VietNamNet Bridge – Unlike most coffee shops in HCMC, Hide is actually a hideaway for those customers seeking tranquility and peace.

 The government of HCM City has approved a plan to support migrant workers with a series of policies that will take effect early next year.

 Nguyen Huu Tin, deputy chairman of the HCM City People's Committee, called for raising VND15.9 trillion ($709.8 million) from private investors for anti-flooding works.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Doctors at Cho Ray Hospital in HCM City were able to remove a huge mediastinal tumour from a 47-year-old woman last month. It was the first such operation in the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two former members of Swedish House Mafia, Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso will present a ‘Sun is Shinning’ show at Long Island in District 9 in HCM City on December 10.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of firefighters battled a blaze that devastated at least eight houses and caused chaos for many hours in central HCM City yesterday, Dec 1st.

VietNamNet Bridge - Industrial zone (IZ) developers are now offering ready-made workshops and infrastructure items to attract more investors.

Though Dong Nai River is being protected by the powerful Dong Nai River Protection Committee, it is still dying.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vibrant Ho Chi Minh City campaign was the first ever destination branding strategy for the city. It was built by team of local and foreign professionals.

Foreign companies in HCM City's industrial parks and technology zones are finding it increasingly difficult to find experienced professionals with foreign language skills as they await Viet Nam's signing of various trade deals

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite recent signs of recovery, the real estate market in HCMC is still facing risks such as an unclear development orientation, a lack of transparent market information and an imbalance between supply and demand.

Electronic waste levels in HCM City – from old and broken television sets, computers, tablets, and mobile phones – have reached alarming levels because of the huge quantities discarded every day and limited collection and treatment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The approval granted recently by the HCM City People's Committee to carry advertisement hoardings on buses is expected to bring in hundreds of billions of dong to the city's coffers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Chi Minh City and Haiphong were among the Huffington Post’s list of 16 coastal and river port cities around the globe that travellers should visit sooner rather than later before they sink beneath the sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Managers of two metro lines under construction in HCM City have been questioned over their massive budget overruns.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A shortage of qualified teachers at high schools nationwide is the major obstacle preventing the implementation of a pilot bilingual programme on teaching maths and natural science in English and Vietnamese,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 20th World Police Band Concert will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from November 14-15, drawing 200 participants from Japan, the US, Singapore and Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment for official development assistance and other soft loans worth US$380 million for the project to dredge the section of Soai Rap River between HCM City and the East Sea.

The contributions made by Buddhism to the security, environmental protection, and sustainable development of the Mekong region will be discussed by 120 international and Vietnamese scholars and experts at a two-day conference

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lonely Planet, the world’s popular travel guide book publisher, has listed Hanoi capital city and Ho Chi Minh City in the Top 10 best-value destinations for 2016.