VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City’s Department of Transport has drawn up a plan to put advertisements on all buses operating on 136 routes around the city after eight months of piloting the plan on 171 buses on 10 routes.

The HCM City metropolitan area, which lies downstream of the Dong Nai-Sai Gon river system, is surrounded and traversed by nearly 1,000 kilometres of rivers and canals, which offer enormous potential for waterway tourism.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City is seeking US$1.9 billion for the second phase of metro line No 5, which extends from the new Can Giuoc Bus Station in District 8 to the Bay Hien intersection in Tan Binh District.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Danish pop/soft rock band, Michael Learns To Rock (MLTR) will give a performance at the Military Zone No.7 Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City on December 21. 

In the last decade, foreign investors poured money into mid- and high-end real estate projects, but today Japanese, South Korean, Taiwanese and Malaysian prefer developing affordable products priced below VND1 billion.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City authorities are being urged to develop a master plan for flood control as new flood-prone areas have emerged and flooding has re-occurred in others.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City early next year plans to submit for approval to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc a US$276 million metro-line project to Tan Son Nhat international airport in Tan Binh District, the country’s busiest airport.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon International Comedy Club will present British stand-up comedian Stephen Carlin at Game On on November 30.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 2,000 young people will take part in a festival held in  HCM City this afternoon to appeal for the protection of wildlife. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – People with disabilities are thankful for the efforts HCM City has taken to increase their access to public buses, but say more can be done.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City authorities plan to relocate people living in 20,000 houses in slums along canals and rivers by 2020.

VietNamNet Bridge - The HCMC Department of Natural Resources and the Environment Has granted more than 5,000 registry books to the owners of hazardous waste sources.

 Ho Chi Minh City and Slovakia’s eastern city of Kosice on November 15 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on setting up bilateral friendship and cooperation in various fields. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Do Muoi, deputy director of the HCM City Institute for Strategy and Development, tells the Viet Nam News Agency about the need to reorganise the city’s inner transport system.

VietNamNet Bridge - There are 324 industrial zones (IZ) throughout the country with total area of 92,000 hectares. However, due to mismanagement, large areas in the IZs have been left unused.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City expects to spend VND1.23 trillion (US$54.38 million) to subsidise buses next year, up VND231 billion ($10.24 million) against 2016, the Transport Department said on Tuesday.

 Ho Chi Minh City and China’s Guangdong province boast numerous opportunities for cooperation as both share many common interests and hold economic importance to their respective countries.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The cities of HCM and Seoul on Monday signed an agreement to foster friendship and co-operative relations in multiple sectors.

 Ho Chi Minh City and Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK) have agreed to boost friendship and bilateral cooperation.

 Ho Chi Minh City wants to learn from Singapore’s experience in building a smart city, particularly in tackling traffic congestion, managing water resources and preventing flooding, said a municipal leader.