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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
ho chi minh city tenement residents wrangle over keeping pets

Ho Chi Minh City tenement residents wrangle over keeping pets

Many residents in apartment buildings, particularly old ones, in Ho Chi Minh City have been increasingly vexed by their neighbors who keep pets which cause incessant noise and pollute the surroundings with their waste.
ho chi minh city welcomes british investment in infrastructure finance

Ho Chi Minh City welcomes British investment in infrastructure, finance

The Party leader of Ho Chi Minh City, Le Thanh Hai, has said the city welcomes British firms to invest in areas where both Vietnam and the UK have advantages, especially in infrastructure and finance.
ho chi minh city to host largest it outsourcing conference 2015

Ho Chi Minh City to host largest IT outsourcing conference 2015

Quang Trung Software City (QTSC) will join hands with Ho Chi Minh City Computer Association (HCA) to hold the Vietnam IT Outsourcing Conference (VNITO) between October 14-16 this year in Ho Chi Minh City.
ho chi minh city to collect road fees from bikers next month

Ho Chi Minh City to collect road fees from bikers next month

Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City will begin to collect road maintenance fees as of July under a recent decision made by the municipal People’s Committee, thus becoming the last local government in Vietnam to apply such fees to bikers.
beware of car accessory theft while parking in ho chi minh city

Beware of car accessory theft while parking in Ho Chi Minh City

While parking in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, car drivers should keep a close watch on their vehicles’ accessories or they could lose them to swift-handed thieves, as discovered by Tuoi Tre(Youth) newspaper correspondents recently.