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.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At least 95 per cent of underground fresh water in HCM City does not meet with the Ministry of Health's hygienic standards, while nearly 20 per cent or 358,000 households have no fresh water to use,

VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of thousands of households in the suburbs of HCM City have to save every drop of clean water as they have no access to tap water. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Motor Cub Prix 2015 will kick off in HCM City on August 15 after a two-year break.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has sought the Government's permission to earmark VND300 billion (US$13.8 million) a year for dredging the Soai Rap River, which connects the city with the East Sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Noise pollution from street eateries, public broadcasting speakers, and neighbourhood karaokes has made hundreds of HCM City residents feel as though they are being tortured in their homes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The music industry in HCM City has developed recently with not only domestic but also international musicians contributing to the phenomenon.