VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City’s Department of Tourism will draw up a strategy for tourism development to 2030 by the end of this year, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Customs officials in HCM City discovered 40 shipments of various drugs in the first six months of 2018 and seized 54.5kg.

The 2,900 canals and arroyos in HCM City serve transport and help regulate the waste water. However, it is difficult to find clear water in the canals now as most have been encroached on in different ways.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Department of Construction of HCM City has urged several district-level People’s Committee and related units to complete the relocation of households living along canals.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many newly built infrastructure works in HCM City have deteriorated quickly due to frequent tinkering with design and poor quality of work, experts have said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A pilot scheme to issue construction licences in HCM City has not performed as well as expected.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many foreign travelers are creating their own tours to HCM City instead of booking package tours at travel agencies. 

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Construction of two underground parking lots in Trong Dong Centre and Le Van Tam Park will start in the fourth quarter of this year, according to the HCM City’s Department of Transport.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Shops that buy and sell imported exotic animals in HCM City have become increasingly difficult to monitor, raising risks to human and animal health, according to authorities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City topped the medal tally of the National Youth Swimming Championship in HCM City yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A significant increase in the number of students for the 2018-2019 academic year in HCM City is putting pressure on schools that lack a sufficient number of teachers and facilities, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City needs 148,000 skilled employees in key sectors this year, according to authorities.

HCM City authorities have submitted a new housing plan to the city People’s Council to ensure that new housing projects follow plans designed to improve city landscapes and residents’quality of life.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City plans to focus on the four key areas of exports, logistics, exhibitions and fairs, and wholesale and retail activities, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City is facing ongoing issues from agro-product waste at its wholesale markets and has yet to come up with a solution, reported Nong thon Ngay nay (Countryside Today) newspaper.

HCM City’s People’s Committee has asked the Prime Minister and relevant agencies to approve an extension of the second phase of its environmental sanitation project to 2030 as a foreign contractor has yet to be selected.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Education and Training has decided not to raise tuition at schools in all of the city’s 24 districts this year.

HCM City plans to cease the construction of high-rise apartment buildings in the downtown area while focusing on building apartment complexes along major public transport routes in Districts 2, 9 and Thu Duc.

The HCM City Federation of Labour on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Saigontourist Cable TV Company to carry out a preferential pricing programme for television and internet service packages for manual workers.