VietNamNet Bridge – No Turning Back, a hardcore band from the Netherlands, will come to HCM City on March 20, ending its tour around Asia from March 3-20 to promote their latest album Never Give Up.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City plans to build 27 automatic and 227 semiautomatic observation stations over the next five years to check on water surface, underground water and air pollution.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Seven unused water towers in HCM City will be demolished, according to the municipal water supply authority.

VietNamNet Bridge - The water supply in HCM City is threatened as water plants now cannot use the raw water from the Sai Gon and Dong Nai Rivers for processing because of saline intrusion. 

VietNamNet Bridge – A more transparent legal framework as well as additional incentive policies are needed to attract investment in wastewater treatment projects in HCM City, especially under the mode of Private-Public Partnerships,

 Ho Chi Minh City and the Gyeongsangbuk-do province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) will co-host the World Cultural Expo in November 2017, a biennial exchange to introduce cultures of participating countries.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People's Committee is set to streamline its functioning and become transparent in its decision-making.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first international circus gala in HCMC will take place this weekend at the Lan Anh Club in District 10, with more than 50 artists, including six from abroad, attending,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Green space has shrunk in HCM City because of urban development, but the city lacks the resources to develop concentrated green areas.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will need VND13.5 trillion (US$602.678 million) more for its programme to improve water bodies, which started in 2001 with the aim of cleaning up all canals, the People's Committee has said.

VietNamNet Bridge - Teachers and students in localities may have to accept textbooks compiled by local education departments.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A sofa and dressing table topped with roses were part of a stunning stage backdrop for a romantic play staged recently in HCM City by the The Gioi Tre (The World of Youth) Drama Troupe.

VietNamNet Bridge – Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Dinh La Thang on February 15 instructed to set up a hotline so that residents can directly contact him, in an effort to listen to genuine opinions and confidential suggestions

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Chi Minh City’s canals, drains and waterways are being filled up or clogged, making the city increasingly susceptible to flooding during rains. A lack of public awareness and poor city management

 VietNamNet Bridge – Administrative reform in all fields is at the top of the agenda for HCM City this year as it bids to attract more foreign investment and improve the business climate.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Newly built rural roads in HCM City have brought greater ease of movement to many residents, but more capital is needed as the city continues developing its rural transport infrastructure for the 2016-20 period.

VietNamNet Bridge - Land prices not only depend on position, but also on urban development plans. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC Department of Natural Resources and Environment on January 26 launched an automatic wastewater monitoring system to keep track of wastewater treatment at 16 industrial parks (IPs)

VietNamNet Bridge - The auction of 23 land plots located in the most advantageous positions in the city is expected to be the biggest event of the real estate industry in 2016.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Newly built high-rise buildings near Tan Son Nhat International airport have increased traffic congestion, said Tuoi Tre (Youth) Newspaper.