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Ho Chi Minh City begins $675M downtown canal cleanup work

Ho Chi Minh City begins $675M downtown canal cleanup work

A VND17-trillion (US$675 million) project to renovate the Xuyen Tam Canal running through Ho Chi Minh City's Binh Thanh and Go Vap districts broke ground on Saturday.

HCMC to raise major river bridges

HCMC to raise major river bridges

Low bridges restrain HCMC waterway traffic

Low bridges restrain HCMC waterway traffic

Missing barriers add threat to Saigon canal system

Missing barriers add threat to Saigon canal system

Many canals running through residential areas in Ho Chi Minh City have lost parts of their barriers, putting local people, especially children, at risk.

May 12, 2022 | 07:53 pm PT

HCMC mulls mechanical trash picker for canal system

HCMC mulls mechanical trash picker for canal system

HCMC's Transport Department has requested approval to spend VND13 billion ($565,000) renting a machine to clear trash from three canals.

January 15, 2021 | 03:50 am PT

Erosion eats away at HCMC land mass

Erosion eats away at HCMC land mass

Erosion keeps swallowing chunk after chunk of Vietnam's southern metropolis, but its remedial and prevention work is yet to keep pace.

September 24, 2019 | 05:30 am PT

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