The Traffic Department states the reason for the delay in the opening of the first elevated road in Ho Chi Minh City
On the afternoon of December 4, the Ho Chi Minh City Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board (Traffic Board) informed about the construction progress of the 14.7 km long eastern overpass (altitude road) (from Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay Expressway to Tan Van intersection).
This is the elevated section of Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 that was committed to open to traffic on December 19, 2025.
However, in the report dated November 25, 2025 during a working session with Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh, the Traffic Department included this section in the group of "technical traffic congestion" and expected to postpone the official opening to 2026, different from the time frame that has been reported many times. See more...
Checking illegal subdivision and sale of land after prosecuting the case of mistaken construction of 50 houses in Ho Chi Minh City
The Department of Agriculture and Environment of Ho Chi Minh City has just issued an official dispatch requesting the Chairmen of the People's Committees of 36 communes and wards in the old Binh Duong province to urgently conduct a specialized inspection of illegal subdivision and sale of land in the area. The results of the report to the department before December 31, 2025.
Previously, Lao Dong Newspaper reported on the case of illegal construction of nearly 50 houses on agricultural land and then selling them to people in Tan Khanh Ward, Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Tan Phuoc Khanh Ward, Tan Uyen City, Binh Duong Province). See more...
Ho Chi Minh City plans to build Can Gio Bridge worth over VND13,200 billion, starting construction in 2027
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction has just submitted to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee a pre-feasibility study report for the Can Gio bridge construction project under the form of public-private partnership (PPP), BT contract (build - transfer).
According to the report, the project has a total length of more than 6.3 km. Of which, Can Gio Bridge is nearly 3 km long; the approach road and bridges on the route are more than 3.2 km long.
The starting point of the project is on Road 15B (Nha Be Commune), about 500 m from Muong Ngang Canal, then cut through Nguyen Binh Street and cross the Soai Rap River. Towards Binh Khanh commune, Can Gio bridge connects to the intersection between Rung Sac road and Ben Luc - Long Thanh expressway. See more...
Prohibiting vehicles from traveling through the tunnel across the Saigon River
The Saigon River tunnel will ban all vehicles from circulating from 11pm on December 19 to 4am on December 20, 2025.
The Traffic Police Department of Ho Chi Minh City Police said that the traffic adjustment at the Saigon River crossing tunnel aims to ensure security, order, and traffic safety during the operation of the automatic fire fighting system. See more...
For the first time in Vietnam, a gianttermic tumor is successfully operated on
Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City has just successfully operated on a giant yeoctomy using 4K-ICG Neur endoscopy, a technology applied for the first time in treatment in Vietnam.
The patient is Mr. N.T.P (57 years old, Khanh Hoa), who has spent more than 10 years of treatment for blurred vision in many places but has not detected the cause of the nervous system.
On November 10, he was transferred to Cho Ray Hospital with severe headaches, pituitary dysfunction and severely reduced vision, only being able to distinguish the shadows of his hands. At the Department of Neurosurgery, MRI results recorded a pituitary tumor measuring up to 56 mm - belonging to the group of giant pituitary tumors, accounting for only about 10% of all pituitary tumors. See more...
