VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City needs up to VND73 trillion (US$3.15 billion) for flood prevention projects by 2020, according to its Department of Planning and Investment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has been losing billions of dong every month in car parking fees since it began collecting them through an app last August, according to its Department of Transport.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City’s Department of Health plans to develop a high-tech centre for cancer screening next year to reduce the number of people who need to go abroad for health examinations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam History Museum in HCM City has opened the Nét Cũ Dấu Xưa (Marks of History) exhibition, showcasing 130 Vietnamese artefacts from the 15th to 20th century.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will start projects to become a smart city by 2025 early next year.

HCM City authorities are considering reducing tuition for secondary education, but many parents and education experts say more urgent measures need to be done, including raising teacher pay and reducing the number of crowded classrooms.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City needs to develop new laws to protect and preserve HCM City’s old buildings, especially villas, experts have recommended.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi and HCM City are both rolling experiments in granting more autonomy to public schools in hopes of improving educational quality and reducing the schools’ reliance on the State budget.

Storm No.9, internationally known as Usagi, lashed the south-central and south-eastern regions from Ninh Thuan to Ben Tre provinces with heavy rains and strong winds yesterday before weakening into a tropical depression.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite policies designed to help them, people with disabilities in HCM City still face problems seeking jobs, doing business and traveling.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Provincial highways No 9, 15 and 8 in HCM City’s Cu Chi District will be upgraded, widened and repaired with the aim of reducing traffic jams in the city’s northwest gateway.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese-American pop stars Tuan Ngoc and Thanh Ha will perform in a concert in HCM City next week.  

Requiring people who want to register for permanent residency in HCM City to rent a floor area of at least 20sq.m is too high, a conference held by the Vietnamese Fatherland Front to discuss the issue has heard.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Eight LED screens will be installed on Nguyen Hue walking street in HCM City to serve fans during the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018.

 The World Bank (WB) and Ho Chi Minh City signed a memorandum of understanding on comprehensive partnership for the 2018-2020 period on November 14.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will host the municipal Youth Muay Championship and Unimedia Supper Championship (USC) today.

Health centres in HCM City are working to verify how many children aged one to five have not been immunised against measles for a national campaign to provide free two-in-one vaccines against measles and rubella 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The former vice chairman of HCM City People’s Committee together with four other high-level city officials were charged with serious land management violations,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People’s Committee has sought an explanation from all related authorities for why the owners of 17,300 apartments and houses have not received title deeds.