A biography of late Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet compiled by author Hoang Lai Giang was named the best literary work of 2023 by the HCM City Writers' Association.

The HCM City health sector has proposed a ban on the sale of drugs through social media platforms or livestreams in an effort to tackle the sale of counterfeit or substandard medicine, as well as medicine without documented origin.

A Tet (Lunar New Year) festival will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from January 18-21 with a range of special activities honouring Vietnamese culture and food.

The management board of the Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (Hepza) has set a target to attract 550 million USD in investment capital this year, averaging 8.5 million USD per ha.

A commercial centre in District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City has been adorned with colourful Tet decorations as residents get into the festive spirit and prepare to welcome in the Lunar New Year of the Dragon.

Around 51 troupes from 15 cities and provinces in Việt Nam will compete in the Chợ Lớn – HTV Unicorn – Lion – Dragon Dance Festival in HCM City on January 12, 13 and 14.

Doctors from Tu Du Hospital and Children’s Hospital 1 in HCM City successfully performed a foetal cardiac surgery on January 4, the first ever not just in Vietnam but in Southeast Asia.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to hold a conference calling for greater investment into green growth development towards meeting its sustainable development goals and accelerating economic restructuring in association with innovating green growth models.

A shop in HCM City's Binh Thanh District is offering free clothes and accessories for low-income people.

The Sài Gòn Zoo and Botanical Garden opened a new entertainment space to attract children during the holiday season of Tết (Lunar New Year) festival in early January.

The HCM City People’s Committee has signed a decision outlining a plan to implement five Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) projects on upgrading, expanding, and modernising existing road infrastructure in the city.

A report on the macro-economic situation of HCMC in 2023, which also gives forecasts related to the southern hub’s economic growth in 2024, was launched at a seminar held on January 4.

Following the rapid rates of vehicle ownership, Ho Chi Minh City’s downtown areas are suffering from a lack of parking areas with an imbalance between parking supply and demand.

HCM City authorities have decided that two important transport projects Tran Quoc Hoan – Cong Hoa and Nguyen Van Linh tunnel, plus 38 works, must be completed in 2024 to ease traffic congestion.

The HCM City People’s Committee and People’s Council headquarters welcomed a record-breaking 2,500 local and foreign visitors in just two days (December 30 and 31), the highest number since its opening in April 2023.

The construction of the urban railway’s line will alleviate traffic congestion and air pollution while encouraging regional economic development.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee on December 30 announced a decision to set up the city’s Department of Food Safety – the first of its kind in Vietnam.

The Nguyen Hue Flower Street 2024 will open to the public from February 7 - February 14 (the 28th day of the last month – the 5th day of the first month of the lunar calendar).

The HCMC Department of Transport has listed nearly 900 roads across the city that will serve as a basis for district authorities to lease sidewalks.

Another pangolin has successfully given birth at the Saigon Zoo in HCM City.