Large areas under elevated roadways in HCM City lie abandoned even as the city suffers from a severe shortage of parking spaces.

The Sai Gon Safari Park has been added to the list of projects in which HCM City is soliciting investment, the director of the Department of Planning and Investment, Le Thi Huynh Mai, said.

HCM City has stepped up inspection to prevent the risk of an African swine fever outbreak after the disease spread to neighbouring provinces, according to its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Men’s Health Centre in HCM City’s District 10 is set to provide free health examination, tests and counselling to 300 men, including from the LGBTIQ community between today (May 15) and June 5.

The roads around 37 schools in HCM City’s districts 1, 5 and 6 will be modified by next year to ensure they are pedestrian-friendly and safe for their students under the Walk This Way programme.

The achievements in the first stage of a project to turn HCM City into a smart city 2020 were listed by its People’s Committee at a conference on Sunday.

Six pilot schools in HCM City have ensured food-safety standards and teachers have become more aware of food-hygiene regulations, but schools still need to ensure quality meals and publication of food prices 

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem hosted a reception on May 10 for visiting Deputy Mayor of China’s Shanghai city Peng Chenglei.

The DUMAU Saigon International Jiujitsu Championship will be held in HCM City on May 25-26.

Fahasa Nguyen Hue Book Store in HCM City’s District 1 on Friday unveiled a dedicated area for selling books, stationery and souvenirs imported from South Korea together with Korea-based Kyobo Book Centre Co Ltd.

The HCM City People’s Committee is encouraging groups of people in the community to donate blood for emergency needs this year.

The quality of tap water in HCM City is being closely monitored by production and distribution units as well as independent agencies such as the main Preventive Medicine Centre and district-level preventive health centres.

Two female artists will introduce their art in two installation exhibitions in HCM City. 

Vietnam needs to settle fundamental problems before it can think of building smart cities, experts say.

A social media user in HCM City recently got into a confusing situation when 20 half-hatched baby duck eggs she bought came to life.

HCM City will ban all vehicles between 5:30 pm and 9:30pm on Dong Khoi Street today, between 4:30am and 10:30am on Le Duan Street on Sunday, and between 7pm and 9:30am on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street next Tuesday in District 1.

The HCM City-based Voluntary Youth Public Benefit Service Company (BESCO) will temporarily replace the staff in charge of the management of public parking spaces and collection of road-use fees in districts 1, 5 and 10

HCM City always attaches great importance to enhancing friendship and cooperation with Korean localities, including Gyeonggi province’s Ansan city, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Council Pham Duc Hai.

The HCM City Department of Health has asked hospitals to not charge patients’ families for basic services.

HCM City has great potential for restoring thousands of villas, houses and buildings, many of them over 100 years old, according to the Architectural Research Centre at the city's Department of Planning and Architecture.