Three regional general hospitals being built at the entrances to Ho Chi Minh City will open to patients this year, and they are expected to help reduce overloading at major public hospitals.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai has asked the city Urban Traffic Management Centre (UTMC) to establish a transportation data centre by 2026 with a deadline of 2027.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh highlighted the significance of the Ho Chi Minh City – Thu Dau Mot – Chon Thanh expressway to the country’s socio-economic development while attending the groundbreaking ceremony for a section of the expressway passing through the southern province of Binh Duong on February 1.

The exhibition is taking place through February 9 at different locations, including Lam Son Park, Pasteur - Ly Tu Trong streets, and Dong Khoi street.

A conference on promoting social and health insurance policies and distributing health insurance cards to impoverished residents in Ho Chi Minh City was held on January 16 by the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and the Social Insurance Agency of the city.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, which is Vietnam’s economic and cultural hub, is grappling with increasingly severe air pollution these days, with its air quality index (AQI) value the second highest in the world.

The Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee on January 13 hosted a New Year gathering with Consuls General and heads of international organizations, economic and cultural offices from various nations based based in the city.

More than 10,000 domestic and international runners participated in the 12th Ho Chi Minh City Marathon, which took place on January 12.

Ho Chi Minh City is temporarily halting tours of its People’s Committee and People’s Council headquarters, which have become a popular attraction for local and foreign visitors alike.

Ho Chi Minh City is set to develop a 49-km metro line connecting the downtown area to Can Gio district to synchronise its urban railway network and improve public transportation.