The Ho Chi Minh City Development and Research Institute has proposed preserving 16 villas built before 1975 because of their historical and cultural importance.
Remittance flows into Ho Chi Minh City in the first nine months of the year were estimated at around 3.8 billion USD, a year-on-year increase of 7 percent.
Around 75,000 workers are needed in Ho Chi Minh City for the last three months of 2019, up over 7 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the HCM City Human Resources Forecast and Labour Market Information (Falmi) Centre.
Developing Ho Chi Minh City into a supplier of high-quality human and technological resources for the logistics industry was the subject of a recent conference held in the city by the HCM City Department of Industry and Trade in coordination with the Vietnam Logistics Research and Development Institute.
Ho Chi Minh City plans to conduct research and identify trees resilient to natural disasters and suited to the local soil.
Meteorologists are debating the cause of the thick fog that has blanketed HCM City and some southern provinces in recent days, which has triggered concerns of residents about worsening air quality.
Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan hosted a reception on September 24 for new US Consul General in the city Marie C.Damour.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has advised real estate developers in Ho Chi Minh City to apply advanced technologies while constructing commercial buildings to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Housing development is of paramount importance to Ho Chi Minh City as the city's population is expected to see an increase of one million people every five years in the 2021-35 period, according to Vo Van Hoan, vice chairman of the city People's Committee.
New highways in the Mekong Delta region have met transport demand, but have failed to meet the socio-economic potential of the area, experts have said.
The North-South railway trains can now travel on the newly opened Binh Loi Railway Bridge, which replaces an old bridge adjacent to the new bridge in Ho Chi Minh City.
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan on September 12 received Stefan Czucz, General Director of CZ Slovakia – the investor of the Vietnam Friendship Building in HCM City.
An exhibition titled 'Hoang Sa, Truong Sa of Vietnam: Historical and legal evidence' kicked off at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities Ho Chi Minh City on September 11.
Of the total 25,000 vacant jobs Ho Chi Minh City needs to fill in September, 81.36 percent require skilled workers, according to Vice Director of the city's Human Sources Forecast and Labour Market Information Centre Tran Le Thanh Truc.
Work on construction of a 400 million USD waste-to-energy plant started on August 28 at the Tay Bac solid waste treatment complex in Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City.
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan led a high-ranking delegation from the Vietnamese southern hub to visit Singapore from August 24-28, aiming to boost comprehensive cooperation with the host country's partners.
Ho Chi Minh City will continue to improve investment climate as well as accelerate administrative procedure reform to better serve foreign investors, especially those from Singapore, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan said on August 28.
The 5th Property Guru Vietnam Property Awards honoured 52 of Vietnam's most prestigious and respected property developers at the InterContinental Saigon Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City on August 23.
Green urban planning in Ho Chi Minh City's inner districts should be based on a long-term vision to avoid wastage of land, reduce pollution and improve people's living standards, a top city leader has said.
Ho Chi Minh City hopes that the International Finance Corporation (IFC) will continue to help the city deal with challenges in urban transport, infrastructure construction and waste treatment, thus ensuring sustainable development, a local official said on August 12.
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport has told contractors to complete procedures and speed up work on four underground parking projects.
The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has instructed the Management Board of Urban Railway (MAUR) to send the changes to the first two metro lines' cost estimates to the municipal People's Council for approval.
Ho Chi Minh City is making efforts to improve its logistic services to create a driving force for its economy as well as that of the southern key economic region.
Ho Chi Minh City's authorities have a new solution to attract investors to participate in apartment renovation projects.
The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has taken several steps to solve pollution in four canals in Thu Duc district and district 9.
The office market in Ho Chi Minh City continued stable growth in the first half of this year, with some increases in rental prices and areas, according to major property consultant firms.
Ho Chi Minh City always treasures the twining relations with Vientiane, as well as the special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos as a whole, an official of the city said.
As the amount of rubbish continues to rise each year, Ho Chi Minh City authorities are exploring ways to improve the services of the thousands of private garbage collectors operating in the city.
The People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City is taking measures to restrict groundwater exploitation, which has led to increased water pollution, flooding and subsidence.
Ian Gibbons, Consul General of the UK in Ho Chi Minh City, and representatives of the City, on July 17 signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in carrying out projects to support the building of HCM City as a smart urban area.
Ho Chi Minh City is making a climate change response plan for 2020 – 2030 with the support of international organisations, focused on mitigation and adaptation measures.
The southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City attracted 3.21 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first six months of 2019, a year-on-year rise of 20 percent, according to the municipal People's Committee.
Ho Chi Minh City aims to have at least 80 percent of residents satisfied with administrative procedures and staff by 2020, according to Nguyen Thien Nhan, secretary of the HCM City Party's Committee.
Developing the transport network in the south needs closer regional linkages and solutions to respond to climate change threats, Duong Nhu Hung of the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology has said.
The Military Industry-Telecoms Group Viettel and MobiFone will provide a pilot 5G network in Ho Chi Minh at 10 locations near Viettel's building in District 10, and at 12 locations of MobiFone in District 1 and 7.
Authorities of Ho Chi Minh City will do their best to accelerate projects funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), a municipal official has said.
The People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City announced on June 25 that it will use an e-Cabinet paperless meeting system and a smart reminder application to save administrative time and costs.
A regulation on Ho Chi Minh City's common-use databases is expected to be issued in the third quarter of this year, Nguyen Thien Nhan, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee, said at a recent conference to review the past 18 months of project implementation.
The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has announced plans to reorganise districts, communes and wards by 2021.
Over 890 projects in infrastructure with total investment of 221 trillion VND (9.43 billion USD) are being carried out by in the Mekong Delta by 898 businesses from Ho Chi Minh City, according to statistics of the municipal People's Committee.
The Vietbuild International Exhibition with the theme of construction, building materials, real estate, and interior and exterior decoration will be held in Ho Chi Minh City from June 19-23.
The Vietnamese real estate market has high development potential thanks to positive economic prospects, a strong foreign direct investment flow and suitable monetary policies, according to a research of Savills Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh City attracted 2.77 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first five months of 2019, up 49 percent year-on-year, reported the municipal People's Committee.
Covered warrants, which will be traded on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) from this month, are expected to attract a large number of investors since they have lower investment costs and can be leveraged more than conventional financial products, heard a recent seminar in HCM City.
Ho Chi Minh City will organise an auction to seek investors for the right to use nine land plots in the Thu Thiem new urban area in district 2.
An auction for leasing advertising space on Ho Chi Minh City's buses will be held between June 21 and July 18 following four previous unsuccessful attempts.