The Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music is scheduled to host the Vietnam –Republic of Korea United Family Concert on December 6, with several famous artists from both countries set to participate.

Though HCM City has tried to take care of beggars and the homeless for years, many people continue to beg for money, saying they have had goods or cash stolen, or need to find their lost relatives, among other explanations. 

Scientists in HCM City have successfully built an online system to manage water drainage, which is expected to help flood control in the city.

HCM City has set a target of achieving a growth rate of 8.5 per cent for Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) next year, with total private investment accounting for 35 per cent of GRDP.

The waterway links between HCM City and the Mekong Delta region through river and canal networks, which are proved to be more advantageous to trade than their road counterparts, have not been fully utilised.

The Factory Contemporary Arts Center in District 2, HCMC will hold a talk on the role of shadow and darkness in architecture on December 7.

Ho Chi Minh City’s authorities this year continue to implement plans with the goal to have beggars and homeless people in general completely removed from public streets and into local shelters. 

The real estate market in 2020 is likely to face multiple challenges, Nguyen Tran Nam, chairman of the Vietnam National Real Estate Association (VNREA), told the 2019 Vietnam Real Estate Forum on Wednesday.

Garbage collection fees could significantly rise in HCM City from next year, with each household paying an average of VND48,000 per month more, according to a decision of the HCM City People’s Committee.

HCM City is encouraging families to have three children as the birth rate has dropped to 1.33 children per women of reproductive age in the city, experts said.

Fake and low-quality goods and knock-offs are increasing relentlessly in HCM City and can only be prevented through combined efforts by both authorities and businesses, a seminar heard on Wednesday.

High flood tides have submerged many streets in HCM City. 

The HCM City Department of Traffic will suspend projects or revoke construction permits for units that repeatedly violate regulations related to construction works on roads.

Although real-estate development projects are required by law to incorporate parks and gardens in their area zoning, many investors in HCM City are blatantly disregarding this. 

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without The Nutcracker. 

Fresh water for daily use in HCM City has been priced at 6 per cent higher than the previous rate since mid November.

More measures to preserve heritage and urban architectural landscapes, including historic structures, in HCM City are needed, experts have said.

Sustainable infrastructure investments are becoming the norm and enabling stable economic and social growth in Vietnam, Nirukt Sapru, CEO, Vietnam and ASEAN & South Asia Cluster Markets at Standard Chartered Bank.

Land subsidence in HCM City and the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta has ranged from 0.1 to 81 centimetres in the last 10 years, according to the Water Resources Management Department at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Four innovation programmes and a dance show will be offered during the second Franco-Vietnamese Days of Innovation from November 27 to December 4 in HCM City.