ho chi minh city to conduct more studies on plasma tech facility

Ho Chi Minh City to conduct more studies on plasma-tech facility

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Planning and Investment has just proposed the city’s people’s committee to green-light Australia-owned Trisun Green Energy Co. to carry out a more comprehensive study for their waste-to-power manufacturing plant.
christmas celebration tips for those living in hanoi ho chi minh city

Christmas celebration tips for those living in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City

The tropical south of Vietnam has experienced a cold front these last few days, adding more holiday spirit to the country’s Christmas celebration.
ho chi minh city to downsize regular staff by 10 by 2021

Ho Chi Minh City to downsize regular staff by 10% by 2021

The Ho Chi Minh City administration will cut its regular personnel by nearly 14,000 staffers, or 10 percent of its payroll, from now until 2021, said deputy director of the municipal Department of Home Affairs Le Van Lam.
man turns self in after killing foreigner in ho chi minh city accident

Man turns self in after killing foreigner in Ho Chi Minh City accident

The driver of a car who fled after causing a traffic accident that killed a 51-year-old Dane in Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday has given himself up to police.
illicit trade of crossbows blowguns happening in ho chi minh city

Illicit trade of crossbows, blowguns happening in Ho Chi Minh City

Simple but lethal tools such as crossbows and blowguns, homemade and imported, are being traded in Ho Chi Minh City despite a ban, a Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper investigation has found.
ho chi minh city adds five sites to national relic list

Ho Chi Minh City adds five sites to national relic list

The Ho Chi Minh City Monuments Conservation Center has announced the addition of five structures to the list of national relics.
balade en france 2015 kicks off in ho chi minh city

Balade en France 2015 kicks off in Ho Chi Minh City

The 6th Balade en France, the biggest annual French Food and Wine festival in Ho Chi Minh City, will be hosted by the CCIFV, Sopexa, and Hotel Equatorial with the support of the French Consulate in Vietnam and the French Ministry of Agriculture.
ho chi minh city to expand airport to tackle overload by 2020

Ho Chi Minh City to expand airport to tackle overload by 2020

The Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport will be expanded in the next five years to avoid becoming overloaded, under a newly amemnded planning announced Firday by the Vietnam’s aviation watchdog.
electric buses planned for backpacker area in ho chi minh city

Electric buses planned for ‘backpacker area’ in Ho Chi Minh City

One of the two routes of electric buses will run through an area dubbed the “backpacker area” in Ho Chi Minh City, the Department of Transport said in a plan submitted to local authorities for consideration.
high tide rainstorm likely to inundate ho chi minh city this week

High tide, rainstorm likely to inundate Ho Chi Minh City this week

The high tide that started Monday on the Saigon and Dong Nai Rivers will possibly combine with rainstorms to submerge many areas in Ho Chi Minh City this week, the Southern Hydro-Meteorological Station has warned.
theres no traffic jam in ho chi minh city transport dept director

There’s no traffic jam in Ho Chi Minh City: transport dept director

So you think you know how to define traffic congestion? The head of the transport department in Ho Chi Minh City may make you doubt your knowledge.
hand foot and mouth disease spirals in ho chi minh city

Hand, foot and mouth disease spirals in Ho Chi Minh City

Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), a contagious viral illness, is surging in Ho Chi Minh City, with the number of hospitalized patients in a recent week being over 30 percent higher than the average of the four preceding weeks, according to health authorities.
ho chi minh city to spend 42mn on reservoirs to prevent flooding

Ho Chi Minh City to spend $42mn on reservoirs to prevent flooding

Ho Chi Minh City authorities have decided to spend VND950 billion (US$41.8 million) building three large-scale reservoirs in the most flood-prone areas of three districts.
ho chi minh city reports first two successful surrogate pregnancy cases

Ho Chi Minh City reports first two successful surrogate pregnancy cases

Doctors at Tu Du Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City has announced the first two successful surrogate pregnancies, of which one is a twin, local media reported.
motorbike racing returns to ho chi minh city after 17 years

Motorbike racing returns to Ho Chi Minh City after 17 years

A motorbike race was organized last weekend at Phu Tho Sports Center in Ho Chi Minh City, stirring speed lovers in the city and neighboring localities.