The facilities are requested to ensure that people maintain a minimum distance of one metre from each other, and catering establishments are ordered to serve no more than 30 people at the same time. The decision was announced on February 25 after the city went 14 days without a single community transmission case of COVID-19. The reopening of several services aims to achieve the dual goal of facilitating effective pandemic prevention while maintaining socio-economic development in the city. However, under the decision, non-essential services including bars, dance clubs, pubs, beer clubs, karaoke parlours, gyms and pool table services will remain closed until further notice. City authorities have also allowed the organisation of religious events which gather less than 50 people at a time and participants fully observe regulations on COVID-19 prevention and control. … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City to resume many services from March 1
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The unparalleled antique ‘warehouse’ in Hue City
Mr. Hoang at a very young age was driven by a strong sense of destiny to seek old values manifested in antiques, particularly attire from Vietnam’s last feudal dynasty – the Nguyen Dynasty. Nguyen Huu Hoang, 47, from Phu Vang district in the central province of Thua Thien Hue province is famous for his huge collection of antiques of the Nguyen Dynasty. His house at No. 10 Nguyen Sinh Cung Street in the ancient capital city of Hue abounds with thousands of antiques that are the fruits of his 30-year pursuit of relics. His passion burgeoned around the age of 15 or 16. “My understanding of antiques was initially limited in those days. I was simply fond of them a lot,” he said. Mr. Hoang two to three years after high school worked as a mosaicist until he was proficient and had financial stability. With the money earned, he then spared no expense in getting ancient objects. His love for them grew so huge that at the age of 20 he decided to leave home for Dong Ha City in the central … [Read more...] about The unparalleled antique ‘warehouse’ in Hue City
HCMC sends enlistment invitation to nearly 4,000 young people this year
Accordingly, around 41.95 percent of the enlistees hold intermediate level, college and university degrees and 2.5 percent of them are party members. The figures were informed at the meeting of the Ho Chi Minh City Military Services Council under the witness of Major General Nguyen Van Nam, Member of the Standing Board of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, Standing Deputy Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Military Services Council on February 25. In order to ensure strict implementation of the Covid-19 pandemic prevention and control measures, most of enlistees will be taken samples for SARS-CoV-2 testing before the enlistee handover ceremonies on March 3. Major General Nguyen Van Nam praised activities and practical programs of the party committees and authorities at all levels for recruitment such as granting saving books and gifts to recruited soldiers, supporting enlistees' families with difficult circumstances with the total funds of nearly VND6 million (US$260) a person. … [Read more...] about HCMC sends enlistment invitation to nearly 4,000 young people this year
Poor infrastructures plague HCMC western gateway
Unfinished connection from Vo Van Kiet Street to National Route 1A One of the most frequently congested areas is the Nguyen Van Linh overpass - National Route 1A, the intersection linking HCMC and cross-region highways which receive insane traffic each day. As a result, some narrow sections of these streets have become degraded faster, making the traffic jams and air pollution more severe. IDICO, a prominent urban development company, in the past proposed a BOT project to get funds for upgrading the National Highway running through An Suong - An Lac, involving expanding the road to accommodate four car lanes and two mix-traffic lanes. The project was worth VND1,880 billion at the time (about US$81.5 million, but never came to fruition due to administrative complications. Besides the aforementioned locations, many other sections along major highways cannot meet the increasing traffic volume such as sections on national routes 1A and 50, Dinh Duc Thien Street and others, which … [Read more...] about Poor infrastructures plague HCMC western gateway
Schools in HCMC work out Covid-19 prevention plan
This morning, the Department of Education and Training sent its document to schools asking to enhance preventative measures against Covid-19 . Additionally, schools must ask teaching staffs, students, and students’ parents to fill health declaration forms in the first day of returning to schools. A four days later, more than 1.7 million students citywide will return to schools after Tet holiday (the Lunar New Year) and a two-week break due to impact of Covid-19. Preschool Sen Hong in District 2 and Preschool Hanh Thong Tay in Go Vap District had asked parents to complete health declarations through websites. Principal of Me Linh Primary School Nguyen Van Hung said that the school had disinfected classrooms as well as check students’ temperature while headmistress of Nguyen Binh Khiem Primary School in District 1 Do Ngoc Chi shared that students will be tested their body temperature and got disinfectant in the gate before entering the school. By staff writers - Translated by Dan … [Read more...] about Schools in HCMC work out Covid-19 prevention plan