HCMC

Ho Chi Minh City has been foggy for many days

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In recent days, Ho Chi Minh City has been continuously covered in fog from morning to afternoon, with air quality at a red alert level.

Ho Chi Minh City removes 5 projects, budget will increase by 18,000 billion VND

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Ho Chi Minh City is stepping up efforts to remove obstacles for five projects, expected to earn more than VND18,000 billion and speed up implementation progress to avoid waste.

The 1,600 billion VND bridge connecting Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai is about to be completed

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HCMC - Nhon Trach Bridge connecting Thu Duc City and Nhon Trach District (Dong Nai) worth more than 1,600 billion VND, part of Ring Road 3, is expected to be completed on April 30, 2025.

Ho Chi Minh City lacks resettlement land, people have to move away from their old homes

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HCMC - Lack of resettlement land funds has forced projects to renovate Xuyen Tam canal and the northern bank of Doi canal to arrange new housing far from the old residence, causing difficulties for residents.

Car fire in Thu Thiem tunnel, traffic congestion

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HCMC - On December 3, a SH motorbike was traveling inside the Thu Thiem tunnel, from District 1 to Thu Duc City, when it suddenly caught fire, causing traffic congestion for many hours.

Developments in unseasonal rains in the Southern region

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According to the Southern Hydrometeorological Station, unseasonal rain is still occurring.

Many children hospitalized for respiratory diseases at the end of the year

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Currently, at children's hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City, there is an increase in children with respiratory diseases, mostly children under 12 months old, with weak resistance.

Expected to reduce traffic jams when there is a road connecting District 6, 8 and Binh Chanh

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HCMC - The Binh Tien bridge and road project connecting District 6, District 8 and Binh Chanh district is expected to help relieve traffic congestion on existing roads.

Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee divide the work of handling a series of large backlog projects

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Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai and five vice chairmen directly directed the removal of a series of stalled projects, speeding up the completion progress to avoid waste and loss.

Number of measles cases in Ho Chi Minh City continues to increase, 1 more death

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HCMC - The number of measles cases in the city continues to increase in the 11-14 year old and 6-9 month old groups; one more death has been recorded in a 12 month old child.

Image of defendant Truong My Lan on the day of the appeal verdict

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HCMC - On December 3, after nearly a month of appeal, the High People's Court in HCMC entered the sentencing phase for defendant Truong My Lan and 47 accomplices in phase 1.

Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine collects tuition fees in violation of regulations

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Ho Chi Minh City - In the 2022-2023 school year, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine charges higher tuition fees than prescribed.

Ho Chi Minh City will rename 4 key national highways into 7 new names

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Ho Chi Minh City wants to rename 4 key national highways passing through the area into 7 new names, named after former leaders of the Party, State, and commanders of the Ho Chi Minh campaign.

The appearance of the hundred billion dong road in Ho Chi Minh City has been cleared

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HCMC - Currently, 2 km of Tan Ky Tan Quy road (Binh Tan district) with a total investment of more than 237 billion VND has been completed, expanded from 10 m to 30 m and will be open to traffic in December.

Traders intend to switch to manual slaughtering of cattle

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Instead of following the policy of industrial livestock slaughter, many traders in Ho Chi Minh City want to move to neighboring provinces to slaughter animals manually for more profit.