MUSIC & PERFORMANCES

HCM City plans to set up a database on civil status to store and manage basic information related to population management of all citizens by 2020, with total cost estimated at VNĐ260 billion (US$11.15 million).

Nguyen Van Dang, 61, of HCM City is getting treatment for nicotine dependence after dozens of years of smoking that led to serious health complications.

Twenty-two solar-powered bus stops with surveillance cameras have been put into use in HCM City’s District 1.

A 11-year-old girl died while her grandmother and five cousins were found unconscious while sleeping HCM City, according to local police who said that they might have been suffocated by a power generator.

A unique exhibition featuring the premium European Art of Living will be held at InterContinental Saigon in HCMC’s district 1 on June 14-16.

The HCM City housing market is expected to recover again after being flat for over one year with support from the local government.

HCM City authorities have instructed the transportation infrastructure investment and management project to convert the first section of the Beltway No 2 from Phu Huu Bridge to Ha Noi Highway

The HCM City People’s Committee has assigned districts to set rental rates for stalls in traditional markets for a maximum 10-year period.

As of May 15, the total tax debt at the HCM City Customs Department reached VND2.4trn (USD102.2m), of which over VND1.4trn were bad debts.

Ba Hoa market, located in Tan Binh district of HCM City is currently busy with people purchasing items for the Doan Ngo festival, which falls on June 7 this year.

Thirty-four photos chosen in the photography contest "Portray Air, Expose Pollution" are being displayed at universities throughout HCM City until June 14 to improve awareness about air pollution in the country’s large cities.

Vietnamese- American pop star Y Lan will stage a solo performance in HCM City at a special show tonight. 

Just some hours after being appointed to a new job at a state firm, former District 1 vice-chairman Doan Ngoc Hai has resigned, saying that he lacks the qualifications for the post.

HCM City will organise an auction to seek investors for the right to use nine land plots in the Thu Thiem new urban area in District 2.

The chairman of HCM City People’s Committee has urged agencies to speed up progress of major projects and select investors for waste treatment projects that use advanced technologies.

Vietnam is among the top countries attracting FDI in the Asia-Pacific region, but the rate of domestic SMEs participating in the value chains of foreign-invested companies is rather low.

The HCM City Department of Transport has informed the Dong Duong Group that the underground parking lot project awarded to it has been cancelled.

Property experts have urged HCM City to issue a special policy on new urban residential complexes to prevent the rampant and unsustainable development of residential projects.

Documentaries from up to 11 countries will be screened for the European-Vietnam Documentary Film Festival which will be opened in both Hanoi and HCM City.