VietNamNet Bridge – Some investors in HCM City who have failed to deliver on project commitments have left their land plots empty for many years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Improving the operation of public buses and striving for better management of private vehicles are among the measures envisaged under a programme to reduce traffic congestion and accidents in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Leading theatres and art troupes in HCM are working to preserve cai luong (reformed opera) by using young actors in their new productions.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has set a target of treating 90 per cent discharged water into rivers and canals by 2020.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City authorities is working with all 24 districts on a wide range of plans to prevent flooding in the rainy season.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City needs to further back research if it wants to apply new technologies in public administration, especially in the context of its plans to become a smart city, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City seeks to cut air pollution caused by vehicles by 70 per cent under a five-year plan that began in 2016.

 The Tourism Department of HCMC and Cuba’s Tourism Ministry, along with travel businesses of both sides have inked cooperation deals aiming to create a legal foundation for organising tours to the Caribbean nation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City’s administrative reforms are delivering results and there will be more of the same, city authorities have said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City’s Department of Home Affairs has outlined a new policy on the prevention and handling of child abuse cases which includes new hotlines for victims and their families.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People’s Superior Court in HCM City yesterday rejected the appeals of 14 of 16 defendants charged with “terrorism against the people’s administration”, after a two-day trial.

 VietNamNet Bridge – If you are in the mood for some good Southern Vietnamese home-style dishes in a humble and relaxing open air setting, Spice Bistro is a great option. 

Landslides are occurring in many localities in Mekong River Delta, though the rainy season has just begun. Ten serious landslide cases have occurred in Ca Mau, Hau Giang and Can Tho in the last two weeks.

More milk tea shops have arisen in HCM City and Hanoi, and analysts say there is even room for more. With over 20 shops near each other, Nguyen Hue pedestrian street in District 1 in HCM City is known informally as the ‘milk tea street’. 

HCM City has an abundance of tiny houses. Huynh Thi Tuyet’s house in Go Vap District is one of those houses. In a total area of 8sq.m, the 65-year-old woman lives with her 15 children and grandchildren.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Popular specialities from many cities and provinces are on offer at the 8th Southern Food Festival that opened yesterday at Dam Sen Cultural Park in HCM City’s District 11.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several religious activities through HCM City have marked the occasion of the Buddha’s 2,562th birthday, which fell on May 29 this year, the 15th day of the fourth lunar month.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee, Tran Vinh Tuyen, has ordered district authorities to clear all encroachment of canals and drains by the end of this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Three-Cushion Carom Billiards World Cup starts today in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Flood prevention works in HCM City between 2016 and 2020 are estimated to cost more than VND96.3 trillion (US$4.2 billion),