Vingroup seeks to start work on sea-crossing bridge project in Ho Chi Minh City in June 2026
Ho Chi Minh City 16:36 16/12/2025Vietnam’s largest private conglomerate Vingroup has proposed breaking ground for the major sea-crossing bridge project linking Can Gio and Vung Tau in Ho Chi Minh City in June next year, with a total investment of over VND104.4 trillion ($4 billion).
Ho Chi Minh City targets installation of e-motorbike battery-swap cabinets on sidewalks
Ho Chi Minh City 11:43 16/12/2025The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction has sent an urgent report to the municipal People’s Committee, proposing the installation of battery-swap cabinets for electric motorbikes on sidewalks, as part of the efforts to accelerate the city’s green transition.
2 schoolchildren die in tragic drownings at public swimming pools in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City 15:58 15/12/2025Children’s Hospital 1 in Ho Chi Minh City has confirmed the deaths of two schoolchildren, a seven-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy, who drowned in separate incidents at public swimming pools, despite the accidents occurring in shallow water and under teacher supervision.
Ho Chi Minh City partners with Canva to train students, firms in digital creativity
Ho Chi Minh City 10:38 14/12/2025People in education, small- and medium-sized enterprises, start-ups, and the design and content-creation sector will be the main beneficiaries of a new partnership between Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and design platform Canva.
Crowds line up for bowls of ‘pho’ during lively night at Pho Day 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City 09:53 14/12/2025The atmosphere was bustling on Saturday night as thousands of visitors flocked to Pho Day 2025 held in Ho Chi Minh City to immerse themselves in a distinctive culinary celebration.
Young woman in Ho Chi Minh City fined for riding motorbike hands-free, bowing to passers-by
Ho Chi Minh City 11:07 12/12/2025Traffic police in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday imposed a severe penalty on a 21-year-old woman who rode her motorbike with both hands off the handlebars, clasped her hands in a prayer-like gesture, and bowed to people on the street, an act captured on video and widely shared online.
Ho Chi Minh City students may enjoy 4-day New Year holiday
Ho Chi Minh City 11:00 10/12/2025Students across Ho Chi Minh City could receive a four-day break for the 2026 New Year holiday from January 1 to 4, 2026, according to the municipal Department of Education and Training.
Ho Chi Minh City plans to spend over $208mn on green park, road expansion along canal
Ho Chi Minh City 14:20 09/12/2025The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee will propose the municipal People’s Council allowing it to spend over VND5.5 trillion (US$208.7 million) developing a green park and expanding Ton That Thuyet Street along Te Canal.
Deadly fire exposes dangers of one-exit tube houses in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City 16:45 07/12/2025A recent fatal fire at a four-story building on Tran Hung Dao Street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City has once again revealed a deadly urban hazard: tube houses with a single escape route are easily blocked by smoke and flames, according to the city’s fire and rescue police division.
Metro, road projects boost connectivity between Ho Chi Minh City, Long Thanh airport
Ho Chi Minh City 14:54 05/12/2025As Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai Province prepares to welcome its first flight on December 19, Ho Chi Minh City is accelerating a series of metro, road, and railway projects to ensure smooth travel between the two localities.
Ho Chi Minh City plans trial of drones for rescue operations, delivery services
Ho Chi Minh City 15:46 03/12/2025Ho Chi Minh City is preparing to pilot a range of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) services, using drones for rescue operations and delivery services, according to a recent report by the municipal People’s Committee.
In Vietnam, adult heart travels over 1,600km to save 9-year-old boy
Vietnam News 17:28 02/12/2025A nine-year-old boy suffering from end-stage heart failure has been saved thanks to the heart of an adult donor being transported over 1,600 kilometers from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City.
