A martial arts and culture exchange week between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) will be held in HCM City from December 11 to 17 as part of activities to mark 31 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

A planned pedestrian bridge connecting District 1 and the Thu Thiem new urban area across the Saigon River will feature the distinctive shape of a nipa palm leaf, an iconic symbol of southern Vietnam.

The agricultural land area in HCM City has decreased by hundreds of hectares each year. To prevent farmers from putting land into plots for sale, it is necessary to ensure profits for agricultural production.

The Ho Chi Minh City health sector has confirmed that the southern city has detected four additional cases of monkeypox, thereby taking total infections up to 13.

Ho Chi Minh City must quickly innovate and unify awareness of new growth drivers for promoting green growth.

The Criminal Police Division (PC02) under the Ho Chi Minh City Police has just razed a prostitution racket serving for foreigners masterminded by Koreans at Luxury Business Club in District 7.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism has just collaborated with the relevant departments and sectors to perform a short-term training session on communication skills and handling the situations for visitors.

More than 200 lawyers who are members of the HCM City Bar Association will provide free-of-charge their expertise and legal advice in various fields to the public from October 7 to 10.

Medical senior experts in food poisoning pointed out that bacterial infection was the culprit of the poisoning incident which killed a 6-year-old girl.

The DNA sequence of the monkeypox virus from the first case identified in HCM City belongs to the C1 gene of Clade II, the city Health Department reported.

The vacancy rate of offices in Ho Chi Minh City reached 18% in the third quarter of 2023, while rents decreased by between 0.2 -2.2% quarterly, according to Knight Frank Vietnam, a leading real estate consultancy.

Vietnamese enterprises are sighing with relief as orders from foreign importers are arriving. However, complicated tax refund and land procedures has them worried stiff.

A six-year-old girl has died after reportedly eating mooncake given during a Mid-Autumn Festival event.

Discussing the sustainable development strategy for HCM City, experts have suggested that the city needs to organize satellite cities and build an urban government model that can serve over 10 million people.

Ho Chi Minh City has recorded a new case of monkeypox infection, the municipal Health Department said on October 1.

Five international artists will join 10 Vietnamese singers at the GENfest festival in Ho Chi Minh City on November 4 and 5.

HCM City has recorded its gross regional domestic products (GRDP) growth of 6.71% in quarter III, helping raise its nine-month GRPD growth to 4.57%, heard a meeting on socio-economic development in the city held on September 28.

The Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC) is monitoring entrants from abroad, especially from Africa, to find out symptoms of Nipah virus - a disease with a high mortality rate.

One person has been killed after a fire broke out at a three-storey house in Thu Duc City in HCM City.

With the collection of road and sidewalk usage fees scheduled to begin on January 1, 2024, Ho Chi Minh City estimates that it can collect close to 800 billion VND (32.89 million USD) annually, serving the upkeep of these facilities.