VietNamNet Bridge – The amount of fees collected from the newly-implemented hourly on-street parking zones in HCM City were disappointing with the rate of lost revenue reaching as high as 60 per cent.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Traditional products made of natural materials like bamboo, rattan and rice straw have become bestsellers in HCM City, replacing items made with plastic or metal.

As the local budget is limited, HCM City authorities have called for investment in 17 anti-flood projects under different investment modes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Van Thien, who lives in Binh Tan, HCM City’s most populated district, has no choice but to do his daily exercise on the street.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Land subsidence caused by excessive groundwater extraction and rapid urbanisation is worsening flooding in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City tourism sector needs to provide better inputs to the Government and improve marketing and promotion to maximise the city’s tourism potential, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Inland waterway ports and wharves that operate without a licence or use an expired licence will be suspended, according to the HCM City Department of Transport.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City is mulling a make over for Nguyen Hue pedestrian street in District 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City school system faces a shortage of facilities and teachers for physical education classes for the upcoming school year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City is seeking funds for 17 flood-control and wastewater treatment projects because of a city budget shortfall, authorities said at a meeting last Thursday.

 Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Tran Vinh Tuyen met with visiting Chairman of Enterprise Singapore Peter Ong on August 13, stating that his city hopes to learn from the latter’s experience in smart city building.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three years after beginning a pilot programme to buy solar power at VND2,000 (8.7 US cents) per kWh generated in homes and offices, HCM City has signed up 290 consumers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Residents in HCM City’s Binh Tan District have been forced to burn piles of uncollected waste left on Binh Long Street after companies dumped the waste in the area at night, 

HCM City, Argentina’s Buenos Aires forge friendship, Embassy works to boost Vietnam-South Africa cooperation, Investment minister selected to lead VN-Germany Friendship Association

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguen Thanh Phong, chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee, today called on the Ministry of Defence to soon hand over land for construction of the Thu Thiem 2 Bridge.

HCM City’s Department of Transport has proposed that the city People’s Committee increase subsidies for bus cooperatives by VND330 billion (US$14 million) each year as they are facing a shortage of funds.

Violinist Lidya Dobrevska and oboist Gordana Josifova Nedelkovska from Macedonia will perform in a concert featuring famous compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach at the HCM City Opera House next week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fake and imitation goods are openly sold in many places in HCM City, with their sellers making huge profits.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City’s Department of Tourism will draw up a strategy for tourism development to 2030 by the end of this year, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Customs officials in HCM City discovered 40 shipments of various drugs in the first six months of 2018 and seized 54.5kg.