The HCM City Oncology Hospital, the main cancer centre for treatment of patients from the southern region, has asked city authorities to speed up the construction of Oncology Hospital 2 in District 9 as patient overload has worsened.

HCM City Customs Department will soon deploy an underground scanning system for luggage at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport to facilitate entry of passengers and minimise time spent on procedures.

Tân Sơn Nhất Airport entered on Monday its peak time of a year as people started flying back to their hometown to celebrate Lunar New Year or Tết.

The National Traffic Safety Committee on Sunday evening sent a document asking the Ministry of Transport and local traffic safety committees to strengthen inspection on vehicles’ safety and movement.

Automobile drivers must set up bank accounts so that when they violate traffic regulations police can deduct the fine from their account directly.

The University of Science under the Việt Nam National University, Hà Nội  (VNU University of Science) has become the first in Việt Nam to undergo quality verification based on the ASEAN University Network - Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) standard. 

 A set of norms will, for the first time, have to be followed for making and selling the country’s traditional fish sauce.

The Aviation Airport Corporation of Việt Nam (ACV) has started collecting feedback from the local community in HCM City regarding the architectural plan of  Long Thành International Airport’s passenger terminal from January 12 to 23, 2017.

Concerted efforts by all related sectors and stakeholders are vital to fully exploit HCM City’s tourism potential, city leaders said.