HCMC Urban Railways No.1 Company Limited (HURC1) has proposed allocating nearly VND110 billion from the city’s budget to fund two months of trial run on the first urban railway of HCMC, in preparation for its commercial operation.

Overseas remittances to Ho Chi Minh City exceeded 2.86 billion USD in the first quarter of 2024, an annual increase of 35.4% and the highest recorded in three consecutive years.

The HCM City Department of Tourism in the second quarter of 2024 will organise a series of tourism stimulus events to attract visitors to explore and learn about HCM City.

The cable-stayed Thu Thiem 4 and Can Gio bridges are proposed to be built in HCM City at a cost of more than VND17 trillion (US$717 million).

Ho Chi Minh City will launch firework displays in 16 avenues, including ten across Sai Gon River, to mark the 49th anniversary of National Reunification Day on April 30.

HCM City has begun an electric vehicle service that will take tourists to sightseeing and amusement places.

More and more semiconductor giants in the world have flocked to Vietnam, what Ho Chi Minh City has done to welcome the ‘eagles’ to nest in the city.

Districts 1, 10 and 11 in HCM City have updated a list of 100 streets that meet requirements to rent parts of the street pavements for business purposes.

The daily domestic waste volume in HCM City was 9,700 tons in 2023, according to the city Department of Natural Resources and the Environment. The figure can be 11,000 tons a day on holidays.

Districts in HCM City have proposed a list of over 100 streets with sidewalks wider than three metres for commercial rental to the municipal Department of Transport

Tenants in HCM City are increasingly looking for green offices with good amenities that provide a clean working environment for their employees, according to Savills Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City, the most populous locality and largest financial centre in Vietnam, is speeding up procedures to build three more metro lines with a total capital of more than US$5 billion alongside the two ongoing Metro lines No.1 and No.2.

The Metro Line 1 (Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien) in Ho Chi Minh City is expected to start commercial operation in October this year, according to the Ho Chi Minh City’s Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR).

HCM City’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) was estimated at over 406.34 trillion VND (16.34 billion USD) in the first quarter, a year-on-year increase of 6.54%, the highest growth recorded for Q1 since 2020.

Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line, which stretches from Ben Thanh Market in District 1 to Suoi Tien Theme Park in Thu Duc City, is scheduled to operate its first seven trains in July.

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee on March 30 held a ceremony to receive the certificate of membership of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities.

Collective Ao Dai performances, free Ao Dai giveaways, and discounted Ao Dai tailoring are some of the main activities taking place from now until the end of March in HCM City to celebrate the 10th Ao Dai Festival in HCM City.

Many tourism businesses and travel companies in HCM City are making efforts to introduce regional specialties to serve tourists at tourist destinations.

HCM City is seeking to improve mechanisms for innovation and start-up development by creating a supportive environment for start-up companies to contribute to the city’s growth as a regional and international innovation hub.

HCM City will focus on developing eco-industrial parks (EIP) to attract new investment, according to the HCM City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA).