Built according to the traditional architecture of Vietnam, the chapel located in the campus of the bishop’s palace in District 3 is considered as the oldest house in HCM City today.

Voters want more help for ailing businesses, but not real estate; Less sensitive issues on East Sea discussed with China; Mekong countries promote sustainability

 EWEC 2013 Fair to be held in Danang city; Garments, textiles to lead exports if growth maintained; Viglacera to expand market in Russia; Samsung set to increase investment in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel arrived in Viet Nam this morning at the invitation of the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The tourism associations of Ha Noi and HCM City signed on Saturday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on carrying out a tourism promotion programme this year.

Farmers, fishers reflected in oil; Art show to be held at Goethe Institute; Vietnam Ethnic Groups Cultural Day opens; Italian exhibition highlights Vietnamese culture

According to the city’s social-economic report of the first quarter 2013, more than 104,000 new vehicles, including over 26,000 cars, were registered during this period. On average, the city had nearly 300 newly-registered cars per day.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Eight hotels with 1,400 rooms, many of which are managed by international operators like Intercontinental, Marriott, Hilton Hotels & Resorts and Candeo, are scheduled to start service in Hanoi this year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Speaking at a meeting on crime prevention and control in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on April 15, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said police must strengthen efforts to curb crime in both the cities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City's younger directors are expected to shine at the National Competition for Young Talented Theatre Directors that begins in the city next Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Within about 30 minutes on the morning of April 17, four accidents occurred on the Saigon Bridge, HCM City. The accidents made 12 cars deformed and caused traffic jams.

Committees in charge of housing projects set up; Over EUR1.2 million for reproductive health care of working women; City to improve medical stations; Australian Questacon show to stimulate sci-tech interests

Rice market awaits news on Filipino buyers; Property trading to be put under tighter control; HSBC Vietnam unveils profit for the first time; HCM City says to choke off slow-moving projects

 VietNamNet Bridge – A mother in HCM City has denounced a local kindergarten teacher for using sleeping pills on her two-year-old child.

VietNamNet Bridge - Thousands of salaganes died last week in Phan Rang City, Ninh Thuan province. The information made hundreds of salagane-breeding households in HCM City anxious.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thirteen traditional craft villages in HCM City will be preserved and developed by 2018 if a proposal by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is approved.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The municipal administration plans to spend VND300 billion (US$14.3 million) this year on further developing E-governance in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Students in Vietnam are increasingly opting for online university entrance exam training courses than going to exam training centres, according to local education experts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a master plan for HCM City that calls for high-quality public transport that offers reasonable prices, convenience and safety.

HCM City Traffic Police Department have opened training classes for traffic police officers on how to smile to and apologize people when they deal with administrative violations in the street.