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The newly opened Ngoc Linh Ginseng Museum in HCM City boasts over 400 varieties of the healing plant called a national treasure.  A 250sq.m museum includes displays, pictures and a national map depicting the distribution of varieties of Ngoc Linh ginseng. VNA/VNS Photo The museum opened in early December at No. 374 Nguyen Son Street in Tan Phu District. It includes a display of Ngọc Linh ginseng tubers that are worth billions of Vietnamese dong. Nguyen Tan Viet, museum director, said that Ngoc Linh ginseng, which has medicinal properties, reflects the history and culture of Vietnam. "Having researched for years, I had a strong desire to build a museum so that others could appreciate and learn more about this precious ginseng species," Viet said. The museum is open to the public daily except Tuesday. – VNS Ginseng men in the midst of Ngoc Linh forest A group of men neatly wrapped themselves in three layers of clothing in the middle of a summer night in July, … [Read more...] about Ngoc Linh Ginseng Museum opens in HCM City

Many areas in HCM City and Can Tho have been forecasted to be ravaged by flood tides which would reach a record high so far this year. According to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the record-high tides would happen today and tomorrow (September 30 and October 1). The tides at Phu An and Nha Be would climb to 1.68-1.7 metres and last for 5-7 hours. Flooding in Can Tho on Sunday The highest water level at the lower basin area of Sai Gon and Dong Nai rivers has been sharply increasing and this would last by the end of October 3. The same problem has also occurred in Cuu Long River.This would be the record high tides so far this year, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said, warning measures to respond to the flooding in riverside areas and erosion in provinces such as An Giang, Dong Thap, Vinh Long and Can Tho.HCM City, which often faces the flooding due to tides, has been also predicted to be severely inundated today and tomorrow.Flood … [Read more...] about High tides to strike HCM City, Can Tho

HCM City authorities are demanding that district authorities strictly enforce regulations on separating land plots for sale, especially in suburban areas where the practice has led to rising prices. One of the hotspots is District 9, where land prices are climbing daily.   Signs advertising land for sale in HCM City’s District 9. Photo realestatevietnam.com.vn The office of the district’s People’s Committee is packed with people every day, looking to settle administrative records related to land, including adjustments, renewals and extension of land-use rights certificates, according to local media reports. Many of the visitors to the office are mortgaging their land-use rights to borrow bank loans. Notary offices in the district are also busier than ever, with many people completing procedures for land transfer. Speculators are focusing on land in the district’s Tăng Nhơn Phú A and B wards, including on the streets of Lò Lu, … [Read more...] about HCM City seeks to bring down soaring land prices

New World Saigon Hotel unveils its new looks as it begins to celebrate its 25th birthday. — Photo tcdulichtphcm.vn New World Saigon, HCM City’s first five-star hotel, has completed renovation of its guestrooms, restaurants and lounges and public spaces after two years of work. The new Whisper bar and lounge has multiple seating areas. The adjacent Parkview restaurant will have eight-meter floor-to-ceiling windows. The Chinese restaurant will have a new concept in May next year. The hotel is celebrating its 25th anniversary, and patrons and guests will receive a 25 per cent discount on food and beverages, spa and health club services from December 7 to the end of February next year. The 533-room hotel has had royalty and world leaders staying in it since 1994 including US Presidents George W.H. Bush, George Walker Bush and Bill Clinton, former Philippines President Corazon Aquino, and Japanese Prince Akishinomiya Denka and Princess Kiko. — VNS 0 … [Read more...] about HCM City’s New World Saigon Hotel unveils new looks for silver jubilee

A number of wells that have been supplying large quantities of water in HCM City are being filled up since the city’s 100,000 or so wells have been identified as one of the main reasons for land subsidence. Workers from the Gia Dinh Water Supply JSC fill a well in Ward 11, Binh Thanh District. -- VNS File Photo On June 21, for instance, the well at Nguyen Dang Duong’s home on Nguyen Van Dau Street in Binh Thanh District was closed by workers from the Gia Dinh Water Supply Company. The well provided water for Duong’s family for over 15 years. He said when he dug the well there was no water supply in his house. “Now that clean water is available I accepted the proposal to fill in the well to prevent ground collapses and prevent groundwater pollution.” The Gia Dinh Water Supply Company has been entrusted with closing 17,000 wells in districts 3, Binh Thanh, Phu Nhuan, and Go Vap. Nguyen Van Dang, its director, said the company has collaborated with … [Read more...] about HCM City to fill in wells to prevent land subsidence