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HCM City seeks investors for playgrounds

 VietNamNet Bridge – The chairwoman of the HCM City People's Council, Nguyen Thi Quyet Tam, has told local authorities to create favourable conditions for private investors to invest in playgrounds for children.

HCM City to host int'l Thai fight contest

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Thai Fight World Battle Vietnam will be organised at HCM City's Phu Tho Gymnasium on September 20.

HCM City attempts to cut use of plastic bags

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has urged HCM City to reduce the use of plastic bags to protect the environment.

Enjoying acoustic music the old-fashioned way

 VietNamNet Bridge – Unlike other glassy and classy coffee shops with fancy gardens and luxurious ornaments, this café is limited to the size of an apartment, which makes it interestingly different.

HCM City to have new Tourism Department

HCM City will become the first location in Vietnam to have a tourism management body, following a decision by the Prime Minister and the municipal People's Council, which both approved the proposal of the city government.

Revolutionary music star to perform live

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam Television's series of concerts featuring music stars continues with veteran Cam Van in HCM City on Saturday night.

HCM City focuses on student mental health

 VietNamNet Bridge – At the beginning of this academic year, the 10th and 12th graders at Marie Curie High School in HCM City's District 3 were asked to fill out a questionnaire to identify any psychological problems

HCM City visitors need up-to-date guidebooks

VietNamNet Bridge – Though the number of foreign tourists to HCM City is increasing year after year, there are not enough quality guidebooks and maps listing interesting tourism spots, services, and amusement places.

HCM City lacks teachers for kindergarten, primary school

VietNamNet Bridge – As a new academic year approaches, HCM City authorities are worried they will not have enough kindergarten and primary school teachers.

Capital's new urban areas still without safe tap water

 VietNamNet Bridge – People living in apartment buildings of the capital's new urban areas are expressing concern over poor-quality tap water.

HCM City pushes forward with Microsoft Smart City model

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Chi Minh City Information and Communications Department, Microsoft Vietnam and Microsoft Asia Pacific leaders today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to foster cooperation,

Young stylists heat up food industry

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the past five years, food styling has become popular among the youth in Viet Nam's major cities.

HCM City’s agricultural high-tech park to grow by 400ha

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City’s Agricultural High-Tech Park (AHTP) will expand by nearly 400ha by 2020, the park’s management board said during its 10th anniversary celebration on August 26.

40% of surveyed residents satisfied with public services

 VietNamNet Bridge – Only 40% of residents recently surveyed in the country said they are satisfied with public services, according to Deputy Minister of the Interior Nguyen Tien Dinh.

Weekend getaway in Lo Go-Xa Mat National Park

 VietNamNet Bridge – About 135 kilometers from downtown HCMC on National Road No. 22B, Lo Go-Xa Mat National Park is famous as a vegetation mosaic of forest where tourists can explore biodiversity and indulge in nature.

City may collect road maintenance fee from motorbikes next year

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC Department of Transport has proposed starting collection of a road maintenance fee from nearly six million motorcycles in the city on January 1 next year.

HCM City extends tourism promotion

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has quadrupled its annual sales promotion period to four months this year,

University grads fail to find good jobs

VietNamNet Bridge – Many university graduates in HCM City cannot find a job or are underemployed, according to the HCM City's Centre for Human Resource Forecast and Labour Information.

Swans take on Filipino squad in September

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s national Aussie Rules team has two major events lined up for next month in HCMC as interest in Australian Football continues to grow by leaps and bounds here.

Land-use, healthcare services top public dissatisfaction poll

 VietNamNet Bridge – Issuance of land-use right certificates topped the "dissatisfaction" list of public administrative services in HCM City, followed by healthcare services, according to the HCM City People's Committee.