Ho chi minh city: Ho Chi Minh City plans to offer free bus rides on 135 routes across the city from early May under a proposal submitted by the municipal Department of Construction to the city People's Committee for consideration. The proposed resolution would apply to 135 bus routes operating in the city, including 109 subsidised routes and 26 non-subsidised ones. Beneficiaries include bus passengers as well as transport enterprises and cooperatives providing public bus services.

According to Vietnam News Agency, following administrative restructuring, Ho Chi Minh City currently has 180 bus routes operated by 42 transport units, including 109 subsidised and 71 non-subsidised routes. The city's bus network serves an average of about 270,000 passengers per day.