HCMC has ordered agencies and local authorities to review benefits granted to public-sector employees during administrative restructuring after the State Audit identified multiple cases that failed to comply with regulations.

HCMC has proposed two new ring roads extending across several provinces, a major infrastructure initiative intended to create additional layers of connectivity beyond Ring Road 4.

With the new school year already underway, parents in HCM City are taking time off work and enduring long lines in the heat to find missing textbooks for their children.

HCM City plans to establish three media accounts in every commune, ward and special zone, focusing on government-resident engagement, culture and society, and the economy, with the accounts to be operated by local content creators.

Thick black smoke swept through a Ho Chi Minh City hotel before dawn on Sept. 7, trapping dozens inside before firefighters and residents rescued 26 people. Two guests died.

HCM City posted encouraging economic growth in the first eight months of 2026, but businesses remain under pressure as the number of firms leaving the market rises sharply.

A HCMC farmer has successfully grown the luxury mango known as the “Egg of the Sun,” selling his first locally grown fruits for $11–23 each.

Ho Chi Minh City is pushing for double-digit growth, targeting GRDP expansion of at least 10% in 2026. The city aims for growth of 11.07% in Q3 and 12.3% in Q4.

Around 500 delegates, including nearly 40 delegations from international localities and partners of Ho Chi Minh City, will attend the 3rd Ho Chi Minh City Friendship Dialogue (FD 2026) next week.

In flowing ao dai, schoolgirls in Ho Chi Minh City captured the joy and excitement of the first day of the 2026-2027 academic year.

Passengers began arriving at Saigon Station as early as 3am as Vietnam’s railway sector opened sales of 300,000 tickets for the 2027 Tet holiday.

Three names - Ao Tim, Gia Long and Minh Khai - trace the 113-year journey of one of the oldest schools in Saigon-Ho Chi Minh City and southern Vietnam.

Founded more than 150 years ago, Le Quy Don High School has witnessed generations of change in Saigon-Ho Chi Minh City and educated figures including Cambodia’s late King Norodom Sihanouk.

Four decades after launching Doi Moi, Vietnam has moved from shortages and a closed, centrally planned economy to deeper global integration and a growing role in international supply chains.

Ho Chi Minh City has announced eight sites capable of receiving or disposing of more than 26 million cubic meters of dredged mud and soil, helping remove a major bottleneck for several key infrastructure projects.

Pork prices at traditional markets across HCMC have declined compared to previous months, but consumer demand has failed to recover. To boost sales, vendors have been forced to extend business hours and offer additional discounts.

The Vietnam Education Publishing House (VEPH) said it has printed and distributed millions of textbooks, and that disruptions in the ordering process have led to parents queuing to buy books in some localities.

Metro Line 1, connecting Ben Thanh and Suoi Tien, in Ho Chi Minh City will increase train frequency, extend operating hours and offer free rides to all passengers on September 2 to mark Vietnam’s 81st National Day anniversary.

Ho Chi Minh City is bringing culture closer to everyday life by transforming public spaces, heritage and the arts into engines of creativity, community engagement and sustainable development.

Three students who achieved perfect 30/30 scores in Vietnam’s 2026 high school graduation exam have chosen medicine at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City.