Amid mounting urbanisation pressures and rising growth demands, Ho Chi Minh City is accelerating investment in large-scale strategic infrastructure projects across transport, urban development and digital systems, aiming to remove long-standing bottlenecks while creating spillover benefits for economic growth.

VOV.VN - Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have been named among Asia’s 50 best cities for 2026 in a ranking compiled by Time Out, a UK-based travel and lifestyle magazine.

VOV.VN - The UK-based Times Higher Education (THE), one of the world's largest university ranking organisations, has announced Southeast Asia ranking with the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City becoming the only Vietnamese representative to enter Top 15.

The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City on March 12 sentenced four defendants to death for their roles in a large-scale drug trafficking ring in the city.

VOV.VN - Police in Ho Chi Minh City have broken up a cross-border drug trafficking ring that transported synthetic narcotics from Cambodia into Tay Ninh province for distribution in several localities.

VOV.VN - A court in Ho Chi Minh City has sentenced 19 defendants in a large-scale case involving illegal cross-border money transfers and money laundering, with financial flows totaling trillions of Vietnamese dong and tens of millions of US dollars between Vietnam and foreign countries.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee met with a joint venture of investors and international partners on March 11 to discuss plans for an artificial intelligence (AI) data centre project at Tan Phu Trung Industrial Park.

Ho Chi Minh City and Daejeon of the Republic of Korea (RoK) have pledged to strengthen comprehensive cooperation for the benefit of people and businesses in both localities, contributing to the Vietnam–RoK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, officials said at a meeting in the southern metropolis on March 10.

VOV.VN - Salmonella bacteria were detected in patient samples following a food poisoning incident linked to banh mi (Vietnamese sandwich) sold on Do Chieu Street in Vung Tau area, Ho Chi Minh City, after 108 people were hospitalised with gastrointestinal symptoms, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health.

VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is expected to launch a direct air route between Ho Chi Minh City and Phuket, Thailand, starting April 2, further expanding its regional network in Southeast Asia and offering travelers a more convenient connection between the two popular destinations.