The HCM City police reported on Monday that they busted a gang that allegedly made guns in a cashew field in Binh Phuoc Province and trafficked a range of weapons in several cities and provinces around the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A two-day festival promoting the creativity of young people living in HCM City and the southern provinces has been opened in the city, attracting many young researchers and visitors.

An ageing population is posing mounting challenges to providing care for elderly people in Viet Nam. However, in a country where most families look after old parents in their own homes, the idea of a ‘nursing home’

Female archaeologist Nguyen Thi Hau, deputy general secretary of the Viet Nam History Association, has introduced her latest book on urbanisation and heritage preservation in HCM City. 

The HCM City Department of Transport has ordered all app-based taxi service providers in the city to halt expansion while waiting for a ministry review of the city’s pilot app-based taxi project, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Planning and Investment has asked the city’s People’s Committee to approve a new flood-prevention project funded by Denmark.

Nguyen M., a 61 year-old overseas Vietnamese from Sweden, typically received treatment for his heart disease in Europe. But on a recent trip to Viet Nam, persuaded by the qualifications of Vietnamese doctors

 Belarusian businesses want to cooperate with Saigon Transportation Mechanical Corporation which specialises in bus manufacturing, to address public transport problems in Ho Chi Minh City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City General Publishing House on Saturday launched the 11th Book Week to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City should develop a “twin city” model, which would divide the metropolis into two urban areas, a western and an eastern one, to allow each part to properly develop, 

VietNamNet Bridge – Well-known British comic JoJo Smith will perform at Game On Saigon, 115 Ho Tung Mau, Ho Chi Minh City on October 25 and at Standing Bar, 170 Tran Vu, Hanoi on October 26.

Although pleased to know his house will be relocated from the filthy slum along the Doi Canal in HCM City’s District 8, Huynh Van Quy is worried he won’t be able to afford a new home.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite the increasing challenges facing land transport, HCM City has yet to use nearly 1,000km of rivers and canals for the purpose.

 Ho Chi Minh City and the Canadian city of Toronto signed an agreement on enhancing their administrations’ friendship and cooperation on October 16.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Around 70,000 workers are needed in HCM City for the remaining months of the year, mostly in garments and textiles, sales, services, logistics and IT, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People’s Committee of HCM City’s Binh Chanh District has asked authorities to supervise the discharge of ammonia gas (NH3) at all branches of Vinh Loc Co Ltd.

 Vietnam Railway’s all ticketing systems ready for Tet, Over 1 trillion VND raised for the poor, University programmes encourage startup culture, HCM City, Hungary seek to realise cooperative agreements

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lack of funds has been blamed for the slow progress of plans to relocate residents of 20,000 houses in slums along canals and rivers in HCM City, 

The CJ E&M Viet Nam, a subsidiary of Korean-based CJ E&M Corporation, and HKFilm of HCM City have opened a joint-venture film studio working in both production and distribution.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Violations of construction regulations have been increasing in HCM City despite sanctions imposed by the city,