Ho Chi Minh City proposes a major riverside redevelopment project featuring a new pedestrian bridge, parks and cultural spaces along the Saigon River.

Strict enforcement measures have helped stabilize traffic conditions in Ho Chi Minh City, with the number of accidents falling compared with the same period last year.

Independent teams using ground-penetrating radar and electrical resistivity surveys have identified multiple underground anomalies at Le Thi Rieng Park, providing fresh evidence for the search for fallen soldiers' remains.

A nearly 10-year journey collecting data from three photos found by an architect has helped authorities narrow down and identify the location of a mass grave holding about 900 martyrs who died during the 1968 Tet Offensive and Uprising.

The Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee on June 20 announced a decision on the establishment of the city press and radio-television agency, effective July 1.

What began with the seizure of just 10 unused glass pipes has led Ho Chi Minh City police to dismantle a large-scale network that allegedly manufactured and distributed more than 100,000 pieces of equipment used for illegal drug consumption.

An architect's decade-long effort to trace three wartime photographs has helped identify the suspected location of a mass grave containing nearly 900 soldiers killed during the 1968 Tet Offensive.

Ho Chi Minh City is shifting its investment strategy from prioritising volume to attracting high-quality, high-impact technology projects, with a focus on semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), data centres and research and development (R&D).

Ho Chi Minh City plans to offer free bus services to all passengers from July 1 through the end of 2026 under a proposal expected to be approved by the municipal People's Council at its meeting on June 19–20.

A court in HCM City has sentenced a Vietnamese-American man to 11 years in prison after uncovering a scheme in which he obtained 3 children through social media adoption groups and planned to take them to the United States using falsified documents.

Facing volatility in global input and fuel markets affecting passenger transport costs, tourism and travel operators in HCM City are increasingly focusing on enriching on-site visitor experiences and redesigning itineraries.

The community health platform operated by the HCM City Department of Health had updated health data for more than 2.3 million residents as of June 15.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) highlighted HCM City's dominance in green-certified building floor space in Vietnam.

Military and scientific teams have begun a four-day survey at Le Thi Rieng Park to investigate suspected mass graves linked to the 1968 Tet Offensive.

Emotions ran high at Le Thi Rieng Park as former soldiers remembered comrades whose remains have yet to be recovered.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has ordered Ho Chi Minh City to resolve all remaining obstacles and ensure the completion of its VND10 trillion (USD 385 million) flood control project within this year.

HCMC is projected to possibly break into the world's top 5 in port throughput by 2030.

Authorities are preparing to excavate areas inside Le Thi Rieng Park following evidence suggesting the existence of mass graves containing hundreds of fallen soldiers.

Vice Chair of the HCMC People's Committee Nguyen Manh Cuong says the city plans to present a Draft Law on Special City to the National Assembly at its upcoming session for enactment.

Ho Chi Minh City has continued to attract strong foreign capital inflows in the first months of 2026, with mergers and acquisitions (M&A) emerging as a key investment channel and showing the city's appeal to international investors.