Pigeon racing has emerged as a hobby of many HCM City residents for more than a decade.

In the past three days, Nguyen Dinh Hung, living in Binh Chanh District in HCMC, had to visit many hospitals around the city to find a place to take PET/CT scans for his mother, a patient suspected of having stomach cancer.

The HCMC government has asked the Department of Construction to coordinate with other departments and agencies to quickly remove bottlenecks facing 38 real estate projects in the city as proposed by the HCMC Real Estate Association (HoREA).

After a two-year slump due to COVID-19, the HCM City office for lease market is showing positive signs with demand increasing in all segments.

The Ministry of Finance has asked the HCMC government to amend a resolution on collecting fees from users of infrastructure facilities and public services at seaport terminals in the city to help enterprises and the economy recover.

The death penalty has been proposed for Nguyen Vo Qunh Trang, 27, from Gia Lai City, for the murder and torture of her stepdaughter, an 8-year-old girl who died in December last year.

After 57 property businesses in HCM City proposed removing obstacles to 64 housing projects, 29 others have made the same petition as their 38 commercial and social housing and resettlement projects are having trouble with procedures.

Due to the pandemic, teacher recruitment for the 2021-2022 school year in Thu Duc City and 21 districts of HCM City took place later than every year. At present, some localities have finished recruitment, but the shortage of teachers still recurs.

Aware of obstacles ahead, HCM City remains focused on recovery fundamentals: supporting businesses, improving infrastructure, further streamlining administration and improving human resources.

Even though it was heavily hit by the Covid pandemic in the third quarter of 2021, HCMC remained the country’s biggest exporter last year, generating a staggering US$44.9 billion in export revenue.

The HCM City branch of the State Bank of Viet Nam has asked credit institutions to tighten the management on credit flow into the real estate sector and the transfer of money collected from real estate transactions abroad.

Many businesses in the south are suffering from added financial burdens, with newly-introduced seaport fees differing wildly among localities and affecting their activities.

Commercial spaces on HCM City’s main streets do not have many takers since rentals remain too high.

Nguyen Huu Canh Street in HCMC’s Binh Thanh District no longer faces floods following its upgrade, but the city still spends over VND14 billion a year to rent a massive pumping system.

The permanent vice chairman of HCM City, Le Hoa Binh, died in a car accident that happened early this morning on an expressway linking HCMC and the Mekong Delta, according to Tuoi Tre newspaper.

Saigon Port JSC plans to join hands with the Mediterranean Shipping Company to build and operate an international container terminal in Can Gio district, HCM City.

The Ho Chi Minh City Police Department, on March 24, prosecuted and detained Nguyen Phuong Hang, 51, CEO of Dai Nam Joint Stock Company.

Traffic congestion is a serious problem in HCM City, having increased everywhere. As the population of the city continues to increase, traffic congestion is becoming worse.

Many businesses in HCMC that are struggling to make a recovery after a long period of closure due to the pandemic, are now finding it very difficult to cope with the pressure to pay various infrastructure fees.

HCM City’s economy is recovering strongly after Covid-19, but while investment demand is huge, the budget is limited.