Ho Chi Minh City People's Council announces and operates digital platform and electronic information portal
On December 27, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council announced and officially put into operation the "Digital People's Council" platform and the Electronic Information Portal. This is the result of a process of professional standardization - data digitization - building a common process, implemented synchronously from the city to communes, wards, and special zones.
The "Digital People's Council" is not just an application, but a digital platform operating the activities of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council in a transparent, data-driven, and interconnected direction. Thereby creating a new working method: more disciplined, more scientific and faster. See more...
Ho Chi Minh City clears nearly 4,400 houses to build 7 projects worth more than 34,000 billion VND
On December 27, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction said that 7 projects have been approved for investment policies and are being focused on by relevant units to implement the next steps to ensure progress.
The Van Thanh canal renovation project (Thanh My Tay ward) has a total investment of more than 8,555 billion VND, including two component projects: compensation, support, resettlement of more than 6,812 billion VND and construction and installation costs of more than 1,743 billion VND.
The project recovers land from 1,077 cases, of which 749 households must be completely relocated. See more...
Principal will proactively arrange the Lunar New Year holiday schedule for students in Ho Chi Minh City
The Department of Education and Training (GDDT) of Ho Chi Minh City has just sent a document to the principals of schools on guiding the implementation of the 2026 Binh Ngo Lunar New Year holiday schedule of the Ho Chi Minh City education sector.
According to the Department, based on the official dispatch of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, city students will be off from February 12, 2026 (ie, December 25 of the lunar calendar) to the end of February 22, 2026 (January 6 of the lunar calendar).
However, based on the 2025-2026 school year time plan, heads of educational institutions proactively develop unit education plans and can be flexible, creating conditions to adjust the Lunar New Year holiday of Binh Ngo 2026 for students but not exceeding 2 weeks (2 weeks in the Lunar New Year holiday schedule as above, including Saturday and Sunday). See more...
Ho Chi Minh City conducts drills to respond to radiation and nuclear incidents at Oncology Hospital
On December 27, at Oncology Hospital facility 2, a training session on responding to radiation and nuclear incidents took place with the participation of about 100 people.
According to the drill scenario, at 8:30 am on the same day, a pickup truck was transporting Ir-192 radioactive material and open radioactive pharmaceuticals to Oncology Hospital facility 2. When approaching the handover location, the pickup truck suddenly collided strongly with a truck running in the opposite direction. See more...
People in Ho Chi Minh City are stirring to shop for Tet
New Year's Day 2026 is approaching, the shopping market in Ho Chi Minh City has begun to become bustling. At major supermarkets, Tet goods such as confectionery, soft drinks, dry goods, and home decorations are sold early, and many products have year-end incentives.
According to records, in retail systems, the supply of goods is stable and prices are stable. Many businesses increase promotions to stimulate year-end shopping demand. See more...
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