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One dead, six unconscious after power generator incident in HCM City

A 11-year-old girl died while her grandmother and five cousins were found unconscious while sleeping HCM City, according to local police who said that they might have been suffocated by a power generator.

Exhibition of European Art of Living to open in HCM City

A unique exhibition featuring the premium European Art of Living will be held at InterContinental Saigon in HCMC’s district 1 on June 14-16.

HCM City real estate market set for recovery

The HCM City housing market is expected to recover again after being flat for over one year with support from the local government.

HCM City converts beltway segments into public works

HCM City authorities have instructed the transportation infrastructure investment and management project to convert the first section of the Beltway No 2 from Phu Huu Bridge to Ha Noi Highway

HCM City authorities to set rental rates for stalls in trad'l markets

The HCM City People’s Committee has assigned districts to set rental rates for stalls in traditional markets for a maximum 10-year period.

HCM City shames customs tax evaders

As of May 15, the total tax debt at the HCM City Customs Department reached VND2.4trn (USD102.2m), of which over VND1.4trn were bad debts.

 

HCM City's Ba Hoa market enjoys brisk trade for Doan Ngo festival

Ba Hoa market, located in Tan Binh district of HCM City is currently busy with people purchasing items for the Doan Ngo festival, which falls on June 7 this year.

Photo exhibitions on air pollution tour universities in HCM City

Thirty-four photos chosen in the photography contest "Portray Air, Expose Pollution" are being displayed at universities throughout HCM City until June 14 to improve awareness about air pollution in the country’s large cities.

 

Vietnamese-American pop star Y Lan performs in HCM City

Vietnamese- American pop star Y Lan will stage a solo performance in HCM City at a special show tonight. 

HCM City ‘pavement tsar’ resigns shortly after new job

Just some hours after being appointed to a new job at a state firm, former District 1 vice-chairman Doan Ngoc Hai has resigned, saying that he lacks the qualifications for the post.

HCM City seeks investors for nine plots in Thu Thiem

HCM City will organise an auction to seek investors for the right to use nine land plots in the Thu Thiem new urban area in District 2.

 

HCM City urges agencies to speed up investment projects

The chairman of HCM City People’s Committee has urged agencies to speed up progress of major projects and select investors for waste treatment projects that use advanced technologies.

Vietnamese SMEs shown how to enter global supply chains

Vietnam is among the top countries attracting FDI in the Asia-Pacific region, but the rate of domestic SMEs participating in the value chains of foreign-invested companies is rather low.

HCM City underground parking projects remain sluggish

The HCM City Department of Transport has informed the Dong Duong Group that the underground parking lot project awarded to it has been cancelled.

Special policy needed for new urban areas, residential complexes

Property experts have urged HCM City to issue a special policy on new urban residential complexes to prevent the rampant and unsustainable development of residential projects.

European-Vietnam Documentary Film Festival opens in Hanoi, HCM City

Documentaries from up to 11 countries will be screened for the European-Vietnam Documentary Film Festival which will be opened in both Hanoi and HCM City.

 

HCM City to submit new plan for Metro Line No1 in July

The council for appraisal and adjustment of the Metro line No 1 and No 2 project of Metro Line No 1 project plans to submit a newly adjusted plan for the metro projects to the City People's Committee for approval in July.

HCM City to build more pedestrian streets, upgrade downtown

The HCM City Department of Planning and Architecture and Spain's Idom Ingenieria Consultoria S.A. plan to work together to open more pedestrian streets and shopping malls in District 1.

HCM City hospital provides free screening for colorectal cancer

Doctors at Binh Dan Hospital in HCM City are providing free screening for and counselling on colorectal cancer for 1,000 people to improve public awareness.

HCM City solicits investment in transport infrastructure

HCM City requires huge investment in infrastructure, and authorities have solicited investment of more than US$40 billion in the five-year period until 2020.