Ho Chi Minh City sees heavy rain after prolonged heat, thunderstorms expected to persist

Ho Chi Minh City sees heavy rain after prolonged heat, thunderstorms expected to persist

Ho Chi Minh City

Heavy rain swept across Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday afternoon following a prolonged period of hot and dry weather, bringing temporary relief as thunderstorms developed across southern Vietnam.

Missing Korean businessman found dead in Ho Chi Minh City lake

Missing Korean businessman found dead in Ho Chi Minh City lake

Ho Chi Minh City

Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City confirmed that the body of a South Korean businessman was recovered on Saturday, more than a day after he went missing while paddle-boarding on Da Den Lake.

Korean man missing after paddle-boarding on Ho Chi Minh City lake

Korean man missing after paddle-boarding on Ho Chi Minh City lake

Ho Chi Minh City

Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City are searching for a South Korean man who went missing while paddle-boarding on Da Den Lake, local officials said on Saturday.

Ho Chi Minh City maintains temporary parks on vacant land

Ho Chi Minh City maintains temporary parks on vacant land

Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City will continue operating temporary public parks on vacant land plots that have been upgraded into green spaces, the city authorities said.

Ho Chi Minh City moves ahead with central square, administrative complex in Thu Thiem urban center

Ho Chi Minh City moves ahead with central square, administrative complex in Thu Thiem urban center

Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City is accelerating efforts to form the Thu Thiem urban area as its future financial and administrative hub, with the launch of a VND29.6 trillion (US$1.12 billion) central square and administrative complex, one of four major projects expected to shape the long-planned new urban center on the city’s eastern bank.

Ho Chi Minh City starts work on 4 major projects, grants approval to Can Gio transshipment port investor

Ho Chi Minh City starts work on 4 major projects, grants approval to Can Gio transshipment port investor

Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday morning simultaneously broke ground on four major infrastructure and urban development projects, while also granting a decision approving the investor for the Can Gio international transshipment port project to mark the 51st anniversary of national reunification.

Ho Chi Minh City targets global cultural city status by 2045

Ho Chi Minh City targets global cultural city status by 2045

Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City aims to become a global cultural city by 2045, with cultural and creative industries contributing at least 10 percent of its economy, under an action plan issued by the city’s Party Committee.

Suspected food poisoning cases at Ho Chi Minh City elementary school rise to 46

Suspected food poisoning cases at Ho Chi Minh City elementary school rise to 46

Ho Chi Minh City

Health authorities in Ho Chi Minh City reported that suspected food poisoning cases at Dang Thuy Tram Elementary School in Tan Thuan Ward had climbed to 46 as of Tuesday afternoon.

25 suspected food poisoning cases reported at Ho Chi Minh City elementary school

25 suspected food poisoning cases reported at Ho Chi Minh City elementary school

Ho Chi Minh City

Some hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City have reported 25 suspected cases of food poisoning linked to Dang Thuy Tram Elementary School in Tan Thuan Ward, with one child experiencing severe complications requiring mechanical ventilation.

More young people in Ho Chi Minh City turn to electric motorbikes

More young people in Ho Chi Minh City turn to electric motorbikes

Ho Chi Minh City

Amid ongoing global instability that has driven erratic fluctuations in fuel prices, a growing number of young people in Ho Chi Minh City are rethinking their long-standing preference for petrol-powered motorbikes, starting to shift toward electric vehicles as a more stable and economical alternative.