Ho Chi Minh City wants to learn from Singapore’s experience in building a smart city, particularly in tackling traffic congestion, managing water resources and preventing flooding, said a municipal leader.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For over a decade the pace of tourism development in HCM City has been rather slow due to limited products in terms of places of interest and cultural and entertainment activities for tourists.

VietNamNet Bridge - Students from the first to the fifth grades of some primary schools in HCMC have a new extracurricular subject – Scientific Experiments for Fun. The new learning subject has raised controversy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has called for investment from Spanish businesses in urban waste treatment, transport and flood control during a recent visit by a Spanish delegation to the city to explore business opportunities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More young women in HCM City are learning sewing and embroidery to escape stress in their daily lives.

VietNamNet Bridge - Real estate developers said they are having to answer many questions from buyers about roads and flooding in areas where apartments are located. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Many people in the HCM City had to cancel their plans for fear of flooding after the Southern Region Hydrometeorological Forecast Station forecasted the city would experience heavy rains last Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Six famous singers from three generations will stage “The Master of Symphony 2016” concert from November 17-20 at Hoa Binh Theatre in HCM City’s District 10.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Preventive Health Centre will continue to monitor and test tap and ground water quality throughout the city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Go on a fascinating journey and discover HCM City through the pages of a photobook released today, Oct 10.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many Viet Kieu (overseas Vietnamese) complain that it is difficult to make investments in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Those wishing to sip a cup of coffee in sub-zero temperatures are advised to head to Ice Coffee in HCMC’s Tan Phu District.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many big real estate developers have taken bold steps to develop large urban area projects, which in the past were implemented only by foreign investors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vo Van Hoan, chief of staff and spokesperson for the HCM City People’s Committee, said the ban on extra classes would be reviewed.

VietNamNet Bridge - After eight years of focusing on real estate projects in HCMC, real estate developers now tend to eye land in the southwestern region of the country. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Norwegian conductor Magnus Loddgard will conduct both Norwegian and Vietnamese works with cellist Nguyen Tan Anh and soprano South Korean Cho Hae Ryong at a concert with HBSO on October 9.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Trieu Thi Thoa of HCM City’s District 6 says when her neighbours see a vehicle come to collect garbage, all of them close their doors immediately to avoid its stench.

VietNamNet Bridge - HCM City has spent tens of trillions of dong to ease flooding, but the historic rainfall on September 26-27 seriously flooded streets as the drainage system could not handle the deluge. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal bus stations and unlicensed buses ferrying passengers to other provinces continue to operate brazenly in HCM City despite authorities’ efforts.

VietNamNet Bridge - In the past, investors struggled to scramble for ‘golden land’, the land plots located in advantageous positions in central business districts. But now their interest has waned.