City leader has said.

At the second consultation conference, 100% of the delegates voted in favor of approving HCM City's preliminary list of candidates for the 15th National Assembly election.

HCM City’s suburban districts of Hoc Mon, Binh Chanh and Nha Be will become urban districts or cities prior to 2025, while two other suburban districts of Cu Chi and Can Gio will be turned into urban ones in the 2025-2030 period.

HCM City will seek international ideas for underground space planning in the expanded central area of the city and the Thu Thiem New Urban Area.

The HCM City People’s Committee plans to use small vehicles of 12 to 17-seat minibuses for public transportation.

HCM City has approved a programme to build an eco-system for research into artificial intelligence development over the next 10 years as part of its efforts to become a smart city and promote digital transformation. 

The HCM City Department of Education and Training has asked the People's Committee to help schools resolve problems associated with the requirements of the new education programme.

A large pink bull in Cu Chi District, HCM City has been captivating many locals due to its unusual pink skin colour.

HCM City plans to expand the number of public green spaces between now and 2030 with an aim to improve the quality of life and beauty of the city.

The HCM City People's Committee has approved a programme to support an innovative start-up eco-system over the next five years.

The Dragonfly Theatre Company will stage Eurydice by American playwright Sarah Ruhl, from April 16-18 and April 23-25.