The 2/9 holiday proved to be a significant boon for Ho Chi Minh City's tourism sector, with approximately 1 million visitors flocking to the city over the extended four-day break.

Several roads in downtown HCM City will be closed to traffic from 6pm to 11pm on September 2 for the National Day fireworks show, according to the Department of Transport.

Ho Chi Minh City has submitted a proposal to the Prime Minister for the development of the Ring Road 4 project, a 207-kilometer infrastructure endeavor with an estimated cost of nearly VND 130 trillion ($5.4 billion).

Ho Chi Minh City has inaugurated the Binh Hung Wastewater Treatment Plant, the largest facility of its kind in Vietnam, with a capacity of 469,000 cubic meters per day.

The An Phu interchange project in Thu Duc City, a major infrastructure development with an investment of over 3,400 billion VND ($141 million), is nearing completion after 20 months of construction.

HCM City should attract more foreign brands and develop iconic shopping areas to enhance shopping tourism, experts have said.

The HCM City Department of Health has coordinated with relevant departments and units to create technical plans for the implementation of electronic health records (EHR).

The Saigon International Guitar Festival 2024 will bring together some of the world's most talented guitarists, including the 14-year-old prodigy Nutthachai Chaivanich.

The tax authorities have recently proposed the revocation of the license for the American International School, following its suspension by the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training on July 1.

The project, which began in 2010, aims to enhance urban infrastructure, combat flooding, and significantly increase the capacity of the Binh Hung wastewater treatment plant.

HCM City is seeking a breakthrough strategy to drive socio-economic growth in the next five years.

The Dermatology Hospital of HCM City has recently received many cases of tattoo-related complications.

Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee on August 27 declared a measles outbreak across the city due to a rapid increase in cases.

With the start of the 2024-2025 academic year, over 1.7 million students across Ho Chi Minh City returned to their classrooms on August 26th, ready to embark on a new journey of learning and growth.

Ho Chi Minh City is relocating Binh Hung Hoa Cemetery’s 54,000 graves to transform the area into educational facilities and parks by 2025.

The 28th edition of Ho Chi Minh City’s technical innovation competition has opened and will accept entries until the end of the year.

The "Hanoi Days in Ho Chi Minh City" programme kicked off in Nguyen Hue Pedestrian street in the southern metromolis on August 23.

Despite numerous warnings, Ho Chi Minh City's hospitals continue to see between 200 to 500 cases of cosmetic procedure complications annually, largely due to unregulated beauty treatments at unauthorized spas.

Ho Chi Minh City is set to embark on a significant administrative restructuring, aiming to reorganize 80 wards by the end of 2024, with new boundaries becoming operational in 2025.

In response to evolving real estate dynamics, Ho Chi Minh City is poised to adjust its land pricing framework.