Resettlement near old residences for people along canals and ditches in Ho Chi Minh City
According to the urban embellishment plan along canals and ditches by 2030, Ho Chi Minh City must relocate about 20,000 houses.
Only Chanh Hung, Binh Dong and Phu Dinh wards (formerly District 8) occupied nearly 15,000 houses, densely concentrated along rivers and canals such as: Kenh Doi, Xom Cui, Ba Lon, Ong Be, Ruot Ngua, Rach Nang, Rach Ba Luu...
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction, in some previous projects such as the renovation of Xuyen Tam canal (formerly Binh Thanh and Go Vap districts) or the north bank of Doi canal (formerly District 8), due to lack of land funds, resettlement had to be arranged scattered in many different areas. See more...
Ho Chi Minh City groundbreaking ceremony for 4 projects worth more than 238,000 billion VND on January 15
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction has just sent a document to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee on the plan to organize the groundbreaking ceremony for key infrastructure - transportation projects on January 15, 2026 to celebrate the 14th National Party Congress.
The central bridge point is the groundbreaking ceremony of the Rach Chiec National Sports Complex project, expected to have the participation and direction of leaders of the Central Government, the Government, the City Party Committee and the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City.
The remaining bridge points include: Groundbreaking ceremony of Metro Line No. 2 (Ben Thanh - Tham Luong); groundbreaking ceremony of Can Gio bridge project; groundbreaking ceremony of Phu My 2 bridge project. See more...
More underpasses and overpasses to be opened to traffic at the largest intersection in Ho Chi Minh City
An Phu intersection is about to complete the HC1-02 underpass connecting the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh expressway with Mai Chi Tho and overpass N3 connecting the Mai Chi Tho - Dong Van Cong axis.
This underpass is 760 m long, including 4 two-way lanes, directly connecting the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay expressway with Mai Chi Tho street in the direction of the Saigon River tunnel. The total private investment for underpass HC1-02 is more than 340 billion VND.
To date, the HC1-02 underpass has completed about 90% of the volume and is expected to be opened to traffic before January 15, 2026. See more...
Company in Ho Chi Minh City increases basic salary for 1,000 workers
On January 6, the grassroots trade union (CDCS) of Cua Y A Chau Technology Co., Ltd. (Tan Hiep ward, Ho Chi Minh City) said that the enterprise has issued a notice adjusting salary increases for all workers in the company.
Accordingly, from January 2026, A Chau Door Technology Co., Ltd. officially adjusts the basic salary to increase by an additional 250,000 VND for all employees. The basic salary level is from 5.55 million VND/month to 5.8 million VND/month.
According to Asia Door Technology Co., Ltd., in the past time, the company has faced many difficulties due to the world situation. The business has set out many solutions to get orders, maintain operations and develop sustainably. See more...
Markets in Ho Chi Minh City are quiet during the year-end shopping season
Recorded on January 6, at major markets such as Tan Binh, An Dong, Binh Tay... the buying and selling atmosphere is still quiet. If in previous years, at this time, traders from provinces flocked to get goods to serve the peak season at the end of the year, making the market bustling all day, this year the buying and selling scene is quite cautious.
At Tan Binh market - where wholesale clothing business is concentrated, most small traders sit and wait for customers, taking advantage of using phones. Only a few stalls are busy packing and preparing orders for the rare wholesale customers from other localities. See more...
