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Museums to use 3D technology

 VietNamNet Bridge – Museums in HCM City will use 3D technology as part of a project launched by the Youth Union’s Youth Centre of Science and Technology Development.

HCM City’s 1st river bus begins operation

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thuong Nhat Co. Ltd. on Monday started the first public river bus route in HCM City.

HCM City firms fear plan to extend mini-truck ban

 VietNamNet Bridge – With HCM City authorities considering an increase in the number of hours that mini trucks are banned in the inner city, businesses are worried about its fallout.

HCM City resumes pavement clearing campaign

Many roads and pavements in HCM City have again been encroached by illegal parking areas and street vendors after city authorities halted their campaign to clear the pavements 

HCM City authorities make fuel pumps tamper-proof

The HCM City Department of Taxation has said it has put tamper-proof seals on fuel pumps in seven petrol stations in District 1 and will cover the rest of the district besides Districts 3, 4, 5, and 10 by August 11.

Dorms offer cheap rooms for poor students

 VietNamNet Bridge – A number of dorms at universities in HCM City have set up programmes to offer free or low-cost dormitory rooms for eligible students.

HCM City targets providing free wi-fi to 100,000 workers by 2019

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Information and Communication is working with companies to provide free wi-fi for 100,000 workers by 2019.

Unions demand better conditions

The minimum wage is too low for workers to survive on while social housing is inadequate and too expensive for them, trade unions told HCM City’s leaders at a meeting on Sunday.

HCM City, Vientiane agree to foster cooperation

 Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City and the Lao capital city of Vientiane have agreed to foster and expand their cooperation in the time ahead and approve cooperation orientations for the 2017-2020 period.

See bigger picture, HCM City told

Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung on Tuesday asked HCM City to tap diverse resources to invest in major infrastructure project to increase its global competitiveness and become a major player in Southeast Asia 

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 27/7

 HCM City, Lotte group seal deal to build Eco Smart City, US company seeks to build solar energy plant in Can Tho, Dung Quat oil refinery works on expansion project, Manufacturing, processing industry lures FDI

Street performances replacing traditional venues in HCM City

While traditional entertainment venues appear to be losing popularity, street performances have been attracting an increasing number of HCM City residents.

HCM City needs 3,000 more teachers for new school year

Public schools in HCM City need to hire nearly 3,000 teachers for the upcoming academic year starting next month since the number of students and classrooms are set to increase, 

Steering committee for traffic jams prevention in Hanoi, HCM City

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed the establishment of a steering committee to prevent traffic jams in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Social News 19/7

 HCM City, central Lao provinces boost cooperation, Forum lets children talk about violence, abuse, Ceremony grants certificates honouring 498 fallen soldiers, Khanh Hoa provides training for more than 4,200 fishermen

HCM City to host int’l traffic safety conference

More than 600 local and international traffic experts and policy-makers will participate in the 12th International Conference of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies to be held in HCM City and ...

New circus, puppet venues in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has two new venues for puppetry and circus art at Tran Huu Trang Theatre and Children’s House of HCM City.

HCM City speeds up flood-prevention project on Nguyen Huu Canh St

A flood prevention project on HCM City’s Nguyen Huu Canh Street, which is frequently flooded by heavy rains and rising tides, will upgrade the drainage systems and install a pump station.

HCM City mulls measures for airport expansion

HCM City authorities are considering ways to expand Tan Son Nhat International Airport, including building more passenger terminals and speeding up approved expansion projects on military land.

HCM City asked to clean up its act, pay workers

Thousands of sanitation workers in the southern metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City are finding their work particularly unrewarding, now more than ever, as they have been working practically without pay