Ho Chi Minh City is reviewing and proposing adjustments to its urban railway projects to better align with the city’s development needs following its recent administrative merger.

Trade between HCM City and the UK topped 390 million USD in the first half of 2025. The UK is now the city’s 11th largest foreign investor with a total capital exceeding 1.1 billion USD.

Creating favourable conditions will motivate residents to use bicycles instead of personal motor vehicles, helping to change travel habits in the city.

Ho Chi Minh City will build a nearly 6 km dedicated bike lane on Mai Chi Tho Boulevard starting October 2025.

After its merger, Ho Chi Minh City has become a sprawling coastal megacity that includes Binh Duong and the beach area known as Ba Ria–Vung Tau, ideally positioned to boost various sectors, notably marine and water sports.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have dismantled a high-end restaurant fronting as a brothel, arresting a Taiwanese national and several accomplices.

Ho Chi Minh City will begin work on nine metro lines worth $44 billion by 2027 to build a 355 km urban rail system.

By using NAPAS cards, passengers no longer need to purchase paper tickets or load money onto separate cards, thus reducing boarding times, queues, and the use of cash.

Despite multi-million-dollar investments, luxury resorts along Ho Chi Minh City’s coast sit deserted, overrun by weeds and time.

Despite crime reductions, Ho Chi Minh City faces drug-related challenges and worsening traffic congestion.

The proposal to establish a global maritime center in Ho Chi Minh City could unlock immense value from the port and shipping sector, while complementing the city’s planned international financial center.

The city will collect over 27,000 data points to prepare its first-ever official land price list post-provincial merger, effective January 1, 2026.

From October 1, Ho Chi Minh City will fully transition all administrative services to digital platforms, ending paper-based submissions in a major digital government push.

HCM City posts Vietnam’s highest inflation rate at 4.17%, led by health and education costs.

The State Bank of Vietnam has revealed a full list of authorized outlets for gold bar transactions to ensure market transparency and protect consumers.

A mural celebrating the enduring friendship between Vietnam and Cuba was inaugurated at the Cuban Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on September 6.

HCM City will begin construction of a long-planned international financial centre (IFC) in September, part of Vietnam’s push to position itself as a regional financial hub alongside Singapore and Hong Kong

As part of the Tourism Promotion Organisation (TPO) for Global Cities' 12th General Assembly, the 2025 TPO mayors’ meeting took place in Ho Chi Minh City on September 4.

Tens of thousands of teachers in Ho Chi Minh City will soon undergo training in artificial intelligence (AI) according to international standards, alongside a program on STEM teaching methods in English. The city will fully cover the costs.

As Ho Chi Minh City welcomes 40,000 new students, the city struggles to recruit enough teachers for its growing education system.