Ho Chi Minh City has nearly achieved its 2026 target of attracting 11 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI), underlining the city’s growing attractiveness to international investors and its increasingly important role as an economic hub.

In the newly released Resolution 09-NQ/TW, the Politburo has outlined a bold 8-point strategy, including a special law, sandbox trials, and absolute decentralization, to build HCMC into a global smart city.

During the Raya Idil Adha celebrations, Cham Muslims gather for solemn prayers, exchange New Year greetings, and take part in important sacrificial rituals.

Two foreign suspects accused of carrying out a fatal shooting in Ho Chi Minh City allegedly mapped out an escape route in advance, but were captured after a 72-hour manhunt involving 1,000 police officers.

Vietnamese police say the foreign suspects entered the country under orders from an overseas figure and spent days tracking their targets before opening fire.

A newly issued Politburo resolution calls for sweeping reforms to transform Ho Chi Minh City into Southeast Asia’s leading economic and innovation hub.

A delegation from the HCMC Party Committee’s Commission for Information, Education and Mass Mobilization visited and extended greetings to representatives of the Muslim community and Cham Muslim residents on the occasion of Raya Idil Adha on May 25.

Ho Chi Minh City police this morning held a press briefing to announce developments in the investigation into a shooting involving two foreign suspects that left one person dead and another injured in downtown HCMC.

Ho Chi Minh City is accelerating plans to roll out a citywide annual health screening program, with a proposed budget of VND 2.507 trillion ($98.3 million) aimed at covering more than 10 million medical checkups in 2026.

A vibrant lotus installation on the Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe Canal is drawing crowds during this year’s Vesak season.

HCMC is removing obstacles for more than 60 real estate projects with 68,000 houses, while striving to issue 61,200 red books in 2026, or 90 percent of eligible applications.

Thu Duc ward in Ho Chi Minh City has become the first locality in Vietnam to measure residents’ quality of life and trust in local governance through a scientific set of happiness indicators.

Since early 2026, Ho Chi Minh City’s Market Surveillance Department has handled 882 cases involving counterfeit and intellectual property-infringing goods, focusing inspections on hotspots such as Ben Thanh Market and Saigon Square.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have prosecuted a man accused of operating multiple social media accounts and e-commerce storefronts to sell thousands of counterfeit Nike and Adidas shoes and sandals online.

Ho Chi Minh City is seeking to establish a groundbreaking legal framework designed to support its long-term ambition of becoming a globally recognized urban center by 2075.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have dismantled a large interprovincial drug trafficking network, arresting 140 people and seizing more than 9kg of narcotics after an investigation that began with a low-level street dealer.

A growing number of traffic disputes in Ho Chi Minh City are turning violent, prompting police to issue fresh warnings about public behavior and legal consequences.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Health has ordered all hospitals to prepare isolation measures for suspected Ebola patients as authorities intensify surveillance amid growing concerns over outbreaks in Africa.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Home Affairs has proposed that neighborhood residential groups in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City should have at least 700 households, while villages in the two cities would need a minimum of 500 households.

From a sea-crossing tunnel to airport rail links, Ho Chi Minh City is accelerating major infrastructure investments across the southern region.