Viet Nam News HCM City — The municipal People’s Committee organised a press conference yesterday morning to take responsibility and apologise to local residents about the situation in the Thủ Thiêm New Urban Area. “The HCM City People’s Committee sincerely apologises to residents, especially households on an area of about 4.3 hectares outside the planning zone in District 2’s Bình An Ward,” said Võ Văn Hoan, head office and spokesman of the city People’s Committee. “The committee is taking responsibility with the Prime Minister and the Government because it did not follow what was approved,” he added. “The city will seriously implement all conclusions of the Government Inspectorate and deal with complaints about Thủ Thiêm New Urban Area in District 2,” he said. “All will be done in accordance with laws, to ensure people’s rights, and maintain the benefits of the … [Read more...] about HCM City apologises to local residents for shortcomings at Thủ Thiêm project
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HCM City needs over 4 bln USD for flood prevention, wastewater treatment
A flooded street in Ho Chi Minh City (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City is calling for investment to 17 flood prevention and wastewater treatment projects, and needs more than 96 trillion VND (4.12 billion USD) for the works from now to 2020. Of the total, the city budget can ensure around 16 trillion VND (687 million USD), and the State budget will allocate 588 billion VND (25.2 million USD), according to a report delivered at a conference calling for investment to the city’s flood prevention and wastewater treatment solutions, which was held by the municipal People’s Committee on August 9. Tran Vinh Tuyen, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, said that there are many causes of flooding in the city. Therefore, it is necessary to find out the root cause so as to have a suitable solution. To create favourable conditions for investors, the city will focus on adjusting water drainage and flood prevention plans, and build a map … [Read more...] about HCM City needs over 4 bln USD for flood prevention, wastewater treatment
HCM City industrial production index drops
Viet Nam News HCM CITY -- The industrial production index of HCM City of the first four months rose merely 6.07 per cent compared with the 7.09 per cent of the same period of 2017, according to figures released at a meeting held yesterday to review the city’s socio-economic development. Speaking at the HCM City People’s Committee meeting, Nguyễn Huỳnh Trang, deputy director of the Department of Industry and Trade, said the figures indicated an “unsustainable and uncompetitive” growth of industrial production. She cited the number of medium- and small-sized enterprises, which account for 99 per cent of the total number of businesses in the city. The contributions of local and foreign-invested enterprises to the country’s economic growth are “unequal”, and the growth of industrial production is mainly based on foreign-direct invested (FDI) enterprises. In the past five years, industrial production of FDI enterprises … [Read more...] about HCM City industrial production index drops
HCM City’s Customs hopes to meet target in 2018
Illustrative image (Source: http://customsnews.vn) HCM City (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh City Customs Department has collected more than 109 trillion VND (4.8 billion USD) in export-import duty revenues in 2017, translating to an increase of 7.75 percent compared to 2016. A report at the meeting held in the city on January 17 to review the department’s performance last year and deploy tasks for this year said the department had retrieved tax debts of 1.115 trillion VND, reaching 118.8 percent of target and up 326 percent over 2016. In the fight against smuggling and trade fraud, the department has dealt with 1,598 violations, an increase of 6.3 percent over the preceding year. This year, the department has been assigned to collect 108 trillion VND for the State budget. The department said it was determined to meet or surpass the target despite the challenge. Nguyen Xuan Binh, head of the department’s Customs Control and Supervision Division, said the target was … [Read more...] about HCM City’s Customs hopes to meet target in 2018
HCM City says will map out tourism strategy soon
The HCMC government will draw up a specific development plan for the tourism sector with a vision to 2030, and this strategy will be made available thanks to a sum of US$2 million sponsored by an enterprise, said HCMC vice chairman Tran Vinh Tuyen. Foreign tourists are seen in downtown HCMCAt a conference on the performance of the city’s tourism sector last year and key missions for this year held on January 11, Tuyen said the US$2-million investment would help the city choose the best consulting firms to develop a feasible tourism development plan. There are four to five consultants keen on the job but the city would choose official consultants after the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, or Tet.The target to welcome 7.5 million international tourists in 2018 is tough, so are other missions, so the city needs a long-term and effective development strategy, Tuyen said.The HCMC Department of Tourism and a company had earlier worked on a tourism strategy, but failed to draw up the … [Read more...] about HCM City says will map out tourism strategy soon
