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The remark was made by Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, Nguyen Thanh Phong at an international conference on domestic and international experience in AI research and application, and recommendations for HCM City in this regard, which was held on September 25. The event, co-organised by the municipal People’s Committee and the World Bank, saw the presence of Politburo member and Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan; leaders of ministries and sectors, as well as many domestic and foreign experts, scientists and managers. Chairman Phong emphasised that the conference’s outcomes will provide the foundation of research for the city to build an AI ecosystem and establish an AI application center in the near future. According to Ousmane Dione, World Bank Country Director for Vietnam, AI can offer solutions to some of the city’s challenges, given a suitable enabling environment, adding that companies and cities who are smart … [Read more...] about AI creates foundation for building Ho Chi Minh City into a smart city: international conference

All supermarkets in Ho Chi Minh City are expected to replace plastic bags by 2020 as part of a campaign to fight plastic waste launched by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. All supermarkets, shopping malls, convenience stories and bookstores in Ho Chi Minh City will be encouraged to swap plastic bags for environmentally friendly options; while 50% of merchants at traditional markets are expected to do the same by 2020. The city also wants all solid waste sorted at source by the same year, with 50% of local households and other sources of waste sorting their garbage in line with regulations and standards./.VNA … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City to remove plastic bags in supermarkets

The committee’s Deputy Chairman Vo Van Hoan said on September 9 at a reception with An Homyung, deputy general director of Lotte Asset Development, Lotte Group's arm in charge of this project, that the city welcomes and would create favourable conditions for Lotte Group to continue its projects which can become a landmark of Thu Thiem and the entire city. Lotte Eco-smart City will be built in Function Area 2A of Thu Thiem New Urban Area. Photo Le Toan. Hoan also assigned the city's Department for Planning and Investment to work with Thu Thiem New Urban Area’s Management Board, related bodies, and Lotte Group to finish the necessary procedures and compile dossiers to send to the prime minister for approval. In July 2017, four Lotte members and Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee signed a contracton the construction of Eco-smart City with the initial investment capital of $884.4 million, after seven years of proposals. The project, however, was halted … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City green-lights Lotte Eco-smart City

A group of thieves have been caught on camera stealing from multiple people at a bus stop in an outlying district of Ho Chi Minh City. Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reporters went undercover at a bus station in Thu Duc District for days this month after several readers reported being pickpocketed when traveling along bus routes passing this stop. The busy bus stop, located just opposite the Suoi Tien Theme Park in District 9, serves nine operational bus routes that mainly transport students to and from nearby university campuses. On Monday morning, the reporters spotted two middle-aged men, one of whom carried a plastic bag containing some objects while the other wore a satchel. They stood among a small crowd of commuters waiting for the bus, acting as if they did not know each other. Their elaborate scheme began when a bus arrived. After targeting an elderly woman, one of the men stood in front of her, blocking the entrance to the bus while the other stayed behind the woman and stole the … [Read more...] about Pickpocket gang caught on camera stealing from bus riders in Ho Chi Minh City

The aim of the Ho CHi Minh City Economic Forum was to whip up capital support for the construction of a plan to develop Ho Chi Minh City into a global financial centre. This plan was assigned by Ho Chi Minh City Finance and Investment State-owned Company and Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management (Fulbright). Talking at the opening of the forum, Ho Chi Minh City Chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong expected that the plan to develop Ho Chi Minh City into a global financial centre will become a key national project. “Becoming a global and regional financial centre is key to bringing Ho Chi Minh City to a new level of economic and social development,” Phong said. According to Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, currently being the biggest financial hub of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City has high potential to become a global financial centre. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam talking at the forum Looking back at the past 30 yers of renovation, Dam said Vietnam has maintained a … [Read more...] about Building Ho Chi Minh City into a global financial centre