Vietnam's economic hub eyes $5.5bn drainage overhaul as infrastructure overwhelmed
Ho Chi Minh City commuters often battle sheets of falling rain, which have delayed flights and prevented people from getting to work. (Photo by Lien Hoang)
LIEN HOANG
October 19, 2026 09:16 JST
HO CHI MINH CITY -- Pandora opened a factory in Ho Chi Minh City this month that will employ 7,000 workers, and already the world's biggest jeweler has encountered a familiar challenge in Vietnam's commercial capital: floods.