HCMC and Gyeongsangbuk-do province of South Korea signed a memorandum of understanding on the co-organization of the 25 day long World Cultural Festival 2017.

 Ho Chi Minh City and Japan’s Aichi prefecture on September 13 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that aims to step up their cooperation and friendship for both sides' prosperity. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City is experiencing an ongoing shortage of blood for transfusions due to a lack of donors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At a meeting with HCM City People’s Council last week, a principal of a local public primary school burst into tears while talking about a harsh prohibition in which schools are no longer permitted to operate extra classes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Active young people in HCM City are visiting artificial rock climbing venues, where both, their strength and will, are enhanced.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Four secondary schools and high schools in HCM City in upcoming 2016-2017 academic year will teach Korean as part of a pilot programme, according to the city’s Department of Training and Education.

VietNamNet Bridge - Residents in HCM City's Phu My Hung area in district 7 and in Binh Chanh and Nha Be districts have asked local authorities to help control the bad odor affecting the areas. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – A new theatre offering traditional shows aimed at visitors opened in downtown HCM City this week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A plan to build a flyover connecting Tan Son Nhat Airport with Nguyen Van Troi and Hoang Van Thu streets has been submitted to the HCM City Department of Transport by an infrastructure joint venture.

 Ho Chi Minh City and Japan’s Osaka city have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in low-carbon city development.

The city in particular and the country in general always look for short- and long-term measures to attract more investments.

The population explosion and rapid urbanisation have exerted pressure on HCM City’s environment, experts have said at a seminar held last week on the environmental problems facing the city in the last five years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC government has set a goal of lowering the poverty rate to 3.06% by the end of this year as higher living standards require a more comprehensive anti-poverty program.

VietNamNet Bridge - Rents of hundreds of millions of dong a month have forced many coffee chains to leave the market.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many apartment buildings in HCM City fall short of fire safety standards, putting thousands of lives at risk, the Ha Noi Moi (New Hanoi) newspaper reported. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tan Son Nhat International Airport (TIA) in HCM City has put into use several facilities to improve service quality.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City is cracking down on pollution, with the People’s Committee spelling out measures for waste control, after voters expressed anguish about the defiling of the Sai Gon River

 VietNamNet Bridge – Domestic and international experts discussed ways to overcome the various challenges HCM City faces and make it a smart city at a seminar on Thursday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Buu Long Pagoda in District 9, HCMC is frequented by tourists because of its unique architecture. Built in 1942 on a hill near the Dong Nai River, the pagoda was restored in 2007 with a mixed architecture

HCM City’s tax department and the people’s committee of Binh Tan District have sent the highest maximum number of letters of apology to applicants for delayed processing of their dossiers compared to other agencies.