VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City Women’s FC will take on DPRK side Naegohyang FC in the quarter-finals of the AFC Women’s Asian Champions League, with the match set to be played in Laos.

VOV.VN - Phở (Noodle) Museum, the first privately operated culinary museum in Vietnam, opened in Ho Chi Minh city on January 15, providing visitors with the over-100-year journey of Phở, the country’s most iconic dish, from humble street stalls to dining tables around the world.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City on January 15 officially broke ground on the Can Gio Bridge project, one of four key infrastructure projects launched simultaneously in celebration of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).

Nearly 19 million passenger trips were recorded on Metro Line No 1 linking Ben Thanh and Suoi Tien in its first year of operation, a figure that has brought joy and a significant boost to public transport in Vietnam’s most populous city.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Industry and Trade has instructed supermarkets, convenience stores and market operators to ensure ample supplies of essential goods and prevent unreasonable price hikes ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) that falls in mid-February.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology, in collaboration with the Saigon Hi-Tech Park Management Board and tech companies Saolatek, Real-time Robotics Vietnam, and Di Dong Viet, has kicked off a pilot programme using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for delivery services.

The National Assembly’s adoption of Resolution No. 260/2025/QH amending and supplementing a number of articles of Resolution 98/2023/QH15 on piloting special mechanisms and policies for Ho Chi Minh City’s development, is expected to create new drivers for growth.

The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony on December 31 to make debut its Public Administrative Service Centre, marking a significant step forward in advancing administrative reform and building a modern, efficient and people-oriented public administration.

VOV.VN - Dozens of people were taken to hospital with suspected food poisoning after eating banh mi (Vietnamese sandwich) from a shop in Phu My Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, with relevant agencies investigating the cause.

Following the establishment of Vietnam's International Financial Centre (IFC) on December 21, the Global On-chain Economy Alliance (GOE Alliance) has pledged to become a prospective member of the IFC in HCM City, marking the early participation of a global on-chain economic alliance in the centre’s operation.