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Two new pedestrian bridges set to transform Ho Chi Minh City's central riverfront

Two new pedestrian bridges set to transform Ho Chi Minh City's central riverfront

Ho Chi Minh City is moving ahead with plans to build two new pedestrian bridges along the Saigon River, linking Nguyen Hue and Thai Van Lung streets to Bach Dang Wharf to improve walkability and ease traffic pressure along the city’s central riverfront.
Foreign tourist touched as Vietnamese children greet, hug his son with Down syndrome

Foreign tourist touched as Vietnamese children greet, hug his son with Down syndrome

Ho Chi Minh City ranks among world's 10 most polluted cities as air quality hits unhealthy levels Saturday

Ho Chi Minh City ranks among world's 10 most polluted cities as air quality hits unhealthy levels Saturday

Former flight attendant jailed for running prostitution ring with Chinese boyfriend in Ho Chi Minh City

Former flight attendant jailed for running prostitution ring with Chinese boyfriend in Ho Chi Minh City

A former flight attendant in Ho Chi Minh City has been sentenced to four years in prison for helping operate a prostitution ring at a karaoke restaurant she co-managed with her Chinese boyfriend.
December 11, 2025 | 04:10 pm PT
Four key HCMC infrastructure projects to begin construction this December

Four key HCMC infrastructure projects to begin construction this December

Ho Chi Minh City plans to kick off major works, including the Nguyen Khoai bridge-road and the HCMC–Long Thanh Expressway expansion, before December concludes.
December 10, 2025 | 02:04 am PT
Ho Chi Minh City greenlights $3.9B Can Gio metro line backed by Vingroup

Ho Chi Minh City greenlights $3.9B Can Gio metro line backed by Vingroup

Ho Chi Minh City has approved VinSpeed, a subsidiary of conglomerate Vingroup, as the investor of the Ben Thanh–Can Gio railway project, with a total investment of approximately VND102.43 trillion (nearly US$3.9 billion).
December 8, 2025 | 07:55 pm PT
Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral's Christmas splendor captivates throngs

Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral's Christmas splendor captivates throngs

The nightly transformation of Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral into a Christmas spectacle drew hundreds of patient onlookers, who waited nearly an hour to see the landmark ignited by over 1,000 kilometers of brilliant LED lights.
December 8, 2025 | 12:16 am PT
Foreign judges may serve in Vietnam's new court for international financial disputes

Foreign judges may serve in Vietnam's new court for international financial disputes

Vietnam is moving to establish a Specialized Court in its planned international financial centers, and for the first time, foreign judges could be appointed to help resolve complex investment and business disputes.
December 5, 2025 | 11:00 pm PT
Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral lights up with 1,000 km of LEDs for Christmas

Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral lights up with 1,000 km of LEDs for Christmas

The Notre-Dame Cathedral of Saigon is glowing brighter than ever this holiday season, draped in more than 1,000 kilometers of LED lights that illuminate its façade and twin bell towers each night from Dec. 1 to Jan. 5, 2026.
December 1, 2025 | 11:42 pm PT
Vietnam exposes 'secret code' in prostitution network run by ex-flight attendant with 200 hostesses

Vietnam exposes 'secret code' in prostitution network run by ex-flight attendant with 200 hostesses

A former flight attendant and her Chinese boyfriend are at the center of a widening criminal case in Ho Chi Minh City, accused of turning a karaoke restaurant into a tightly managed prostitution network involving hundreds of young women.
December 1, 2025 | 08:27 pm PT
Gold buyers panic as Ho Chi Minh City shop closes and app goes dark after taking deposits

Gold buyers panic as Ho Chi Minh City shop closes and app goes dark after taking deposits

A gold shop in central Ho Chi Minh City has abruptly shut its doors after taking deposits from customers buying gold through its mobile app, prompting a police investigation into suspected fraud.
November 27, 2025 | 04:00 pm PT
HCMC sidewalk beef ball noodle shop sells 1,000 bowls per day

HCMC sidewalk beef ball noodle shop sells 1,000 bowls per day

Using homemade beef balls and dried squid for the broth, a man in Ho Chi Minh City has expanded his thick noodle soup banh canh business to four shops after 10 months, now selling over 1,000 bowls daily.
November 26, 2025 | 08:44 pm PT
Nguyen Hue Tet 'flower street' to feature food stalls for 1st time

Nguyen Hue Tet 'flower street' to feature food stalls for 1st time

Nguyen Hue in downtown Ho Chi Minh City will take its annual "flower street" avatar for eight days during Lunar New Year, and have food stalls for the first time.
November 26, 2025 | 08:42 pm PT
Ho Chi Minh City street among world's coolest

Ho Chi Minh City street among world's coolest

Vinh Khanh Street in Ho Chi Minh City, famous for dozens of seafood grills on both sides, was named one of world's 31 coolest streets by British magazine Time Out.
November 24, 2025 | 06:43 pm PT
HCMC apartment prices triple in 10 years

HCMC apartment prices triple in 10 years

Apartment prices in downtown HCMC have nearly tripled over the past decade amid sustained demand and limited new supply, property listing platform Batdongsan said in a report.
November 19, 2025 | 12:41 am PT
Hundreds flee as fire erupts in Ho Chi Minh City apartment building

Hundreds flee as fire erupts in Ho Chi Minh City apartment building

A blaze broke out in a 12th-floor unit at the Dream Home Palace complex on Trinh Quang Nghi Street in Ho Chi Minh City around 2:50 p.m. on Nov. 15, sending hundreds of residents rushing down the stairs to escape the smoke and flames.
November 15, 2025 | 03:19 am PT
'Flying rice', a Ho Chi Minh City delicacy

'Flying rice', a Ho Chi Minh City delicacy

At a restaurant on Tu Xuong Street in Ho Chi Minh City, diners are served rice that fly across tables.
November 15, 2025 | 01:00 am PT
Ho Chi Minh City blood reserves plunge, hospital urges donation

Ho Chi Minh City blood reserves plunge, hospital urges donation

Ho Chi Minh City's blood reserves have fallen to just half of the safe level, prompting the city's Blood Transfusion and Hematology Hospital to issue an urgent call for donations to secure supplies for emergency care and lifesaving treatments.
November 14, 2025 | 02:52 pm PT
Banh mi food poisoning victims in Ho Chi Minh City surpass 300

Banh mi food poisoning victims in Ho Chi Minh City surpass 300

The number of people hospitalized in Ho Chi Minh City after eating banh mi from two outlets of the same chain has climbed to more than 300, marking the city's most prolonged food poisoning outbreak in years that has lasted more than a week.
November 11, 2025 | 08:12 pm PT
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