Commencement of the Ho Chi Minh City - Moc Bai BOT expressway project in April 2026
The Ho Chi Minh City - Moc Bai expressway project with a total investment of nearly 20,000 billion VND is being focused on by the Ho Chi Minh City Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board (Traffic Board) to accelerate progress, aiming to start the main item in April 2026.
The expressway has a total length of 51 km, connecting from Ring Road 3 HCMC in Phu Hoa Dong commune to the end point intersecting with National Highway 22 in Ben Cau commune, Tay Ninh province. In phase 1, the project has a scale of 4 lanes, designed for cars to run at a maximum speed of 120 km/h and will be expanded to 6 lanes according to the plan in the future. The entire project is divided into 4 component projects for implementation. See more...
Ho Chi Minh City announces the 14th National Treasure, honoring thousand-year-old ancient pottery
On the afternoon of February 26, at a press conference providing information on socio-economic issues in the area, Mr. Truong Kim Quan, Deputy Head of the Heritage Management Department, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports, said that at 7:30 am on March 6, at the Ho Chi Minh City Museum, the Department of Culture and Sports will officially announce the Prime Minister's Decision recognizing 2 more national treasures owned by private and non-public entities.
In the 14th recognition phase, the whole country has 30 artifacts honored as National Treasures. In which, Ho Chi Minh City contributed 2 outstanding representatives from non-public collections. See more...
Unseasonal thunderstorms occur in Ho Chi Minh City, with rain in some places over 50 mm
Right from the morning of February 26, many areas recorded gray clouds, rain appeared sporadically and then gradually increased. On central roads, people moved slowly due to rain and thunderstorms. Many people going to work in the morning brought raincoats, proactively finding shelter when it rained heavily.
Through monitoring satellite cloud images, weather radar and lightning positioning data, it shows that convective clouds are developing, causing showers with thunderstorms and lightning in wards/communes: Ben Thanh, Cau Ong Lanh, Binh Tien, Binh Phu, Tan My, Tan Hung...
Convective clouds continue to develop, maintaining showers with thunderstorms and lightning in the above areas and tending to expand to neighboring areas. See more...
Grilled snakehead fish restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City operates at full capacity on God of Wealth Day
On the morning of February 26 (ie, the 10th day of the first lunar month), although Ho Chi Minh City had light rain in the early morning, the atmosphere in the snakehead fish-grilled capital on Tan Ky - Tan Quy street was still bustling. Crowds braved the rain to flock to buy offerings for good luck, causing this street to experience localized congestion at many times.
At large stores, employees are working almost non-stop. At Trung grilled snakehead fish restaurant, the urgent working atmosphere started a day earlier to promptly "launch goods" to serve customers. See more...
Compressed air tank explosion in cold storage kills 1 person
On February 26, Long Hai Commune Police coordinated with functional forces to investigate and clarify the cause of a labor accident that occurred at a seafood processing facility in Long Hai commune (HCMC).
According to initial information, at about 10:30 am on February 26, at the seafood processing facility of H.V Co., Ltd. (Lo Voi hamlet, Long Hai commune), when company employees were discussing with Mr. D. V. N (born in 1975) about repairing a cold storage air compressor, the cold storage air tank nearby suddenly exploded.
The explosion seriously injured Mr. N in the buttocks, thighs, and left knees. The inflatable shell continued to hit Mr. P.V. H (born in 1985) and Mr. T.V. M (born in 1979) who were cleaning the fish drying rack about 10m away, killing Mr. M on the spot, and Mr. H broke his calf and right thigh. See more...
