The largest spring flower festival at the Tao Dan Park, District 1, opened on February 5 with the theme "Vietnam’s Posture", with more than 8,000 unique items for display from artisans all over the country.

The waste water from the industrial zones in Long An province has been polluting the water sources that serve agriculture production in Hoc Mon, Binh Chanh and Cu Chi districts in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will classify areas for wastewater discharge at 97 rivers, streams and waterways in an effort to prevent further pollution of the city’s clean water supply,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The city is forecast to be in short of up to 15 per cent of labour force after the nine-day Tet holiday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Thi Ky is considered the biggest flower market in town and is known as the Langbiang Plateau (famously located in Dalat) of HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge - In the early morning of February 3, HCM City police patrolled a series of roads in the city’s center and inspected some entertainment centers.

 Twenty untitled oil and pastel paintings by artist Nguyen Tu Nghiem are on display at the Eight Gallery in HCM City.

 Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local authorities hope to cut HCM City's unemployment rate to 4.8 per cent from last year's 4.9 per cent, according to the deputy director of the city Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – From February 7-13, the HCMC Department of Information and Communications will celebrate the third book street for Tet on Mac Thi Buoi, Nguyen Hue and Ngo Duc Ke streets, District 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Overseas Vietnamese have contributed a lot to building infrastructure in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta over the past decade and are looking for more opportunities to contribute to their homeland,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC government has entrusted Saigontourist Holding Company to develop river tourism and agreed on the firm’s proposals to create some typical tourism products for the city.

If HCM City proposes to have an additional 1-2 more mobile police regiments, the central government is also willing to support to re-establish order and regain the confidence of the people,  Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – One of the major events held in HCM City to celebrate Tet (Lunar New Year), an open-air book fair, will be held from February 7-13 on three downtown streets.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City succeeded in decreasing the number of traffic accidents, fatalities and injuries last year, but several factors take the shine off this achievement, experts say.

 VietNamNet Bridge – ZeroStation will hold a pocket concert called “soundscape” that mixes visual and sound material by three artists Blu Simon Wasem from Brazil, Sheba (Sebastien Szczyrk) from France and Unii from Japan in HCMC.

Realty market witnesses many projects change hands; Japanese contractor requests compensation for slow Nhat Tan Bridge project; More state-owned companies to go public this year; HCM City offers incentives for agriculture

HCMC will sign a cooperation deal with Danang City, Quang Nam, Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Ngai provinces to develop tourism products, attract investments and engage these provinces in this year’s travel stimulus program. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Karaoke parlours in HCM City are set be bunched together in designated streets, and authorities will not issue licences for opening them anywhere else, a senior culture official has said.

VietNamNet Bridge - Former Chair of the HCM City People's Council Pham Phuong Thao proposed to consider setting up an independent Constitutional Council to handle unconstitutional issues.