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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.

Experts support use of e-textbooks in HCM city

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City authorities have decided that e-textbooks will be used at schools in the city instead of print textbooks, as part of its education modernization program.

Young artists reinvigorate cai luong

 VietNamNet Bridge – "Everything that I have today is due to my love and contribution to cai luong," says cai luong performer Le Van Gan, one of HCM City's younger talents in the traditional operatic art.

HCM City to hire consultant to check river tunnel

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC government has said it will employ an independent consultant to check and assess the stability, durability and life span of Saigon River Tunnel.

Kindergartens in city to admit babies from six months old

 VietNamNet Bridge – From this new school year, State-owned kindergartens in eight districts of HCMC will join a pilot program to admit babies from six months old rather than from 13-months as previously,