The emission sources outside Hanoi make up two-thirds of PM2.5 fine dust concentrations in Hanoi, according to a survey released in October 2018 on quantifying pollution sources.

The HCM City Department of Natural Resources and Environment plans to change the way solid waste is classified at source to suit treatment technologies, its chief has said.

HCM City’s District 5 will organise Cho Lon Kitchen food fair at Van Lang Park in District 5 from January 11-12.

HCM City needs to improve the levels of public satisfaction in administrative services if it wants to develop sustainably, Tran Luu Quang, permanent deputy secretary of the city Party Committee, has said.

HCM City authorities plan to restrict the number of old vehicles that cause pollution.

A group of Korean singers yesterday shot a short film featuring HCM City and its culture as part of the 4th anniversary of HCM City Book Street, which is on Nguyen Van Binh Street in District 1.

The HCM City Department of Transport has asked the city's People’s Committee to outline plans for investment in public transport in new residential areas, including new bus lanes, in an aim to reduce traffic congestion.

Thousands of people from Hanoi to Hoi An and HCM City went out onto the streets for the countdown and to welcome the New Year.

The percentage of fully vaccinated children covered under the expanded national vaccination programme in HCM City has reached 95.2 per cent so far this year, according to the Centre for Disease Control in HCM City.

There will be more than 320,000 job vacancies in HCM City through next year, including for 135,000 new positions, according to the city Human Resources Forecast and Labour Market Information (Falmi) Centre.

Four out of six projects to build modern industrial slaughterhouses in HCM City have been delayed due to sluggish administrative procedures and lack of approval for building permits.

HCM City is preparing for the setup of Nguyen Hue Flower Street to welcome the coming Lunar New Year.

As air pollution has engulfed HCMC, the municipal Department of Transport is set to adopt multiple energy-efficient solutions in early 2020, including the launch of bike rental services, to reduce traffic congestion and air pollution.

The HCM City People’s Court on Thursday opened the first-instance trial of the case of Nguyen Huu Tin, former vice chairman of the city People’s Committee, for his alleged wrongdoings in the management and use of State assets.

The pedestrian space around Hoan Kiem Lake and surrounding areas in downtown Hanoi will be put into operation from January 1, 2020, after three years of trial operation.

Russian deathcore band Slaughter to Prevail will give a performance at the “Year End Party: Dear Agony” in HCM City on January 9.

Police in HCM City on Wednesday arrested a South Korean man who was suspected of killing a South Korean woman and injuring her husband and daughter.

HCM City expects to collect about 56,000 units of blood through the Vietnamese Red Cross Society's annual blood donation campaign to meet demand at hospitals during the holiday season.

The first certified Halal convenience store was put into service in Ho Chi Minh City on December 25, giving Muslimsin the southern metropolis more food choices.

Twenty hospitals in HCM City have been rated as ‘good’ based on a set of criteria issued by the Ministry of Health, according to the municipal Department of Health.