Ho Chi Minh City’s police have busted an illegal poker gambling house led by Lee Seong-jin, a Korean citizen.

The Can Gio Mangrove Biosphere Reserve has been recognised by UNESCO as a World Biosphere Reserve with a unique diversity of flora and fauna of the mangrove area. 

A training model that seeks to prevent child labour has been launched recently at Thien An School in HCM City’s Binh Tan District.

A number of wells that have been supplying large quantities of water in HCM City are being filled up since the city’s 100,000 or so wells have been identified as one of the main reasons for land subsidence.

After several years of using eco-friendly compressed natural gas (CNG) to fuel some of its fleet, HCM City’s public bus system is now on the verge of a fuel shortage as the only supplier plans to reduce supply, Tuổi Trẻ newspaper has reported.

Authorities in HCM City have completed a number of projects earlier than scheduled in an effort to prepare for the rainy season.

HCM City does not have enough quality performing spaces for dramatic theatre, according to many local artists.

Upcoming events in Hanoi and HCM City

A new show called Cải Lương: Trăm Năm Nguồn Cội (Reformed Opera: A Hundred-Year History) will take place in HCM City next month.

Young actors from the Small Theatre of HCM City are preparing for this summer with a series of new plays.

The HCM City Youth Cultural House will hold a street food festival on June 28-30 that will include food trucks from vendors in the city and neighbouring provinces.

The Berlin-based Boulanger Trio will host a concert at the HCM City Conservatory of Music on July 7.

The Government has instructed the HCM City People’s Committee to adjust the construction master plan for the city and complete the documents required for it.

The Wildlife Street Art Bus Tour programme is calling on residents in HCM City to take action and protect wild animals.

A concert of Vietnamese music for visually impaired children will open next week in HCM City.

Vietnamese fans had the chance to meet five football legends at Tiger Street Football 2019, the biggest street football tournament in Southeast Asia, held in HCM City on Sunday.

A regulation on HCM City’s common-use databases is expected to be issued in the third quarter of this year, Nguyen Thien Nhan, secretary of the HCM City Party Committee, said at a conference to review the past 18 months of project implementation.

A slew of surveillance cameras have been installed in front of headquarters of HCMC’s and districts’ People's Committees, the U.S. and Chinese consulates general, and parks in HCMC as a result of the 18-month implementation of a smart city project.

A high-ranking city official has demanded stricter punishment for illegal sand mining activities, saying the violation must be considered a crime.

The HCM City Department of Industry and Trade has established linkages between 32 biodegradable plastic bag production enterprises and food enterprises.