ho chi minh city to inspect taekwondo division next month on bribery suspicion

Ho Chi Minh City to inspect taekwondo division next month on bribery suspicion

Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City will begin a 45-day inspection at the city’s taekwondo division and Sports Center, where taekwondo and other martial arts artists are training, next month after a taekwondo chief has admitted to receiving money from another team, believed to be paid in return for gold medals at the National Sports Festival last year.
25mn people benefit from ho chi minh city facelift project

2.5mn people benefit from Ho Chi Minh City facelift project

Over 2.5 million people in Ho Chi Minh City have got direct benefits from a US$528 million urban project to give the city a facelift as well as to give loans to poor dwellers during the past ten years.
ho chi minh city girl provides unconditional love care for stray cats

Ho Chi Minh City girl provides unconditional love, care for stray cats

A Ho Chi Minh City girl has had her hands full tending to almost 100 stray, abused cats at home during the past two years.
traffic accidents kill 138 in ho chi minh city in jan feb

Traffic accidents kill 138 in Ho Chi Minh City in Jan-Feb

The number of traffic accidents and the resulting deaths and injuries in Ho Chi Minh City all recorded a year-on-year increase in the first two months of this year, the city’s Traffic Safety Board has announced.
ho chi minh city launches switchboard to provide 247 tourist help

Ho Chi Minh City launches switchboard to provide 24/7 tourist help

Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have kick-started a switchboard – the first in the country – to offer tourist information and assistance in both Vietnamese and English on a 24/7 basis.
ho chi minh city rotterdam shake hands on climate change response

Ho Chi Minh City, Rotterdam shake hands on climate change response

Vietnamese and Dutch experts discussed measures to cope with climate change at a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday.
vietnams biggest pancake to be certified at ho chi minh city flower fest

Vietnam’s biggest pancake to be certified at Ho Chi Minh City flower fest

A new record for a specialty pancake is expected to be set at a flower festival held to embrace the coming Lunar New Year in Ho Chi Minh City next week.
ho chi minh city peoples committee closes phuoc hiep landfill

Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee closes Phuoc Hiep landfill

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee is considering closing the Phuoc Hiep landfill, prompting protests from Ho Chi Minh City Urban Environment Company Limited (Citenco), according to tuoitre newswire .
ho chi minh city wastewater treatment plant receives 130mn upgrade

Ho Chi Minh City wastewater treatment plant receives $130mn upgrade

Ho Chi Minh City last week started work on an expansion project that will turn one of its two wastewater treatment plants into the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia.
ho chi minh city welcomes samsung project with over 46mn in infrastructure upgrades

Ho Chi Minh City welcomes Samsung project with over $46mn in infrastructure upgrades

Ho Chi Minh City is spending over US$46 million on infrastructure upgrades to speed up the implementation of amultibillion-dollar project by Samsung, the city’s chairman told executives of the South Korean electronics titan on Wednesday.
giant fish sell like hot cakes in ho chi minh city restaurants

Giant fish sell like hot cakes in Ho Chi Minh City restaurants

A Siamese giant carp weighing 127kg was sold within three days at a restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City at a costly price of three or four million Vietnamese dong (US$144-192) per kilogram.
uk rok support ho chi minh city urban railway projects

UK, RoK support Ho Chi Minh City urban railway projects

The United Kingdom (UK) and the Republic of Korea (RoK) sought to push bilateral cooperation in developing the urban railway network for Ho Chi Minh City at a conference in the city on May 27.
dhl relocates its district 5 service point in ho chi minh city

DHL relocates its District 5 service point in Ho Chi Minh City

DHL Express, the world’s leading express service provider today announced the relocation of its District 5 Service Point in Ho Chi Minh City.
sumitomo eyes investment in valuable ho chi minh city land plot

Sumitomo eyes investment in valuable Ho Chi Minh City land plot

Japanese Sumitomo Corporation is particularly interested in realty projects in Vietnam, especially a promising plot of land in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, one of its chief officials said Thursday.
savills vietnam releases property index in ho chi minh city may 2013

Savills Vietnam releases property index in Ho Chi MInh City May 2013

Savills Vietnam, one of the first property consultants to release its owned property index today confirmed that the first quarter of 2013 residential index stood at 89.2, a slight decrease of -0.4 index points quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) and -3 index points year-on-year (YoY).