15-04-2016 10:11
The recent extreme heat spell in Vietnam’s southern region is sending more and more children to the hospital for respiratory conditions and diarrhea.
19-03-2016 17:48
Ho Chi Minh City’s foreign direct investment (FDI) capital reportedly made a sharp decrease of 55.5 per cent on-year.
30-03-2016 09:13
A recently announced plan to improve the sidewalks of 134 streets in downtown Ho Chi Minh City has met with mixed reactions.
29-03-2016 09:22
The railway network in Ho Chi Minh City will be soon elevated, the municipal Department of Transport said amid public debate on the relocation of the city’s major train station following a bridge collapse.
10-03-2016 08:45
A partial solar eclipse of up to 52 percent was seen in Ho Chi Minh City early on Wednesday morning, lasting for approximately two hours.
16-12-2015 16:21
Many areas in Ho Chi Minh City were enshrouded in a thick layer of fog caused by contamination on Wednesday.
07-12-2015 08:54
The People’s Committee in Ho Chi Minh City has issued a plan on drought prevention for the 2015-16 period in response to the El Nino phenomenon.
22-10-2015 08:40
Vietnam’s HCM City and Russia’s Moscow Oblast have a lot of potential to further increase cooperation beyond economics, according to Le Hoang Quan, Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee.
05-10-2015 09:19
The world of online game addicts in Ho Chi Minh City becomes even more vibrant late at night than during daytime though authorities ban cybercafés from offering the service after 10:00 pm.
09-10-2015 09:10
Hundreds of naturally formed canals in Ho Chi Minh City have been recently narrowed by housing projects, causing myriad areas to turn more susceptible to flooding as a result of rainwater not draining off.
28-09-2015 09:49
Floodwater can cover almost the entirety of Binh Tan District, located to the west of Ho Chi Minh City, after just a heavy rain and linger for up to three days.
26-09-2015 10:25
An industry association has proposed growing coconut trees along newly-opened or canal-side streets in Ho Chi Minh City, but some people are concerned about the falling fruits that could cause deadly accidents.
30-08-2015 17:00
Local startup Life Coaching Vietnam and The MMS Institute hosted an International Coach Federation (ICF) approved coach training programme in Ho Chi Minh City for 16 working professionals, between July 2 and August 30, 2015.
19-08-2015 15:05
VinaLiving, the property development arm under fund manager VinaCapital, was just honoured at the first ever Vietnam Property Awards 2015 in Ho Chi Minh City late last week.
19-08-2015 09:23
Ho Chi Minh City is set to create a special economic zone spanning four districts to boost development, the municipal administration said.