The HCMC Department of Natural Resources and Environment has proposed auctioning dozens of land plots and a staggering 3,790 apartment units in Thu Thiem New Urban Area, just opposite to the central business district.

The HCM City Police are set to inspect all accommodation rented to foreigners to ensure their landlords complied with regulations related to reporting foreign residents.

People pay more and more attention to summer holiday vacation and consider it an opportunity to tighten connectivity among family members, according to travel agencies in Ho Chi Minh City.

The HCMC People’s Committee has approved a plan for renting garbage collecting machines to clean up the Saigon River over the next six months, with a budget of over VND8.5 billion.

The HCM City health sector plans to offer free annual health check-ups for elderly residents aged 60 and above in an effort to reduce medical costs for them and improve their quality of life.

The HCMC People’s Council has recently approved spending VND190 billion on the City Hall upgrade project.

HCMC is among the 21 cities and provinces with the lowest fertility rate in the country.

A special outdoor art performance featuring the history, establishment, and development of the Saigon-Gia Dinh area and HCMC will be organized on the Saigon River on August 6.

Ho Chi Minh City is facing a low level of fertility and the prospect of a rapidly aging population; thus, it is calling for a couple to have enough 2 children.

As many other provinces and cities across the country, Ho Chi Minh City has tried to restore order to the sidewalks, securing the original function of the sidewalk as a pedestrian area, but the effort turns out ineffective.

The first Ho Chi Minh City river festival will be held from August 4-6, with the aim of boosting local tourism, according to a plan issued by the municipal People’s Committee.

85 percent of beauty salons or nearly 6,450 establishments in Ho Chi Minh City are operated without professional checks, said Director of the municipal Department of Health Tang Chi Thuong.

The HCMC Department of Transport has announced a plan to operate five more waterways next year to diversify tourism services and satisfy the travel demand of guests.

A high school in Ho Chi Minh City must write a report on its teacher’s participation in the Genius Olympiad following a student’s allegations of fraud in the competition, which has gone viral lately.

Many HCM City canals have faced pollution again despite being upgraded.

HCM City authorities are intensifying the fight against vendors in the Nguyen Hue Walking Street area in District 1.

In June alone, economic sectors in the city employed more than 26,500 labourers and created nearly 12,000 new jobs, with most jobs in the areas of trade, services, and industrial production.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has signed Resolution 98/2023 approving several special mechanisms and policies for the development of HCMC.

HCM City will give priority to supporting and nurturing high-tech agricultural production start-ups of young entrepreneurs in an aim to raise the proportion of high-tech agriculture in the city's total agricultural land.

HCM City authorities have decided that the majority of residents will have broadband by 2025 and smartphones for internet connection.