HCM City

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Birdwatching tour in Vam Sat

 VietNamNet Bridge – The period between late April and October is ideal to watch birds coming to make their nests at Vam Sat Tourist Site in HCMC’s outlying coastal district Can Gio.

HCM City youth show surprise taste in music

 VietNamNet Bridge – A revolutionary-music singing contest has attracted a large number of young people in HCM City, where romantic songs rule the roost, taking some by surprise.

HCM City to celebrate Unification Day with fireworks

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People's Committee has approved a firework show for the upcoming holidays – the country’s unification (April 30) and May Day.

HCM City wants to borrow $1.5 billion for transportation and flood prevention

 VietNamNet Bridge - To have enough capital to invest in traffic works and to prevent flooding in the next three years, Ho Chi Minh City has proposed borrowing $1.5 billion of soft loans from the World Bank.

Technology investment works wonders in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – The economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City has long been a centre for the development of science and technology in Vietnam, and the effective investment in the field has significantly contributed to speeding up the modernisation

Nguyen Trung Nghia tells childhood dream about wild life

 VietNamNet Bridge – Starting to pursue an art dream at the age of 31 two years ago, Nguyen Trung Nghia has crafted his own path in local and international projects through images and voices of wild life in his paintings.

Koi fish the star attraction at Japanese garden in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lately, a Japanese-style park in HCM City's Hoc Mon District had been receiving a lot of attention in the media, so I struck out for a visit with a friend to see what the fuss was about.

First Book Day to promote reading

 A book festival will officially kick off tomorrow to commemorate Viet Nam's first ever Book Day on April 21, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications.

HCM City’s dwellers look forward to clean water

 VietNamNet Bridge – Unable to access the city’s tap-water resources, Ho Chi Minh City’s suburbanites must use water from wells they dig themselves. But the underground water is getting seriously polluted.

EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 15-30 (daily updated)

 Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

Illicit games a hit among the youth

 VietNamNet Bridge – With more than 300 titles illegally available on websites, online games have come to dominate the country's internet entertainment market, according to a survey by the Ministry of Information and Communications.

Hydrofoil operators seek to resume HCMC-Vung Tau services

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hydrofoil operators in HCMC and Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province have written to relevant authorities asking for permission to resume operations.

HCM City to build 30 lakes to control floods

VietNamNet Bridge – HCMC will soon develop 30 lakes in suburban areas and hundreds of others in inner-city areas to hold rainwater in a move to effectively control severe floods,

Vegetarian eatery strikes right chord with students

 VietNamNet Bridge – Contrary to popular Vietnamese imagination, Tran Van Lanh, a 11th grade student, looks hale and hearty after more than two months on a mostly vegetarian diet.

Overloaded trucks put HCM City bridges on brink of collapse

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over 100 bridges in HCM City are on the brink of collapse, according to figures from the City's Department of Transport.

HCM City to host first caricature festival

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first-ever caricature festival will be held in Ho Chi Minh City to bring the art closer to the public and provide a comic playground for professional caricaturists and the audience.

Education centres face traffic jam rap

 VietNamNet Bridge – Education centres that allow parents and students to park for long periods during peak traffic hours will lose their licenses, the HCM City's Department of Education and Training has decided.

HCM City to spend over $2 million to plant trees

 VietNamNet Bridge –HCM City plans to grow one million trees this year, at a cost of more than VND45.5 billion (over $2 million), according to a newly-approved plan.

EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 1-15 (daily updated)

 Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

HCM City leads charge on tourism

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City authorities have signed a tourism co-operation agreement with 30 cities and provinces so that it can promote inter-regional tourism.