Ho Chi Minh City directs Tet bus ticket price inspection
The above direction is mentioned in the document of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee sent to departments, agencies, branches and ward and commune People's Committees on strengthening the management, administration, price stabilization and monitoring, reporting on market price developments during the 2026 Binh Ngo Lunar New Year.
The Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee assigned the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction to strengthen regulation and organize strict management of passenger transport activities, ensuring full meeting of the increasing travel demand of people during Tet, and preventing the situation of vehicle shortage causing people to return home late for Tet.
In particular, the Department of Construction is required to strengthen inspection of the implementation of declaration, listing and ticket sales at the correct freight rates, train and bus ticket prices according to regulations. See more...
Three-no" foods still rampant, Ho Chi Minh City tightens inspections
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Market Management Sub-Department, the situation of smuggled goods, goods of unknown origin, especially food, is still complicated, affecting public health, reducing market confidence and creating an unhealthy competitive environment. Common violations are trading in "three-no" goods (without origin, without invoices, without labels).
Goods are often produced and consumed in small quantities, hidden in boarding houses, houses or rented cold storages, making inspection and supervision work difficult. This is a serious issue, requiring long-term involvement of all levels, sectors, functional forces and the whole society. See more...
Ho Chi Minh City only has 28% of inpatients enlisting in public hospitals
Faced with the increasing healthcare needs of a megacity, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health has developed a specific policy project to support the training of resident doctors (BSNT), expected to be submitted to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee for promulgation in the near future.
The project aims to remove financial barriers, attract and effectively use the team of resident doctors, especially in key specialties such as cardiology, emergency resuscitation, neurology, tuberculosis, pathology, forensic medicine, pediatric surgery.
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, the tuition fee for inpatient doctor training is currently about 80 million VND/year, becoming a burden for many young doctors. During the training period, inpatient doctors work full-time in clinics at hospitals but have almost no stable income, while living costs in urban areas are very high, making it difficult for many essential specialties to attract human resources. See more...
Ho Chi Minh City puts sleep medicine into training top athletes
On January 21, at the Ho Chi Minh City Sports Training and Competition Center (Phu Tho ward), a signing ceremony for a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between the Ho Chi Minh City Sports Training and Competition Center and the Vietnam Sleep Medicine Association took place.
The event marks an important step in making sleep medicine a scientific foundation to serve the city's high-performance sports training work. See more...
Capacity assessment of VNU-HCM: Time milestones to note
According to the plan, the 2026 VNU-HCM competency assessment exam will be organized into two exam phases, taking place before the high school graduation exam. Candidates can register to take the exam in one or both phases, using the highest results for admission according to the regulations of each school.
Phase 1 of the 2026 competency assessment exam opens registration from January 24th to the end of February 23rd. After completing registration, candidates will be notified of their exam papers on March 28th. The official exam takes place on April 5th. Grading work is carried out from April 6th to April 16th and exam results are expected to be announced on April 17th.
Phase 2, candidates register to take the exam from April 18 to April 25. VNU-HCM will announce the exam papers on May 16, the exam takes place on May 24. The grading work lasts from May 25 to June 5 and the results are announced on June 6. See more...
