Some 300 construction officials and inspectors in HCMC have been officially warned, demoted or fired for their violations in recent years, according to an announcement by the internal affairs unit of the HCMC Party Committee.

The HCM City Department of Transport has told contractors to complete procedures and speed up work on four underground parking projects.

Many districts of HCMC have created their fanpages on Facebook, which provide the citizenry with sufficient and prompt socio-economic information.

HCM City Police have launched criminal proceedings against a Vietnamese-American bar owner and 15 others on charges of "illegal possession of narcotics" and concealing their illegal use.

The HCM City People’s Committee has instructed the Management Board of Urban Railway (MAUR) to send the changes to the first two metro lines’ cost estimates to the city's People’s Council for approval.

The Government Office has asked 13 ministries and agencies to provide support for nine key infrastructure projects in HCM City.

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Ho Chi Minh City’s police on August 1 embarked on a campaign to disseminate traffic rules among foreigners in the city.

HCM City authorities are considering imposing stricter penalties on individuals and companies that violate regulations on construction projects.

The HCM City's Department of Culture and Sports Department in collaboration with the Tran Huu Trang Cai Luong Theatre is offering free traditional performances targeted to young people this month.

HCM City authorities have a new solution to attract investors to participate in apartment renovation projects.

HCM City’s plans to set up an innovation hub and become a smart city mean opportunities for universities to train human resources and related challenges.

The deputy director of a real estate firm in HCM City refused to get out of his car when ordered by traffic police, saying that the vehicle cost VND5 billion (US$215,700), much more than the VND8 million monthly salary of a police officer.

The Department of Transport of HCM City has directed people’s committees in all districts to inspect business and household encroachment on pavements and quickly pose a solution to damages that have occurred.

The cải lương (reformed opera) play Lan và Điệp (Love Story of Lan and Điệp), a production by well-known scriptwriter Tran Huu Trang, will be restaged in a new version 82 years after its premiere.

HCM City's People’s Committee has taken several steps to solve pollution in four canals in HCM City's Thu Duc District and District 9.

HCM City district authorities and state offices are setting up hotlines, working extra hours and visiting residents’ houses to provide public administrative procedures.

The HCM City Department of Health has uploaded a list of 17 hospitals that have the capability to treat stroke victims on its website.

Here are some of the dramatic images from the ‘Vietnam’s landscape from a height’ photo contest, which has been launched by the HCM City Photographers' Association in collaboration with Xuan Phuong Nam Calendar Limited Company.

Eleven months after HCM City residents with farming lands were told they had to apply to change them into housing lands, thousands are still waiting to apply because the master plan for land use has not been ratified by relevant agencies yet.