VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City plans to upgrade more than 100 commune health stations – the lowest level medical facilities in the local healthcare system in Vietnam - into mini hospitals, aiming to enhance residents’ healthcare accessibility and reduce the burden on central hospitals.

VOV.VN - Malaysian real estate and infrastructure developer Gamuda Land has proposed a construction package of a metro and urban railway project connecting Ho Chi Minh City with Long Thanh International Airport.

VOV.VN - A devastating fire broke out at a ground-floor apartment in a residential complex in Tan Phu district, Ho Chi Minh City, on July 6 evening, claiming eight lives, said local authorities.

VOV.VN - The decision to eliminate district-level administration, merge communes, and especially consolidate provinces in the Mekong Delta has opened up vast development potential while addressing long-standing structural limitations that have hindered the region for years.

VOV.VN - As Vietnam moves to establish international financial centers in Ho Chi Minh City and central Da Nang city, Swiss businesses are showing keen interest, drawn by the country’s push for administrative reform and its growing appeal as a base for long-term investment in Southeast Asia.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City welcomed more than 22.1 million visitors during the six-month period, generating nearly VND118 trillion (approximately US$4.6 billion) in tourism revenue, a 27.3% year-on-year increase that represents 45.4% of the city’s annual target, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) rose by 6.56% in the first half of 2025, or 7.49% when crude oil is included, according to a meeting held by the municipal People’s Committee on July 4 to review economic performance in June and outline tasks for the rest of the year.

VOV.VN -Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Van Duoc met with Tezuka Daisuke, Chief Representative of AEON Vietnam, on July 2 to discuss investment plans in the newly expanded city.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 24 signed decisions appointing 23 chairpersons for newly merged cities and provinces, as well as 11 chairpersons for localities unaffected by administrative mergers, with the appointments due to take effect from July 1.

HCM City is stepping up efforts to develop a nearly 1,000km-long inter-regional metro network following its coming merger with Binh Duong and Ba Ria – Vung Tau provinces, paving the way for the creation of a modern megacity.