foreign experts offer suggestions to combat flooding in ho chi minh city

Foreign experts offer suggestions to combat flooding in Ho Chi Minh City

Using water-absorbing materials to construct roads is one of the recommendations foreign specialists put forward at a meeting organized in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday to seek solutions for curbing inundation.
japanese groups to build high end condominiums in ho chi minh city

Japanese groups to build high-end condominiums in Ho Chi Minh City

Two Japanese real estate groups have announced their plan to construct a high-class condominium building in Ho Chi Minh City, newswire Vietnamplus reported Wednesday.
ho chi minh city launches drive to promote safe clean tourism

Ho Chi Minh City launches drive to promote safe, clean tourism

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism is calling for everyone to join hands to improve the city’s tourism environment, following a drive launched Sunday.
ho chi minh city hospital to debut sports medicine unit this weekend

Ho Chi Minh City hospital to debut sports medicine unit this weekend

Exercise lovers in Ho Chi Minh City will have a new place to treat their sports injuries as a local hospital is set to inaugurate its sports medicine unit this Saturday.
42kg of pangolin scales found in luggage at ho chi minh city airport

42kg of pangolin scales found in luggage at Ho Chi Minh City airport

Customs officers at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday said they had discovered 42.2kg of pangolin scales hidden in the luggage of a passenger.
artists propose ways to enliven ho chi minh city pedestrian street

Artists propose ways to enliven Ho Chi Minh City pedestrian street

Vietnamese cultural authorities and artists have suggested different ways to make Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City teem with life.
7200 people in ho chi minh city have same id card numbers

7,200 people in Ho Chi Minh City have same ID card numbers

As many as 7,200 residents of Ho Chi Minh City have identity card numbers which coincide with one another’s, a situation which has created problems when it comes to their passports, bank accounts and tax codes.
scaffold collapse kills 3 injures 4 in ho chi minh city

Scaffold collapse kills 3, injures 4 in Ho Chi Minh City

A scaffold suddenly gave way at a construction site of a 17-story building in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday, leaving three Vietnamese workers dead and four others injured, local construction authorities reported.
new york based band antigone rising rocks in ho chi minh city

New York-based band Antigone Rising rocks in Ho Chi Minh City

More than 1,000 music lovers on Wednesday flocked to Lan Anh Club Stage for the performance of New York-based all-female alt-country rock band Antigone Rising.
electro voice introduces new flagship ekx loudspeakers in ho chi minh city

Electro-Voice introduces new flagship EKX loudspeakers in Ho Chi Minh City

Early this month, Electro-Voice (also known as EV), a brand of Bosch Security Systems and a professional audio industry leader since 1927, introduced its new flagship EKX portable powered loudspeakers at GEM Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City.
vietnam register disciplines corrupt vehicle inspectors in ho chi minh city

Vietnam Register disciplines corrupt vehicle inspectors in Ho Chi Minh City

One inspector has been sacked and two others suspended, while some have received other forms of punishment for their wrongdoings at three vehicle registration and inspection centers in Ho Chi Minh City, the Vietnam Register (VR) has said.
tap water loss reaches 30 percent in ho chi minh city

Tap water loss reaches 30 percent in Ho Chi Minh City

The heavy loss of tap water which has taken place for decades in Ho Chi Minh City and other localities across Vietnam has emerged on the agenda of the meeting today of the city’s Party Committee.
shinsegae corporation to build toy library for children in ho chi minh city

Shinsegae Corporation to build toy library for children in Ho Chi Minh City

With the aim of contributing to improvement of education and development environment for children, today, Shinsegae Corporation- the parent firm of Emart hypermarket system- has collaborated with the Vietnam Children Protection Fund belonging to the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs to sign an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on establishing Hope Toy Library in Ho Chi Minh City, where the first Emart hypermarket will soon be opened.
ho chi minh city delays collection of road fees from bike owners

Ho Chi Minh City delays collection of road fees from bike owners

Ho Chi Minh City administration should not collect road maintenance fees from motorbike owners until the municipal People’s Council finishes reviewing all relevant reports of applying the collection, the council has requested.
three vietnamese american family members die in ho chi minh city accident

Three Vietnamese-American family members die in Ho Chi Minh City accident

Three Vietnamese Americans who were family members were killed in a tragic accident which happened early Sunday in front of a processing zone in Ho Chi Minh City.