A combination of aerial imagery, military records and eyewitness accounts has helped researchers locate suspected wartime burial trenches beneath a Ho Chi Minh City park.

The HCMC Military Command announced the establishment of a specialised force tasked with searching for the remains of fallen soldiers as part of the national “500-day campaign” on martyrs’ remains search, repatriation and identification.

HCMC has processed or set resolutions for 838 backlogged projects, unblocking more than VND206,000 billion. The city has said that enterprises cannot be forced to endure shortcomings caused by State agencies during project execution.

Ho Chi Minh City is racing to complete approvals for Metro Line 6, aiming to break ground on the airport-linked project before the end of 2026.

A sharp increase in dengue cases, including four deaths, has placed Ho Chi Minh City on heightened alert as experts warn of worsening transmission risks.

When the sun goes down, Ho Chi Minh City comes alive with glowing streets, crowded eateries and the restless energy that once earned it the name “the city that never sleeps”.

The latest wave is heavily concentrated in data centres, AI, semiconductors and R&D - the core pillars of the digital economy, said Nguyen Ky Phung, head of the Saigon Hi-Tech Park management board.

Candidates sitting Ho Chi Minh City's specialized physics entrance exam were granted an extra 15 minutes after a mistake was discovered in one of the test formulas.

Ho Chi Minh City is pioneering efforts to expand access to quality healthcare by deploying doctors and extending hospital services to remote and island areas, as part of its push toward universal health coverage.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have arrested two men accused of operating a large-scale network that allegedly produced and distributed banned traditional medicines nationwide under the Bao Thanh Duong brand.

As Vietnam’s leading economic powerhouse, HCMC is entering a new phase of development in which science, technology and innovation have been identified as key engines of growth as in line with Politburo Resolution No. 57.

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.