Qualcomm eyes role in international financial center in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh CityQualcomm, a leading U.S. technology corporation, has expressed interest in joining the Vietnam International Financial Center in Ho Chi Minh City (VIFC-HCMC), as global financial institutions and investors voiced confidence in Vietnam’s economic prospects and viewed the center as a gateway to the country’s financial market.
Ho Chi Minh City sees fewer traffic deaths, injuries in first half of 2026
Ho Chi Minh CityHo Chi Minh City recorded a decline in traffic accidents, fatalities, and injuries during the first six months of 2026 compared with the same period last year, according to the city’s traffic police division.
US tech firms offer recommendations for Ho Chi Minh City's AI, semiconductor ecosystem
Ho Chi Minh CityNearly 20 major U.S. technology companies, including Intel, NVIDIA, Qualcomm, Marvell, and Axon, met with Ho Chi Minh City leaders in San Francisco to discuss investment opportunities and offer recommendations on developing the city's strategic technology ecosystem, with a focus on artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, data centers, and research and development (R&D).
Ho Chi Minh City's Thanh Da Peninsula to undergo $4 billion makeover
Ho Chi Minh CityHo Chi Minh City's Thanh Da Peninsula is set for a sweeping transformation under a nearly VND100 trillion (US$4 billion) urban development project that will feature new housing, transport infrastructure, schools, healthcare facilities, parks, and a marina.
Ho Chi Minh City ramps up free health checks for 14 million residents
Ho Chi Minh CityHo Chi Minh City is ramping up a citywide health screening campaign, mobilizing more than 480 medical facilities and 10,000 healthcare workers as it seeks to provide free check-ups to its roughly 14 million residents by the end of the year.
Int’l tourists can validate free bus trips in Ho Chi Minh City with bank cards, contactless payments: official
Ho Chi Minh CityInternational tourists in Ho Chi Minh City can enjoy free bus services by validating their trips when boarding with an EMV chip-enabled bank card or through contactless payment methods using the card reader on buses, said a local official.
In Vietnam, Gen Z emerges as shopping malls' unlikely savior
In-DepthLong regarded as a generation devoted to online shopping, Generation Z, generally defined as people born between 1997 and 2012, is instead driving a resurgence in brick-and-mortar retail, helping transform shopping malls into an essential ‘third place’ for socializing and leisure in urban life.
Parents in Ho Chi Minh City gain new tool to monitor school meals
Ho Chi Minh CityThe ‘Green Tick of Responsibility’ program, expected to become an effective tool allowing parents in Ho Chi Minh City to monitor what their children eat at school, will be significantly expanded in the upcoming academic year, a representative from the municipal Department of Industry and Trade told a launch ceremony in Binh Dong Ward on Friday.
How public transport is driving Ho Chi Minh City's sustainable mobility transition
Ho Chi Minh CityHo Chi Minh City is speeding up its transition toward sustainable urban mobility through a range of investments designed to make public transportation a more convenient and attractive choice for daily commuters.
Ho Chi Minh City police arrest suspect in South Korean tourist bag snatching within 3 hours
Ho Chi Minh CityPolice in Tan Hung Ward, Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday said they had arrested a 31-year-old man within about three hours of receiving a report that he had allegedly snatched a handbag from a South Korean tourist.