HCM City enhances use of IT for disease surveillance
The city’s Preventive Medicine Centre last year used GIS technology for disease surveillance (Photo courtesy of the Preventive Medicine Centre)HCM City (VNA) - Ho Chi MinhCity will expand the use of geographic information system (GIS) technology thisyear for surveillance of infectious diseases, such as hand-foot-mouth,throughout the city after successfully piloting it for dengue fever, deputydirector of the city’s Preventive Medicine Centre, told Viet Nam News.Last year, the city recorded nearly 5,000 patients with hand-foot-mouthdisease, according to the preventive medicine centre.“This IT application, especially the GIS technology, was one of the methodswhich the city applied last year to help reduce new dengue fever incidences,” Hungadded.According to the city’s Preventive Medicine Centre, the city last year reportedmore than 19,500 cases of dengue fever, dropping from 22,099 in 2016. Lastyear, six people died due to the disease while five died in … [Read more...] about HCM City enhances use of IT for disease surveillance
HCM City enhances use of IT disease surveillance
Last year, the city recorded nearly 5,000 patients with hand-foot-mouth disease, according to the preventive medicine centre.“This IT application, especially the GIS technology, was one of the methods which the city applied last year to help reduce new dengue fever incidences,” Hưng added.According to the city’s Preventive Medicine Centre, the city last year reported more than 19,500 cases of dengue fever, dropping from 22,099 in 2016. Last year, six people died due to the disease while five died in 2016.The city saw a decrease in new incidents of the Zika virus infection, which is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, with only 21 cases last year while it reported 190 in 2016.Of the 21 Zika patients, 13 were pregnant women.Dr Nguyễn Trí Dũng, the centre’s head, said that the centre last year used GIS technology to collect information on dengue fever patients, to monitor outbreaks and track the spread of diseases on a digital map of the … [Read more...] about HCM City enhances use of IT disease surveillance
HCM City in the world’s top ten cities of street food destinations
(Cinet)- HCM City has been listed among the world’s top ten cities of street food destinations according to the USA's Food and Wine Magazine. HCM City's most famous street foods include pho (rice noodles), banh my kep pate (sandwich with pate),and banh xeo (stuffed pancakes). According to Food and Wine, street food has played an important role in the gastronomy of the world. The magazine sent readers to HCM City's Ben Thanh market where food-lovers can discover the beauty of Vietnamese cuisine and enjoy delicious dishes. It also suggested other destinations where tourists could enjoy street food, such as: Bangkok (Thailand ) Bangkok is the ultimate tourist destination for any street-foodie, It boasts thriving markets throughout the city, along with some of the most robustly flavored street snacks from neon-lit Yaowarat Road in Chinatown. Here, makeshift stands offer pork skewered on sugar canes; fragrant fish curries, and sweet bananas deep-fried in rice-flour batter; … [Read more...] about HCM City in the world’s top ten cities of street food destinations
HCM City to pilot bike-sharing programme
Vice Chairman of HCM City People's Committee Tran Vinh Tuyen has asked the Department of Transport to build a pilot bicycle-sharing programme in the city's centre. Tuyen said at a meeting with the department on December 22 that the bicycle-sharing programme would not need huge investment, would be easy to expand and can be managed via the internet. More importantly, the programme could help reduce private vehicles, congestion and pollution in the city.In order to rent a bicycle, mobile phone users need to download an app, search for a bicycle rental location on the map and unlock a bike using a QR code. The bike-sharing model has been implemented in 200 cities around the world and is popular. Chengdu City in China has 8 million population, of which 3 million participate in a bike-sharing programme."Bicycle is a good solution and would be good for people to use for exercise," the city's vice chairman said. "People from the suburbs can use public transport to get to the city … [Read more...] about HCM City to pilot bike-sharing programme
HCM City yacht club opens to develop domestic river tourism
The HCM City Tourism Association has established the Viet Nam Yacht Club in HCM City, the first activities of which are aimed at helping to develop river tourism in the city, according to the association's chairman Nguyen Huu Tho. The first activities of the club, which groups some 20 yachts owners from HCM City and neighbouring provinces, are necessary for the development of river tourism, including collecting information about waterway transportation rules and preparing a map of stopovers in HCM City for yachts. Tho said the opening of the first river tour route from Bach Dang Wharf in District 1 to Ham Long Artisan Village in District 2 has helped pave the way for river tourism in HCM City. Source: VNS … [Read more...] about HCM City yacht club opens to develop domestic river tourism