VietNamNet Bridge –  A VND473 billion (US$21 million) flood-prevention project in HCM City’s Binh Thanh District will be implemented in the period of 2017-2018, 

HCM City police on Thursday arrested more than 20 people suspected of involvement in a drug ring led by Van Kinh Duong.

HCM City authorities will carry out regular checks of housing projects to ensure they have the stipulated green areas, with a focus on large projects already occupied by residents.

Many HCM CITY sidewalks have been encroached again after a campaign was launched to remove illegally parked cars, vendors, cafes, canopies and other obstructions.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City plans to strengthen links with provinces supplying farm produce to improve oversight at the points of origin, officials said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Transport has asked for approval from the Ministry of Transport to use English on street signs to serve foreign tourists.

With a pool of highly-skilled practitioners, state-of-the-art facilities and affordable costs, HCM City is rapidly emerging as a dental care tourism destination.

Developing ward-level health centres is one of leading priorities of the HCM City Department of Health in order to help local residents get better primary healthcare services.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City authorities are considering requiring high-rises of 20 floors or more to have helipads for search-and-rescue missions during natural disasters or fires.

Famous dishes of the southern region will be on offer at the annual Am Thuc Dat Phuong Nam Festival that will take place from May 24 to 28 at Dam Sen Park in HCM City’s District 11.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City authorities have been asked to develop a master plan for urban underground spaces to prepare for the opening of subway lines in the city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City plans to introduce 800 new buses that run on compressed natural gas (CNG) by the end of this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Flood-sensor chips will be installed at an additional 32 flooding hotspots to warn HCM City residents of potential floods from heavy rains or tides,

 Ho Chi Minh City’s leader and Diane Farrell, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia at the US Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration had a meeting in the southern hub on May 15 to discuss smart city development.

HCM City welcomes German investment in the local high-tech and energy sectors, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem said.

HCM City authorities on Tuesday destroyed nearly 22 tonnes of fake or substandard fertiliser without labels of origin worth VND300 million (US$13,000).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Waste must be treated more effectively with advanced technology and categorised prior to treatment, 

Construction on a VND500 billion (US$22 million) flood-prevention project in HCM City’s District 7 is expected to start in the next quarter, according to the city’s Department of Transport.

The HCM City People’s Committee has told the Steering Centre of the Urban Flood Control Programme to go ahead and draw up plans to build a reservoir in the outlying district of Cu Chi to prevent flooding there.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Climate change has a huge impact on HCM City’s water resources, the head of its public water utility has warned.