Panko Vina Company workers return to work, waiting for regime settlement
On the morning of December 29, hundreds of workers at Panko Vina Co., Ltd. (My Phuoc 1 Industrial Park, Ben Cat Ward, Ho Chi Minh City) did not enter the factory to work.
The incident occurred a week after Panko Vina Co., Ltd. announced that it had to terminate the factory's production and business operations due to company difficulties and out of orders.
Talking to reporters, leaders of the Ho Chi Minh City Labor Federation said that they have sent officials to the company to coordinate with units to resolve and protect the rights of workers. See more...

Academic transcripts will continue to be used by many schools in Ho Chi Minh City for admission consideration
In the 2026 enrollment plan, many universities in Ho Chi Minh City plan to continue to maintain high school transcript admission as an independent method, or be integrated into the general admission formula.
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HUTECH) said that in 2026, the school plans to use high school academic results (receipts) in many different forms.
Accordingly, HUTECH considers admission based on the total average score of 3 subjects in grade 12; considers admission based on the average score for the whole year of grade 12 and considers admission combining high school transcript scores with high school graduation exam scores.
In addition to methods related to academic records, the school also considers admissions based on high school graduation exam results, the competency assessment exam of Ho Chi Minh City National University, the V-SAT exam and international certificates. See more...
Mass fish deaths in cages and rafts in Long Son commune, Ho Chi Minh City
On December 29, the situation of unusual fish deaths in cage fish farming households on the Cha Va River (Long Son commune, Ho Chi Minh City) continued to recur, causing heavy damage to aquaculture people in this area.
Cage and raft fish farming households said that this phenomenon has been happening for about 1 week now, but peaked on December 28 and 29. This is the harvest season for bird, grouper, goby, and orange fish, which is expected by farming households to bring main income during Tet. The dead fish have been picked up by people and piled on the rafts, most of which must be destroyed. See more...

Fake fanpage of Ho Chi Minh City National University appears to defraud
On December 29, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City issued a warning about the appearance of some fan pages and websites impersonating VNU-HCM to carry out illegal recruitment and charity appeal activities.
According to VNU-HCM, in the past time, a number of fan pages and websites have appeared impersonating units, using the name, logo and images of VNU-HCM to post recruitment information, mobilize donations, causing serious misunderstandings in the community. See more...
Investigating the case of a man dying in a hanging position in Ho Chi Minh City
On December 29, Cu Chi Commune Police coordinated with professional units of Ho Chi Minh City Police to seal off the scene and urgently investigate the cause of death of a man just discovered by people in the area.
According to initial information, on the morning of the same day, some people while traveling by motorbike through the rice field area near road No. 409 (belonging to hamlet 3, Cu Chi commune) discovered a man dead in a hanging position on a tree on the rice field bank. The incident was immediately reported to local authorities. See more...