Ho Chi Minh City has reduced its public educational institutions by 32% under a sweeping restructuring plan, with 2,462 school administrators reassigned to teaching positions.

Traffic police in Ho Chi Minh City have caught several motorbike ride-hailing drivers with alcohol levels exceeding the highest legal threshold, including some carrying passengers or waiting to accept bookings.

HCMC has surpassed Singapore to come in at second on the list of 65 cities across the globe with the highest staying power whose residents say they don’t want to leave, according to the City Pulse 2025 report by the Gensler Research Institute.