Many artificial intelligence (AI), autonomous vehicle, high-tech healthcare, and robotics projects are set to be deployed in Ho Chi Minh City following a series of new partnerships.
A multi-vehicle crash involving three four to five-seater cars and a pickup truck on the Saigon Bridge slope blocked lanes and disrupted traffic on the afternoon of 27/6.
Ho Chi Minh City will light up the evening of 2/7 with fireworks displays at five high-altitude and 11 low-altitude locations across various districts, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the city being named after President Ho Chi Minh.
In the first quarter, Thao Cam Vien Saigon's revenue neared 49 billion dong, a 27% increase compared to the same period in 2025, marking its highest reported figure since publicly disclosing financial information.
A section of Le Thi Rieng Park has been fenced off, restricting public access as authorities prepare to conduct exploratory excavations for a potential mass grave containing 900 fallen soldiers.
The city plans to construct social housing apartment buildings of 35-38 stories, totaling nearly 2,300 units, along with schools in the Ma Lang and Cho Ga - Gao areas, located in the heart of the old District 1.
Nearly 94,100 businesses will be exempt from port infrastructure fees for three years, reducing logistics costs, but Ho Chi Minh City's budget is expected to lose 7,170 billion dong in revenue.
The Ho Chi Minh City Command is coordinating with a University of Texas research team to search for and identify the graves of martyrs who died in battles over 50 years ago.
The proposal to increase Da Phuoc landfill's capacity from 24 million to 41 million tons lacks sufficient grounds, while the amount of waste already received exceeds the approved limit by 7,5 million tons, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Binh Chanh, Ba Diem, Hoc Mon, Can Gio, Long Hai, and several other communes with populations of 100,000-200,000 people have been approved by the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Standing Board for elevation to wards.
A phoenix tree, about 20 m tall with a hollow trunk due to pests and disease, unexpectedly fell in the exercise area of 23/9 Park, Ben Thanh ward, on the morning of 16/6.
The Ministry of Construction announced it will collaborate with localities along the TP HCM - Can Tho railway route to finalize plans for transit-oriented development (TOD) land exploitation around stations.
A bodhi tree over ten meters tall on Tran Xuan Soan street (formerly District 7) unexpectedly uprooted, crushing the cabin of a moving truck; the driver fortunately escaped harm on the afternoon of 14/6.
