Due to rapid urbanization, large areas of agricultural land in HCM City have become residential land. It is estimated that the city loses 1,500 hectares of agricultural land each year.

Ho Chi Minh City will need an additional 71 trillion VND (2.8 billion USD) from 2021-2025 to carry out transport infrastructure projects.

The lack of parking spaces, especially for cars, is increasingly serious in the southern metropolis, causing great losses for businesses and society whereas many fundamental solutions for the city have not been carried out.

From 10 a.m. on October 31, the scene of people waiting in line to buy gasoline happened again in the inner city and the suburbs of Ho Chi Minh City. Some gas stations said they ran out of fuel or sold gasoline at a limit.

Older, labor-intensive, high-emission models in industrial zones (IZs) and export processing zones (EPZs) need to be eliminated, said HCM City’s Party Committee Secretary Nguyen Van Nen.

HCM City plans to pilot a prefabricated high-rise public parking lot on Le Lai Street, a move that is expected to help solve the city’s lack of parking space in the downtown area.

Many schools in HCM City have pushed back the start of the school day after parents complained that early classes were affecting their children's health.

Students would get at least 30 minutes of extra sleep and have time to have breakfast at home if the school time is adjusted.

Educational geography website World Atlas has named Ho Chi Minh City among nine cities which could be underwater by 2030 due to the continued impact of global warming, including intensifying disasters.

Several private specialized medical clinics in HCMC were forced to suspend their operations for breaking regulations on medical examination and treatment, said inspectors of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health today.

Many young people have accepted to live in cramped conditions to save money in the central area of HCM City.

At Hoc Mon General Hospital, medical workers usually wear plastic boots to receive patients; when it rains, the hospital's examination room floods.

Tran Nhu Nguyen waited nearly an hour to buy petrol for his motorbike at a station in HCM City's District 8.

The National Assembly (NA)'s Finance and Budget Committee has agreed with the Government’s proposal to allow HCM City to continue implementing piloting special mechanisms and policies for developing the city until December 31, 2023.

The HCM City People’s Committee has sent a report to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on reviewing the 5-year implementation of the Party Central Committee on restructuring the apparatus.

Two metro line projects in HCMC have been lagging behind schedule, so the deadlines for their completion will be extended, according to the Ministry of Transport.

After the adjustment of gasoline prices, long lines of motorbikes were still seen at many petrol stations in Ho Chi Minh City to fill their vehicles up.

HCM City is witnessing a strong economy recovery after the Covid-19 pandemic. The traffic volume increases correspondingly with the distribution of goods and movements of citizens. This has led to frequent and severe congestion throughout the city.

The Ministry of National Defense will hand over around 16 hectares of land this month to the passenger terminal T3 project at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCMC.

HCM City authorities are focusing on efforts to develop historic and cultural heritage attractions and tourism products and services at night to boost the tourism industry and exploit the night economy, city leaders said.