VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs has recently announced that foreign employees are required to apply for new work permits rather than extensions when their permits expire.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over 8,000 tons of domestic waste are generated every day in HCM City and much of it is deposited in 50 rubbish dumps before it is carried away to waste treatment plants. Only three of the rubbish dumps meet sanitation standards.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City's waterways were once filled with refuse and surrounded by slums, but a recent transformation made them colourful landscapes where community residents are happy to gather.

VietNamNet Bridge – A group exhibition, Out of Nowhere, which marks the grand opening of Sao La, a Galerie Quynh initiative, will feature works in a range of media from painting and photography to installation and video by 10 young artists

 VietNamNet Bridge – Located in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1, the Central Post Office is one of the city’s oldest buildings, an attractive destination for local and foreign visitors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Former NASA Astronaut Jim Reilly gave an inspiring speech yesterday (May 29) to Vietnamese youth at the American Centre in HCM City about space travel.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Export processing zones in Ho Chi Minh City oppose a new decree that requires companies to locate branches outside the zones, saying it is unnecessary and inconvenient.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Punishments ranging from license revocation to criminal charges have done little to deter the operations of a number of production workshops that cause environmental pollution in Ho Chi Minh City.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Ho Chi Minh City government has decided to make full restitution for the damage to 32 businesses in the recent riots.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foundation Real Madrid Ho Chi Minh will organize a soccer camp “Foundation Real Madrid Football Clinic 2014” for children in the city from October 20 to 24.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Order has been restored in southern industrial parks and export processing zones as most businesses in HCM City and neighbouring provinces have resumed operations following riots led by extremists

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fees will increase at 378 public hospitals in June, under a decision by the HCM City's People Council as part of a three-year plan.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People’s Committee has released a regulation on wastewater zoning and wastewater standards with stricter requirements than the ones currently in force in the city.

  Authorities in HCM City are working to solve an ongoing shortage of preschool teachers, which is becoming a serious issue in meeting demand and quality standards for early childhood education.

 HCM City authorities have vowed to improve the air quality in the city to upgrade the living environment. However, the city does not have an automatic air quality monitoring system, an indispensable technology for air quality control.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Well-known French singer Patricia Kaas will perform in Viet Nam for the second time tomorrow (May 14) at a charity concert in HCM City to raise funds for disadvantaged children in Viet Nam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A heavy rain is all it would take to spread 500 tons of chemicals throughout the Hoc Mon-Bac Binh Chanh Irrigation System, affecting 2,000 hectares of rice land.

Thousands of people in the three largest cities of Vietnam took the streets on May 11, protesting against China’s illegal installation of its drilling rig HD-981 and deployment of escort vessels and aircraft in Vietnam’s territorial waters.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City authorities hope that the city’s VND800 billion water supply project willhelp reduce the volume of water lost in transmission and lower the selling price of water.

 VietNamNet Bridge – McDonald’s is finishing its second Vietnam restaurant located in Ho Chi Minh City’s heart for a soon opening.