Fourth auction for bus advertising right to start soon A bus with an advertisement on its side is seen traveling on a street in downtown HCMC The HCMC Department of Transport on December 4 announced that it had assigned the HCMC Public Passenger Transport Management and Operation Center to present a plan on auctioning the right to bus advertising, which will be the fourth auction following lukewarm reponses in previous times, Sai Gon Giai Phong news site reported. In case of a failure at the fourth auction, the department will require the city government’s approval to direct the center to hire a consulting unit to help formulate a price list for bus advertising. In addition, the Department of Finance will be in charge of assessing the prices before they are submitted to the government for approval. The floor price will be set in preparation for the next auction. Earlier, at the first auction, which was divided into four packages, only one firm submitted a bid, which won … [Read more...] about Social News 10/12
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ADB helps urban infrastructure development in HCM CityVice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Tran Vinh Tuyen on February 1 received Eric Sidgwick, Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Country Director for Vietnam.At the meeting, the municipal official affirmed that HCM City is committed to implementing cooperation deals with its partners, especially ADB. He added that the Vietnamese Government is revising projects using official development assistance (ODA) to ensure their effective implementation.Regarding the four major projects between HCM City and ADB, Tuyen noted that the city has asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment to allocate funding for the metro line No.2.It also approved the compensation plan for land clearance which the HCM City’s Management Authority for Urban Railway and ADB have agreed on. In addition, HCM City has worked on ADB’s recommendations on the first phase of the metro line No.5.For his part, Sidgwick affirmed to support … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 4/2
Golden Globes celebrate the year of the genre movie
In a year of devastating hurricanes, ubiquitous sex assault scandals and a strikingly candid presidential Twitter account, it is little wonder that cinemagoers are turning to escapist fantasy. With fairy tale romance "The Shape of Water" leading the nominations for the Golden Globes, dark farce "Get Out" topping critics' lists and horror movies making $1 billion at the box office, 2017 may come to be seen as the year of the genre movie. Jordan Peele's "Get Out," which satirizes suburban white guilt over racial inequality in the United States, is emblematic of the rise of genre films in this year's awards season. It has been almost a year since its release, and most movies brought out that far ahead of Hollywood's various prize-giving ceremonies are long forgotten by the time the trophies are being polished. Yet "Get Out" is up for two Globes on Sunday and entertainment website Eonline.com has been extolling its virtues as a genuine contender. Guillermo del Toro's "The Shape of Water," … [Read more...] about Golden Globes celebrate the year of the genre movie