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Báo Thanh Niên English 3 day(s) ago

A view of downtown Ho Chi Minh City. The southern economic hub is expected to improve the look of its center by 2020 under a new zoning plan released by the city planners last week.
Keywords: StreetsThe Saigon RiverplanLe LaiHam NghicenterLe Thanh Ton
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SaiGon GP English 4 day(s) ago

Over the last few years, Ho Chi Minh City has put in place many effective measures to tackle the constant flooding caused by heavy rains and high tide in several parts of the City.
Keywords: FloodingcenteralongheavycanalSpotstable
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VietnamPlus English 5 day(s) ago 1 duplicate news

A series of spiritual and cultural events will get underway in Ho Chi Minh City on May 16-24 to celebrate the 2,557th birthday of Buddha and 50 years since Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc burned himself to protest the war in Vietnam.
Keywords: Saigon RiverBuddhist SanghajustifycelebrateFine Art
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VietnamNet English 5 day(s) ago
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VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC Department of Planning and Architecture on Thursday unveiled the planning, scale 1:2000, for the existing 930-hectare downtown area, in which the center is divided into five functional zones.
Keywords: Ben ThanhdowntownundergroundGreen SpacealongThe Saigon RiverVillas
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SaiGon GP English 1 week(s) ago

Photo: SGGP
According to the Thu Thiem New Urban Area management board, investors are not being lured into this ambitious project to develop the area along the Saigon River in District 2 into a financial, commercial and entertainment hub, much like Shanghai in China.
Keywords: New UrbanLuredThe Saigon RivershanghaiPreferentialproject
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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 1 week(s) ago
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Ho Chi Minh City’s ambition to turn Thu Thiem, the 657 hectare land plot along the Saigon River in District 2, into a new urban area and a financial – commercial – entertainment center is facing the challenges of poorly developed infrastructure and high land prices.
Keywords: The Thu ThiemNew UrbanlandSite ClearanceprojectManagement BoardThu Thiem
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VietNam News English 1 month(s) ago
The HCM City Board of Investment in Urban Traffic Works said on Monday that the Saigon River Tunnel is now safe for traffic.
Keywords: Japanese OdatrafficleakThe Japaneseput
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Báo QĐND English 1 month(s) ago

The Prime Minister has approved a master plan for Ho Chi Minh City that calls for high-quality public transport that offers reasonable prices, convenience and safety.
Keywords: transportThe Saigon RiverdowntownRoutesCat LaiCallsHiep Phuoc
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SaiGon GP English 2 month(s) ago

Cao Duc Phat, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and Victoria Kwakwa, director of World Bank in Vietnam, inspected several flood protection projects in Ho Chi Minh City on March 17, to seek more Official Development Assistance funds to complete these projects.
Keywords: FloodingThe World BankSaigon RiverMore OdaKwakwaNhieu Loc Thi NgheVictoria Kwakwa
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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 2 month(s) ago

Ho Chi Minh City’s Firefighting Department Saturday received fireboat ST 115 at the Bach Dang wharf, which is the country’s most-modern-ever fireboat designed for fire fighting and rescue operations.
Keywords: Fire FightingimageboatPhoto Tuoi TreSaigon RiverdockBach Dang
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SaiGon GP English 6 month(s) ago
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Mr. Le Hoang Quan, chairman of the People’s Committee in Ho Chi Minh City, has decided to postpone collection of toll fee at the Saigon River Tunnel, which is considered the Southeast Asia most modern river tunnel, citing the ongoing economic downturn as reason
Keywords: tollThe RoadCargo Transport AssociationdraftpostponePetrolLe Hoang Quan
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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 6 month(s) ago

The 1.58 meter high tide submerged a lot of streets in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday while a tropical depression in the East Sea has been weakened with a cold front affecting northern provinces.
Keywords: imagePhoto Tuoi TreThe East SeaSaigon RiverLuong Dinh CuaBinh Tan Districtsseriously
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Báo QĐND English 6 month(s) ago
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Ho Chi Minh City’s adjusted construction planning to 2025 has given the Thu Thiem new urban area an extremely important place in the city’s developmental course.
Keywords: Thu ThiemNew UrbanThe Thu ThiemSaigon RiverManagement BoardTien Phuoc CompanyExhibition Centre
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VietnamPlus English 6 month(s) ago
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Ho Chi Minh City ’s adjusted construction planning to 2025 has given the Thu Thiem new urban area an extremely important place in the city’s developmental course.
Keywords: The Thu ThiemThu ThiemNew UrbanSaigon RiverManagement BoardExhibition CentreTien Phuoc Company
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SaiGon GP English 6 month(s) ago
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By 2025, Ho Chi Minh City will develop the Thu Thiem New Urban Area as a very modern urbanized area which will serve as a financial, commercial and service centre, said Dr. Nguyen Trong Hoa, Head of the Institute of Developmental Studies in an interview with SGGP Newspaper.
Keywords: justifyNew UrbanThu ThiemThe Thu ThiemThe Saigon Riverprojecttable