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HCM City proposes to prosecute four Taiwanese persons for fraud

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City Police's investigation section on Sunday recommended to the municipal People's Procuracy the prosecution of four Vietnamese and four Taiwanese persons for allegedly swindling people via phones.

HCMC strives to provide fresh water to all households by yearend

VietNamNet Bridge – 358,351 out of 1,874,114 households in Ho Chi Minh City have not accessed to fresh water supply meanwhile the city has set its target that by yearend, most of households in the city will be able to access to fresh water.

Man sells family home to open free classes

VietNamNet Bridge – Doan Minh Hung lives in a rented house, as he sold his land to open "love class", offering free education to over 130 underprivileged children in HCM City. 

HCM City: Average room rate drops 5 percent

 VietNamNet Bridge – The average room rate (ARR) in Ho Chi Minh City dropped 5 percent quarterly and 3 percent annually to 1.6 million VND/room/night in the second quarter of 2015, reported Savills Vietnam estate service provider.

HCM City to launch electric car service

 VietNamNet Bridge – A plan to operate electric cars in downtown HCM City especially targeted at tourists was presented by the Department of Transport at a meeting on Wednesday.

Jogging for fun, for health and to help others

VietNamNet Bridge – A "jogging movement" in HCM City is flourishing with the participation of people of all ages and from different walks of life. 

Thirteen domestic, foreign teams to compete in cycling open

 VietNamNet Bridge – Domestic and foreign teams will compete at the National Women's Cycling Open in HCM City today, July 19.

Children dig into nature at urban farms

 VietNamNet Bridge – At a site 15 minutes from HCM City's centre, local and expat families plant vegetables, fish in a man-made river and cook meals under bamboo lean-tos.

Foreign ownership law lifts securities market

 VietNamNet Bridge – The securities market in HCM City has seen positive changes since the issuance of Government Decree 60/2015 which would permit a higher rate of foreign ownership in domestic public companies.

Eight nations compete at Golden Racket tourney in HCMC

VietNamNet Bridge – Up to 77 players from eight countries and territories in Asia will compete at the 29th Golden Racket table tennis championship, slated to kick off at the Nguyen Du Gymnasium in HCM City from July 23-27.  

HCM City to develop waterway tourism

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City is keen to develop inland waterway tourism into one of its key attractions by 2020.

HCM City to pull down dilapidated apartments

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City plans to tear down some 70 old apartment buildings that house more than 7,200 apartments and move their occupants to resettlement areas as part of a programme to replace old buildings.

HCM City to remove 17 industrial clusters from zoning plan

HCM City will leave out 17 industrial clusters from its master zoning plan for industrial production to ensure the city will have only 13 industrial zones (IZs) covering nearly 764 hectares in total in 2020,

HCM City to relocate slums near metro route

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will clear more than 800 slums located near Van Thanh trench in Binh Thanh District to clean up the area through which the first metro line will pass.

HCM City to host ITF Junior Circuit

 VietNamNet Bridge – The International Tennis Federation's Junior Circuit will be organised in HCM City from July 18 to 26 at the Phu Tho Tennis Club.

Residential fire risk from factories worries HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of manufacturing facilities and businesses are operating in residential areas, posing threats to workers as well as local residents, city officials have said.

Kung Fu Pho set to tickle funny bones in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – A comedy film about pho (Vietnamese noodle soup) will be released in cinemas later this month.

Suoi Tien amusement park

 VietNamNet Bridge – Located on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City Suoi Tien Amusement Park is an ideal destination for the weekend.

HCM City to spend big on infrastructure

The HCM City Infrastructure Investment Joint Stock Company and the city's People's Committee broke ground for a project to develop infrastructure in a residential area located in the northern section of Thu Thiem Peninsula

HCM City among world’s top 10 cheapest cities for beer

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Chi Minh City has ranked sixth among the top 10 cheapest cities to buy beer across the world, with a bottle costing £1.15, according to the UK Daily Telegraph.