VietNamNet Bridge – Comedy enthusiasts in HCM City have never had it so good, with 45 comedic stage troupes performing three shows a week and spoiling them for choice.

Modelling agency BeU Models will hold an audition under the eyes of some top fashion experts from Singapore at the Le Meridien hotel in HCM City to choose models for the 2015 Vietnam International Fashion Week in mid-October.

VietNamNet Bridge – From big restaurants on main streets to small bistros off alleys or mobile ice cream carts in HCMC, people can easily catch the sight of boards reading “Thai ice cream rolls”. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has increased the use of information technology in public administration, helping usher in e-governance, according to a Government report.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dov Simens, once named "The Number 1 Movie Instructor" by the National Association of Film Schools in the US, will conduct a workshop for filmmakers in HCM City next month.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese athletes were swept out of the Yonex Sunrise Viet Nam Open after national top player Nguyen Tien Minh lost yesterday in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – All HCM City districts must ensure that all students can enroll in school this year, Le Hoang Quan, chair of the city's People's Committee, has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Patrol vessel Sarang of the Indian Coast Guard with 140 crew members on board led by Senior Colonel Naresh Kumar Kaul docked at Nha Rong port on August 26 to start an official five-day visit to Ho Chi Minh City.

VietNamNet Bridge - Overcrowded classes have been a consistent problem in general schools in HCM City, though big money is spent every year to build more classrooms.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People's Court in HCM City yesterday morning (August 24) opened the first hearing on the case of illegal online gambling on the website 188bet.com.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has called on the HCM City administration to step up efforts to prevent the flooding that plagues several inner districts.

 Ho Chi Minh City and South Africa’s Johannesburg city should coordinate closer to realise signed agreements and make their affiliation deeper and more effective, proposed Nguyen Thi Quyet Tam, Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City residents are concerned about the risk of fires and explosions from nearby chemical warehouses, shops and factories as the city government has yet to find a safe place to relocate them.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first two-deck high speedboat Green-lines DP was piloted on the Sai Gon River on Sunday to replace the old hydrofoils that had been used between HCM City and the southern coastal city of Vung Tau.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Chi Minh City is famous for its impressive architecture which includes some beautiful pagodas that exemplify the Oriental architectural style.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCMC chairman Le Hoang Quan has rejected rumors that the Saigon Zoological and Botanical Gardens, mostly known as Saigon Zoo, in District 1 would be relocated out of the city center, saying it is here to stay.

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC government has asked the Government for approval to advance VND300 billion for dredging and maintaining the Soai Rap River to make it easier for vessels to enter ports in the city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Theatres in HCM City are staging plays about love and social relations to attract more audiences on the weekends.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Transimex–Saigon JSC began construction of a bonded warehouse and logistics centre on a 10ha area at the Sai Gon Hi-tech Park in HCM City on Wednesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 10th Autumn Melodies Arts Festival to be held at the HCM City Opera House later this month will feature more than 100 Vietnamese and nearly 30 international artists.