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.