Workers of Ho Chi Minh City Power Corporation pull out new underground electrical cables on Hai Ba Trung Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, November 8, 2020. Photo: Nguyen Cong Thanh / Tuoi Tre Linh told Tuoi Tre she used to set up a shop sign in front of the building which encroached on the sidewalk. … [Read more...] about A decade of burying tangled wires in Ho Chi Minh City
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People’s Committee asks to reorder construction management in Thu Duc city
Violations ranging from illegal construction on agricultural land to housing being built without permits occur. Violations in construction occur nearly everywhere in the city, especially in outlying areas such as Binh Chanh, Cu Chi and Hoc Mon districts, and in districts 9 and Thu Duc. … [Read more...] about People’s Committee asks to reorder construction management in Thu Duc city
British Council opens second computer-delivered IELTS center in HCM City
“Built with a new concept of contemporary interior architecture – a fusion of industrial, retail and workspace styles, UAC Ho Chi Minh City is proud to be chosen by the British Council as an official British Council IELTS test centre for computer-delivered IELTS. This development will complete the educational experiences of visitors, offering them more variety of choices and greater convenience while visiting our UAC premises in Ho Chi Minh City”, said Sebastian Henriksson, Centre Director, UAC Ho Chi Minh city. … [Read more...] about British Council opens second computer-delivered IELTS center in HCM City
HCM City accelerating work on bus rapid transit route
HCM City (VNA) - A number of bidding packages under the Green Transport Development Project, to develop a new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor in HCM City, are scheduled to be kick started in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to the HCM City Management Board for Traffic Works Construction and Investment. Invested by the management board, the BRT project has total investment of over 121.2 million USD, lent from the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA), and nearly 423 billion VND (over 18.38 million USD) in reciprocal capital. A high-quality bus route, called BRT No 1, will be built along the Vo Van Kiet - Mai Chi Tho Highway, with technical characteristics and quality of service similar to light BRT systems around the world, fully satisfying all of the requirements of smart traffic. It is one of six BRT routes planned by the city’s government. With a total length of 26 km, 28 stops, and two transfer stations, and passing through the districts of … [Read more...] about HCM City accelerating work on bus rapid transit route
HCM City to build new hospitals in next 5 years
At Bình Chánh District’s Tân Kiên – Bình Chánh Hi-Tech medical cluster, second branches will be built for Phạm Ngọc Thạch University of Medicine, the 115 emergency centre, and Bình Dân Hospital. A new blood bank will also be built. … [Read more...] about HCM City to build new hospitals in next 5 years