
Ho Chi Minh City offers free bus, metro rides for National Day holiday
Ho Chi Minh City 16:04 30/08/2025Ho Chi Minh City will provide free bus rides on several routes and waive metro fares on Line No. 1 to mark the 80th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2), encouraging residents to use public transport during the four-day holiday.

In Ho Chi Minh City, kindness begins with simple act
Ho Chi Minh City 13:55 28/07/2025Two chairs marked ‘Free Seating’ are set out daily near a bus stop on Nguyen Huu Canh Street in Thanh My Tay Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, as a simple act of kindness for waiting passengers.

OP-ED: Ho Chi Minh City buses should extend operating hours until 10 pm
Expat Life 17:00 22/03/2025‘How can we call this public transport in a major city if buses stop so early?’

Ho Chi Minh City to pilot free Wi-Fi on public buses
Vietnam News 09:45 30/01/2024The city boasts over 3,000 public buses operating on 270 routes

At least 3 dead, 17 injured after long-haul bus hits truck in central Vietnam
Vietnam News 13:29 21/02/2023The bus rear-ended a truck parked on the side of the road

Vietnamese province revamps public bus service after limbless man ignored by drivers
Vietnam News 15:35 05/08/2022Four buses drove right past the waiting man

Bus pierced by dozens of iron bars following collision with motor cart in Hanoi
Vietnam News 16:42 08/05/2022No one was injured but many passengers on the bus were terrified

Ho Chi Minh City connects public bus system with airport’s domestic terminal
Vietnam News 17:40 19/04/2022Buses are now allowed to pick up and drop off passengers at the domestic terminal of Tan Son Nhat International Airport

Ho Chi Minh City to launch probe into sexual harassment on buses
Vietnam News 16:35 22/03/2022The press has reported on many cases of sexual harassment on public buses in recent times

Full resumption of Ho Chi Minh City's bus routes proposed
Vietnam News 19:02 27/10/2021The stepwise plan will depend on residents’ travel demand and the developments of the pandemic

Bus transformed into mini-supermarket in Ho Chi Minh City
Economy 12:04 09/08/2021The mini-supermarket model is operated by Grove Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Store Chain and the municipal Department of Industry and Trade

Ho Chi Minh City suspends additional 18 public bus routes over COVID-19
Vietnam News 14:32 08/06/2021The suspension began on Tuesday and will last until further notice