VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City should push for completion of programmes on flooding, pollution, traffic congestion and urban renovation, Tran Vinh Tuyen, vice chairman of HCM City People’s Committee, 

HCM City should create favourable conditions and introduce regulations to promote Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in the education sector, which is in need of an international standard learning environment, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of people hospitalised in HCM City with contagious diseases this year has sharply increased compared with the same period a year ago, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City is looking to Singapore’s “smart city” experiences to develop a scheme to build creative urban areas in districts 2 and 9, 

HCM City streets will be lined with LED lights for the upcoming long holiday celebrating Hung Kings Memorial Day on the 10th of the third lunar month, the 44th Reunification Day on April 30, and Labour Day on May 1.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has set a target of reducing the number of traffic accidents and casualties by 5-10 per cent each year in 2019 and 2020. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – City authorities are planning to use artificial intelligence (AI) to further their scheme to develop a smart city, Nguyen Thanh Phong, chairman of HCM City People’s Committee, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City government has approved the HCM City Institute for Development Studies’ plan to establish a socio-economic forecast and simulation centre this month.

Faced with financial difficulties, theatre troupes in HCM City are working to attract audiences back to tuong or hat boi (classical drama), a Vietnamese traditional theatre that originated in the 12th century, 

The HCM City People’s Council on Wednesday (March 13) set a deadline for completion of a facility at the Oncology Hospital in District 9 that was previously scheduled to be finished by the end of 2017.

VietNamNet Bridge - Land plots located in advantageous positions in the central area of HCM City are known as ‘golden land’ because they promise huge profits for investors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A major project on developing an arts industry in HCM City by 2020, with a vision to 2030, has been submitted to the city People’s Committee.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City Party Committee Secretary Nguyen Thien Nhan has asked all districts to develop housing policies for migrants based on specific characteristics of each locality.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People’s Committee has announced an action plan in 2016-20 to reduce environmental pollution.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City authorities will focus on administrative reform and an improved investment environment for businesses for 2019.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has seen a slight decrease in the number of measles, dengue fever, and hand, foot and mouth cases since mid-February, a

Bui Ta Hoang Vu, director of the HCM City’s Department of Tourism, talks to Người Lao Động newspaper about HCM City’s efforts to improve its tourism environment to meet the target of 8.5 million foreign visitors 

The Celeb Academy Viet Nam and Global K Centre, a South Korean-based music training centre, are offering long training courses and short experience classes aimed at young singers and people who want to develop their professional career.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Though HCM City stopped licensing self-modified three- and four-wheeled vehicles 10 years ago, a large number of them remain in use in the city for goods delivery.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People’s Committee has approved a project that encourages the recycling of waste, especially plastic waste picked up by private garbage collectors.