A total of 65 programmes and events will be held throughout the National Tourism Year 2016 titled “Exploring the southern land”, the organising board said a news conference in Hanoi on November 16. 

 Tours from/to France will still be running as scheduled following a series of deadly terror attacks across Paris on November 13, said Tran Thi Viet Huong, Deputy Director of PR Department at Vietravel, a major tour operator. 

 HCM City plans to reduce its white-collar employees by 14,000 by 2021, according to a municipal Interior Affairs Department plan. 

VietNamNet Bridge – In Asian cuisine, when duck dishes are mentioned, people usually think of roasted duck. A new dish made from duck, which resembles roasted duck at first glance, has appeared in Saigon in the past few years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – If you think Saigon is just about shopping you clearly don’t know what you’re missing. Beyond the glitz and glamour of the city centre are plenty of exciting things to do and exotic foods to try.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Falafel, a popular food made from beans and vegetables in the world, has recently been brought to town by local yoga instructor Sophia Pham.

 Nine State-owned enterprises (SOEs) in HCMC will launch their initial public offerings (IPO) between now and the end of September, according to equitization plans approved by the city government.

 VietNamNet Bridge – June will see auditions in Saigon for Vietnamese actors and dancers wanting to take part in a project to stage a wordless version of Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet”.

VietNamNet Bridge – I remember thinking as I crashed into a drunk man’s motorbike at 60 km an hour on the highway, “I’m going to die.”  But some how I was just fine, I flew over the handlebars, skidded down the road, and I stood up without a scratch.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Connecting districts 1 and 4, Mong Bridge crossing Ben Nghe Canal in downtown HCMC is now opened for pedestrians to take a stroll, enjoy fresh air and cool breeze from the canal, and admire old and new buildings.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As the south has entered the dry season, Saigon has seen scorching heat for days, causing uncomfortable feeling for local people. While people in the city downtown endure the hot and sultry atmosphere, people

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of boats transporting flowers from southern provinces have landed at the wharf of Binh Dong in District 8, Ho Chi Minh City to serve the Tet holiday.

VietNamNet Bridge – This Lunar New Year (Tet), HCM City will turn 580m-long Ham Nghi Road into a road of flowers. Below are sketches of the road for Tet holiday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – US Magazine Condé Nast Traveler has introduced a photo collection of Saigon along with suggestions of things to enjoy in the “sleepless city”.

 Downtown flower street to feature rural beauty; Models ignore state rules to compete in international beauty pageants; Vestiges of ancient village found on northern riverbank; Da Lat rings in the New Year with cultural festival

Due to colder air, the waters from Binh Thuan to Ca Mau will be subjected to a strong northeast wind and the tide in downstream Saigon - Dong Nai river will continue to rise over the next few days.

 Authorities in HCM City have vowed to contain four-fifths of the city's flood zones by next year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Saigon International Music Week featuring four shows of international and Vietnamese artists will kick off at Cargo Bar on November 26.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon is a hub for people of different nationalities coming to work or settle down. Each of them in some way contributes to the diversity and the beauty of this city. Chun Yoo Oh, a Korean businesswoman

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon in the days of old was full of poetic and picturesque images, among which were carts pulled along by horses or cows galloping or trotting along dirt roads on the outskirts.