HCM City tackles erosion hotspots

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VietNam News English 1 month(s) ago

HCM City tackles erosion hotspots

The People's Committee of HCM City has approved investment in 41 erosion-prevention projects in eight city districts to prevent further damage to local households and businesses.

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Investors encroach public space for illegal constructions

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Investors encroach public space for illegal constructions

Investors in Ho Chi Minh City have not followed regulations in plans approved by authorized organs and have encroached public spaces to illegally construct residential and commercial buildings.

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85-yr-old nunchaku wielder defeats 3 armed robbers

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 3 month(s) ago

85-yr-old nunchaku wielder defeats 3 armed robbers

Words are spreading that an 85-year-old man managed to disarm and defeat three young men who used scimitars and knives to attack him to rob his motorbike on January 31, 2013 in Phu Xuan Commune, Nha Be District, Ho Chi Minh City.

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HCM City opens free 3D cinemas for children in 24 locations

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VietNam News English 3 month(s) ago

The HCM City on Thursday opened the third of a total planned 24 mini-cinemas at the Children's House in suburban Nha Be District.

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City Party Secretary presents Tet gifts to poor in Can Gio, Nha Be Districts

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City Party Secretary presents Tet gifts to poor in Can Gio, Nha Be Districts

On January 30, Le Thanh Hai, Secretary of the Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City led a delegation to visit and present Tet gifts to poor families, heroic mothers and revolutionary families in Can Gio and Nha Be Districts.

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Jail sentence for social insurance embezzlers in HCMC

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Jail sentence for social insurance embezzlers in HCMC

The People’s Court in Ho Chi Minh City on January 22-23 passed prison sentences for 36-year-old Bui Quoc Vinh and 41-year-old Nguyen Anh Tuan for embezzling and counterfeiting seals and documents of authorized organs and misappropriating VND6 billion (US$288,000) of social insurance money.

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HCMC to relocate 5,000 people in disaster-prone areas

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 5 month(s) ago

HCMC to relocate 5,000 people in disaster-prone areas

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee will relocate more than 5,000 residents who are living in areas vulnerable to disasters to safe places from now until 2015.

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Quang Ninh tourism turnover rises 20%

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VietNam News English 6 month(s) ago

For the first 11 months of the year, the northern province of Quang Ninh's tourism turnover reached more than VND4 trillion (US$190 million), a year-on-year increase of 20 per cent.

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29 HCMC locations extremely prone to landslides

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 6 month(s) ago

29 HCMC locations extremely prone to landslides

Of the 62 locations prone to landslides in Ho Chi Minh City, 29 are considered the most dangerous, the city Steering Board for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control has warned.

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Soai Rap River dredging to enhance City's port system

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SaiGon GP English 6 month(s) ago

Soai Rap River dredging to enhance City's port system

Dredging of Soai Rap River in Ho Chi Minh City will help create a shorter route for vessels coming into Hiep Phuoc Port area in Nha Be District, and will also prove to be a significant turning point in the development of the City’s port system.

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Hurdles in Nha Be’s transformation

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 7 month(s) ago

Hurdles in Nha Be’s transformation

On the salty and swampy land of Nha Be, several people overcame hurdles to build Phu My Hung New Urban Area, Nguyen Van Linh Highway and the Hiep Phuoc Thermal Power Plant.

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Waiting for the third bout of price cuts

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SaigonTimes English 7 month(s) ago

Waiting for the third bout of price cuts

Near the end of 2011, the first bout of discount on the real estate market in HCMC started, with a slew of apartment projects, from affordable to high-end ones, selling at a discount to attract buyers. The An Tien project in Nha Be District, HCMC was down from VND18 million to VND14.5 million per square meter.

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Many HCM City bridges in critical condition

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VietNam News English 8 month(s) ago

The municipal Transport Department has identified 36 bridges in HCM City that need to be urgently repaired, upgraded or rebuilt in order to ensure commuter security.

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Landslide sweeps two houses into river

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SaiGon GP English 9 month(s) ago

Landslide sweeps two houses into river

A severe landslide across 200 square meters early on Friday swept two houses into the Muong Chuoi River in Nhon Duc Commune of Nha Be District in Ho Chi Minh City.

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Lack of resettlement housing drives HCM City families into poverty

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Báo Dân Trí English 11 month(s) ago

Lack of resettlement housing drives HCM City families into poverty

Up to 25 households in Nha Be District, HCM City are now living in temporary houses after their land was provided to a project to build Saigon-Hiep Phuoc Port.

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