People return to Ho Chi Minh City early to avoid congestion after the holiday
Lao Dong's record at National Highway 1 - the western gateway of Ho Chi Minh City, from the afternoon of January 3rd, the number of vehicles from the Mekong Delta provinces and neighboring areas pouring into the city has gradually increased, and at many times there has been a slight congestion situation.
Many people said that instead of waiting until the last day of the holiday to return to the city, they choose to return to Ho Chi Minh City one day earlier to avoid traffic jams, especially in the city gateway area. See more...
Thunderstorms are about to return to the South
Forecast for the next 24-48 hours, the continental cold high pressure will continue to strengthen down to the Central and Southern regions; around January 5, it will be strengthened further in the North. Northeast winds are strong in the sea area in the Southeast region. Above, the subtropical high pressure with its axis through the South Central - South region is operating with weak intensity.
Forecast for the next 3-10 days, continental cold high pressure will continue to strengthen southward; around January 11th, it will be supplemented and strengthened in the North. Northeast wind will continue to maintain strong intensity over the sea area in the Southeast region. See more...
Checking alcohol concentration, Ho Chi Minh City fines nearly 900 cases in 1 day
On January 3rd, the Traffic Police Department, Ho Chi Minh City Police (PC08) said that during the 2026 New Year holiday, the unit has synchronously implemented many solutions to ensure traffic order and safety (TTATGT), focusing on strengthening patrols, controls and strictly handling violations that are direct causes of traffic accidents.
According to the Traffic Police Department, from December 31, 2025 to January 2, 2026, the traffic police force of the whole city has made records of handling 6,399 cases of traffic safety violations. Notably, 2,075 cases of alcohol concentration violations, especially on January 2, 2026, up to 886 cases were fined. See more...
Job seekers in Ho Chi Minh City aged 18-35 account for 49.68%
On January 3rd, Ms. Nguyen Van Hanh Thuc - Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Employment Service Center - said that, based on age, the workforce looking for jobs in 2025 includes three age classes.
Among them, the 18--35 age group has 95,273 people (49.68%), who are pillars of positions requiring flexibility, high intensity, suitable for e-commerce, logistics, food and beverage, production lines and customer care industries.
The group of 36-45 years old has 57,382 people (29.92%), rich in experience, suitable for technical, supervision, team leader, administrative - operational nghiep vu positions. See more...
Water supplies in many places in Ho Chi Minh City on January 3rd and 4th
Many areas in the city have a water cut schedule on January 3rd and 4th.
Cho Lon Water Supply Joint Stock Company temporarily cut off water from 10:00 PM on January 3rd to 5:00 AM on January 4th.
Areas affected by water outage: Pham Van Chi street, Van Than street, Lo Gom street and related alleys.
Thu Duc Water Supply Joint Stock Company temporarily suspends water supply from 10:00 PM on January 3 to 5:00 AM on January 4.
Affected areas: Nguyen Xien street (section from the beginning of National Highway 1A to Ong Tan bridge); Vinhomes Grand Park area District 9; streets No. 2, 3, 9, 17, 20, 24, 26, 28, Tran Trong Khiem street, Phuoc Thien street. See more...
