Int'l tourists praise Ho Chi Minh City's lively, affordable Bui Vien nightlife
Ho Chi Minh City 18:56 14/10/2026Bui Vien Street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City is attracting international visitors with its lively atmosphere, diverse entertainment options, and affordable prices, as tourism officials and industry representatives look to expand the southern metropolis' night-time economy.
Expert on what has happened to Ho Chi Minh City’s tidal flooding over past decade
In-Depth 20:19 13/10/2026Ho Chi Minh City’s high tides have risen over the past decade, with peak levels repeatedly breaking records year after year. What is driving increasingly severe tidal flooding?
Long-tailed macaque chases, bites pedestrians on Ho Chi Minh City street
Vietnam Life 17:39 13/10/2026A long-tailed macaque chased, scratched, and bit passers-by on a sidewalk along Pham The Hien Street in Chanh Hung Ward on Monday. The city’s Forest Protection Department, local authorities, and residents captured the monkey on Tuesday.
Ho Chi Minh City plans for aging population as number of elderly residents tops 1.5mn
Ho Chi Minh City 15:30 13/10/2026Ho Chi Minh City has more than 1.57 million elderly residents and is projected to become an aged society by 2038, prompting the development of a five-tiered healthcare model ranging from community and home-based care to residential facilities and hospitals.
Ho Chi Minh City, Hamburg seek closer ties to attract German investment
Ho Chi Minh City 15:17 13/10/2026Ho Chi Minh City is seeking to strengthen cooperation with Hamburg, Germany’s second-largest city, in transport, logistics, high technology, and renewable energy to attract more German investment.
Five former urban order collaborators accused of taking bribes to ignore sidewalk violations in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam News 10:39 13/10/2026The Ho Chi Minh City People's Procuracy on Monday indicted five former collaborators of the urban order team in the former Pham Ngu Lao Ward for taking bribes between November 2021 and December 2023 in exchange for allowing businesses to encroach on sidewalks and roadways without facing penalties.
Ho Chi Minh City’s primeval forest offers a trek among bizarre vines
Travel 22:27 12/10/2026Towering forest trees, tangled vines with bizarre shapes and winding trails beneath a green canopy at Con Dao National Park in Con Dao Special Zone, Ho Chi Minh City, create a surprising landscape.
Rainfall expected to increase in Ho Chi Minh City through midweek
Ho Chi Minh City 15:09 12/10/2026Ho Chi Minh City and other parts of southern Vietnam may see more widespread showers and thunderstorms from Monday to Wednesday, with heavy downpours possible in some areas and high tides increasing the risk of flooding in low-lying neighborhoods.
High tides severely flood streets, homes in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City 23:00 11/10/2026High tides submerged multiple streets and residential areas across Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday, leaving motorbikes stranded, disrupting traffic and forcing residents to build makeshift barriers to keep water out of their homes.
Ho Chi Minh City streets flooded as tide reaches 1.71m
Ho Chi Minh City 22:29 10/10/2026High tides flooded multiple streets in Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday, with water levels at Nha Be station reaching 1.71 meters, forcing residents to wade through deep water and push stalled motorcycles home.
Ho Chi Minh City rangers seize 13 invasive red-eared slider turtles at shops selling animals for release
Ho Chi Minh City 07:22 10/10/2026Forest rangers in Ho Chi Minh City have seized 13 red-eared slider turtles, an invasive alien species, from two shops selling animals for Buddhist release in Hoc Mon Commune, while releasing around 300 munias into the wild, according to the city’s Forest Protection Sub-Department.
Agencies explain increasingly frequent heavy rain in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City 21:44 09/10/2026Heavy rain has become more frequent and intense in Ho Chi Minh City, while high tides exacerbate flooding, as low-lying terrain, climate change, rising sea levels, rapid urbanization and limited drainage capacity contribute to the problem, according to relevant agencies.
