Some people have suggested abolishing construction completion procedures after exemption of construction permits for individual houses in hundreds of projects in HCM City.

American International School Vietnam may be dissolved for not meeting operational requirements.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into Ho Chi Minh City rebounded strongly in the first seven months of 2025, reaching nearly 6.2 billion USD, up 45.67% year-on-year after a slowdown last year.

The recent administrative merger offers a unique opportunity to establish a unified and synchronised logistics system, turning the Southeastern Key Economic Region into a high-performing hub for trade, investment, and marine economy.

The Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Development Studies (HIDS) has sent an official request to companies and investors in the electric vehicle ecosystem to propose support packages for residents and drivers transitioning to EVs.

The business community in Ho Chi Minh City has proposed several initiatives to unlock the tourism potential, particularly in special zones and suburban areas.

Public prostitution in Ho Chi Minh City has significantly decreased due to rigorous crackdowns by local police. However, the underground sex trade has rapidly moved to social media, becoming more sophisticated and harder to control.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Industry and Trade has proposed a trial model that will provide retail and essential services at stations along metro line No. 1 between Ben Thanh and Suoi Tien.

As online kidnapping scams targeting students grow more sophisticated, the Criminal Police Division (PC02) of the HCM City Police Department has launched a dedicated task force, led by Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Trung Hoa, to combat this threat.

The long-abandoned HH1 building by Vietsovpetro will undergo inspection after nearly 10 years of inactivity.

Nearly 2,000m² of mural art captures Vietnam’s historic moments with military pride.

In a single night, the “online kidnapping” task force of the Criminal Police Division, Ho Chi Minh City Police, successfully rescued two male university students from sophisticated virtual extortion schemes.

Vietnam’s nuclear revival begins with Petrovietnam, but cost and reactor choices loom large.

The information-technology, pharmaceutical, banking, and high-tech sectors will remain the main engines of office demand in HCM City, experts said.

Despite merging with key provinces, Vietnam’s largest city faces challenges scaling up its economy

Ho Chi Minh City will launch 27 new electric bus routes on August 1, as part of a wider rollout of 35 subsidised routes operated by Phuong Trang - FUTA Bus Lines.

Climate adaptation becomes a core strategy for property investment in Southeast Asia.

The merger of Ho Chi Minh City with the neighbouring provinces of Binh Duong and Ba Ria-Vung Tau marks not just an expansion of administrative management, but a historic turning point in Vietnam’s urban development.

As part of its broader urban redevelopment strategy, HCM City is working to relocate nearly 40,000 households living on and along canals by 2030, with almost 3,000 already resettled as of mid-July 2025.

Resolution 212 gives Ho Chi Minh City authority to revive its stalled flood control megaproject.