VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport said any ports found to violate regulations on overloading from the second time will be closed for a period of between one and three months, a sanction accepted by all ports at a meeting here on Tuesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Museum entrance fees will be raised in accordance to a direction of the HCM City People’s Committee, announced the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Sept 17.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many members of the HCMC-based Exotic Parrot Club have this hobby in common, gathering together every week these days to show off their pets, and to share their enthusiasm toward their colorful talking birds

HCM City is considering implementing an e-textbook project, under which first, second and third graders in the city would learn with e-textbooks instead of actual books. However, the project remains controversial.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Marks & Spencer (M&S), the iconic British retailer, has unveiled its plan to open a new flagship store at the Vincom Center Dong Khoi in Ho Chi Minh City this summer.

VietNamNet Bridge – To align training with the orientation of self-chosen education, a new set of textbooks for high-school students in HCMC has to be compiled and applied in the near future,

 Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – General school teachers in HCM City are now breathing a sigh of relief, as city authorities have given their consent to teachers giving private lessons without needing to obtain permission.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Graffiti has come to Saigon for about 10 years but people started paying attention to it around four years ago when some local and foreign artists practiced and exhibited graffiti in the city.

  Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC government will not allow foreign employees to have their work permits extended in the city but will require them to apply for new ones when their current permits expire.

 Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will stage Joseph Haydn’s oratorio ‘The Creation’ under the baton of Norwegian conductor Lars Notto Birkeland at the Opera House on May 8 and 9.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is unclear how many new administration centers will be built, but it is clear that the projects will gobble up multi-billions of dong.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC government has chosen a location in Tan Binh District to house Quang Trung 2 Software City (QTSC 2).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC Department of Tax will open investigations into incomes of 20 celebrities in the entertainment sector in order to collect personal income tax for last year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC government has plans to develop the Quang Trung Software City (QTSC) into a chain, located not only in the city but in other provinces as well,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Banks in HCMC disbursed around VND300 billion out of the VND30-trillion credit package tailored for the real estate sector as of last Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The opening of 3D cinemas with free viewings in remote city districts has proved a hit among kids and parents, especially those living in suburban areas. 

 Ho Chi Minh City and Japan’s Yokohama are working to establish a direct air link that serves the increase number of business travellers.