Ho Chi Minh City pilots health care team model associated with the area
On January 20, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health said that the health sector is implementing a model of health stations operating under continuous health care teams associated with the area.
According to this orientation, ward and commune health stations are no longer just passive medical examination and treatment places but are transformed into proactive coordination centers for primary health care for people. See more...
The eastern gateway of Ho Chi Minh City will be expanded 3 times to welcome Cat Lai bridge

The Ho Chi Minh City Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board (Traffic Management Board) has just sent a document to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction, reporting on the scale of the cross-section of Nguyen Thi Dinh street under the project to renovate, upgrade, and expand this road (section from My Thuy intersection to Cat Lai ferry).
The consulting unit said that the expansion plan for Nguyen Thi Dinh street, with a length of nearly 2 km, is calculated synchronously with the Cat Lai bridge access bridge (located separately into two parallel units). See more...
10th grade exam in Ho Chi Minh City may take place later than usual
On January 20, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training (GDDT) said it is developing a plan to enroll in the first grades of the 2026-2027 school year.
In which, the public 10th grade entrance exam is expected to be held at the end of June 2026.
According to the Department, this year's high school graduation exam is expected to take place 2 weeks earlier than every year (June 11-12), which may affect the time for the 10th grade entrance exam in Ho Chi Minh City.
Therefore, the Department is considering a plan to organize the 10th grade exam after the high school graduation exam - around the end of June 2026. See more...
Lunar New Year 2026, students in many schools in Ho Chi Minh City have 16 days off
During the Binh Ngo Lunar New Year 2026, students at many schools in Ho Chi Minh City are given 14-16 days off, depending on the plan of each educational institution.
Tan Binh Secondary School (Tan Dong Hiep ward) announced that during the 2026 Binh Ngo Lunar New Year, students and teachers will have a holiday from February 9th to the end of February 22nd (ie December 22nd of the lunar calendar to January 6th of the lunar calendar). The total number of days off is 14 days.
Similarly, Tan Dong Hiep Elementary School (Tan Dong Hiep ward), Di An Secondary School (Di An ward), Dinh Bo Linh Elementary School (Tan My ward) also announced that students will have a 14-day Lunar New Year holiday, from February 9th to the end of February 22nd. See more...

Cold air strengthens, Ho Chi Minh City is about to have places with 18-19 degrees Celsius
The continental cold high pressure strengthens to the South, from January 23-24, it has a stable intensity, then moves to the East and gradually weakens, around January 28-29, the continental cold high pressure strengthens again.
Northeast winds are operating with moderate to strong intensity over the sea area in the Southeast region. Above, the subtropical high pressure with its axis crossing the Central region is operating stably, from about January 23rd, the subtropical high pressure will encroach and operate strongly, maintained until the end of the week. See more...
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