The HCM City Department of Health plans to set up a centre that will oversee the supply of medical personnel if the number of COVID-19 infections begins to spread widely in the community.

The People’s Committee of HCM City has approved the adjustment of the city's Northwestern Urban Area plan proposed by the city’s Department of Urban Planning and Architecture.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked his Government Advisory Group to submit a document by April 30 outlining necessary steps to turn HCM City into an international financial centre.

The HCM City Department of Health plans to transform one or two hospitals into emergency hospitals to quarantine and treat patients infected with the new coronavirus.

More than 3,000 overseas Vietnamese had invested VNĐ45 trillion (US$1.94 billion) as of the end of last year in HCM City, an official said at a meeting yesterday in the city.

HCM City plans to complete inventory and check the status of State-owned houses and land in the city this year to ensure that housing and land are being used for legitimate purposes.

Local weather experts have forecast that HCMC will experience its peak summer heat from March onward, with temperatures expected to soar to 38 degrees Celsius, alongside worsening air pollution.

HCMC will let ninth and twelfth graders to return to school on March 2 and other school children will follow suit two weeks later, starting March 16, after an extended Lunar New Year holiday.

Rents for commercial spaces in HCM City’s main streets have been decreasing in recent months due to lower demand, according to experts.

The Mai House Philharmonic to play at “Spring” concert on March 14 at the Mai House.

HCM City leaders have called for a co-ordinated response to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus and raise public awareness of the risk of the SARS-CoV-2’ spread in the city.

Nguyen Ngoc Tuong, deputy head of the HCM City Transport Safety Committee, talks on his committee’s resolve to continue the crackdown on drink driving during the coronavirus outbreak.

Many universities in HCM City are providing online career counselling for high school students since they are unable to attend school due to COVID-19 fears.

Sky House by architect Nguyen Hoang Manh won a Realised Award at the 33rd World Architecture Community Awards in London. 

The challenges that property developers face in HCM City were discussed at a meeting between the People’s Committee, relevant departments and developers last week.

The southern city's authorities are considering switching transport of goods from day to night because of traffic congestion during the day.

HCM City plans to draw up specific policies for firms having capital of more than VND100 billion (US$4.3 million) in the first quarter of this year, and has committed to create more favourable conditions for enterprises.

The HCM City Department of Construction has urged district administrations to instruct the managements of apartment buildings to strengthen preventive measures against COVID-19 infection to ensure residents’ safety.

The Japanese Government will provide a non-refundable aid worth 1.88 billion JPY (16.84 million USD) for Ho Chi Minh City to upgrade its existing sewerage system using trenchless technologies.

German-Bulgarian electronic musician and composer Stefan Goldmann will give a performance at The Lighthouse on February 29.