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.

Police say a gold smuggling ring busted in Ho Chi Minh City had completed around 10 successful shipments since the start of 2026.

Ho Chi Minh City aims to push urban green coverage above 1 sq.m per person by 2030, while stepping up greenhouse gas reduction initiatives on the way to Net Zero by 2050.

Ho Chi Minh City has intensified health monitoring at airports and ports following a WHO emergency declaration over an Ebola outbreak in Africa.

A large-scale police operation has begun in Ho Chi Minh City as part of the city’s goal of becoming drug-free by 2030.

HCMC police have confirmed that viral claims about a fake HIV prevention drug ring were based on fabricated social media posts created for online engagement.

Assoc. Prof. and Dr. Nguyen Huu Huan, Vice Chairman of the VIFC-HCMC Executive Board, said the centre is envisioned as an integrated finance-technology-trade ecosystem operating under international standards.

Ho Chi Minh City is reshaping its foreign direct investment (FDI) strategy, shifting from quantity-driven attraction towards a more selective approach focused on high technology, innovation, the digital economy, circular economy and green growth.

“Meet Australia 2026”, a high-level trade and investment promotion event aimed at strengthening economic ties between Vietnam and Australia, will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from May 18-20.

HCM City is seeking to transform itself from a major cargo gateway into a regional maritime finance hub, with the Vietnam International Financial Centre (VIFC) expected to anchor a new ecosystem linking ports, logistics and global capital flows.

Many fuel stations in Ho Chi Minh City have started replacing traditional gasoline with E10, marking a major step in Vietnam’s green energy roadmap.

The EU's commitments and vision for sustainable development, combined with Ho Chi Minh City’s dynamic, open, creative spirit and strong aspirations for growth, are set to generate successful economic projects with great community payoff.

The Politburo has discussed a new development resolution expected to create stronger momentum for Ho Chi Minh City in the coming decades.

Health experts in Ho Chi Minh City are raising concerns as multiple infectious diseases spread simultaneously, including dengue fever and hand-foot-and-mouth disease.

HCMC is considering major changes to grade 10 admissions, including wider use of academic transcripts and a long-term goal of universal upper secondary education.