The mossy walls of an old apartment building in HCM City have been painted with giant murals as part of the Saigon Urban Arts 2021 project.

HCM City has taken a number of measures to improve its investment environment so that it can improve its ranking in the provincial competitiveness index, but the effort has not yielded results yet.

The HCMC Transportation Works Construction Investment Project Management Authority (TCIP) has proposed replacing the line with a high-quality green bus route with a priority lane to take advantage of foreign loans.

HCM City is the first city in the country to give COVID-19 vaccine booster shots under the guidance of the Ministry of Health.

If the Covid-19 epidemic in HCMC maintains at alert level 1 and 2, the city will organize a New Year Countdown Celebration on the night of December 31 at the President Ho Chi Minh Monument Park on Nguyen Hue and Le Duan streets in District 1.

A street mural project has been recently launched in Ho Chi Minh City to honour street artists and give old apartment blocks in the southern hub a facelift.

Director of the HCM City Transport Department Tran Quang Lam said the department joined forces with Tri Nam Group on December 16 to organize a ceremony to launch the public bike rental service in district 1.

Ho Chi Minh City's Department of Transport and Tri Nam Group on December 16 officially kick-started bicycle-sharing service on a pilot basis in District 1.

People in Ho Chi Minh City are flocking to try out the city's new public bicycle rental program for free during its first few days of operation.

One of the businesses participating in a bidding session on December 10, 2021 had to pay VND2.4 billion per one square meter to obtain a land plot in Thu Thiem new urban area. The sky high price has raised worries rather than joy.

About 150,000 students in grades 9 and 12 in Ho Chi Minh City returned to school after seven months studying online because of the Covid-19 outbreak.

The state investigation agency has found that an Indian citizen has been an organizer in the biggest gambling ring ever uncovered by HCM City Police.

HCM City authorities will compile “big data” on COVID vaccinations as part of its vaccination campaign to ensure that “no one is left behind.” 

The People's Committee in HCM City has just decided to approve the Health Strategy in the new normal state of flexible adaptation and effective control of the Covid-19 epidemic in the city to ensure safety for people's health.

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused losses of some VND273 trillion for HCMC since 2020, said chairwoman of the municipal People’s Council Nguyen Thi Le. 

Construction on a section of the Ring Road No. 2 project in HCMC has been delayed for two years, leaving the city with an interest sum of VND232 billion during the period, Lao Dong reported.

The Government is soliciting billions of dollars in foreign investment in metro routes and other infrastructure projects in HCM City in the next five years.

HCM City’s travel firms are reopening to do business in the new normal but domestic demand remains low. The firms are currently seeking permission from agencies to receive foreign travelers.

While HCM City is not expected to meet its economic growth target of 6 per cent for 2021 due to the impact of the fourth COVID wave, its budget revenue has exceeded the year’s target.

The HCM City health sector plans to provide third vaccine shots to 6.3 million people who have been fully vaccinated in an effort to boost their immunity against COVID-19 beginning on December 10.