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$356-mln canal upgrade proposed to stop flooding in 7 HCMC districts

$356-mln canal upgrade proposed to stop flooding in 7 HCMC districts

HCMC needs to renovate the Tham Luong-Ben Cat-Nuoc Len canal system to mitigate urban flooding and improve waterway transport, a construction department agency has said.
HCMC most preferred destination for Vietnamese migrants

HCMC most preferred destination for Vietnamese migrants

Ho Chi Minh City is the country's most desired destination for local migrants with 22.4 percent of respondents naming it as their preferred choice, a survey found.
April 14, 2021 | 02:05 pm GMT+7
HCMC mulls $1.18 bln upgrade of infrastructure around ports

HCMC mulls $1.18 bln upgrade of infrastructure around ports

The HCMC Department of Transport has called for prioritizing six infrastructure projects to improve connectivity to ports at a cost of VND27 trillion ($1.18 billion).
April 14, 2021 | 12:45 pm GMT+7
​Experts fear HCMC luxury apartment market building into bubble

​Experts fear HCMC luxury apartment market building into bubble

The ratio of luxury apartments in HCMC rose from 7 percent last year to 39 percent in the first quarter of this year.
April 14, 2021 | 09:48 am GMT+7
Saigon baker 'ensnares' foodies with animalistic bread

Saigon baker 'ensnares' foodies with animalistic bread

A bread stall in Saigon has attracted many curious clients thanks to its variety of animal-shaped offerings.
April 13, 2021 | 08:00 pm GMT+7
HCMC importance increasing as drug trafficking hub: police

HCMC importance increasing as drug trafficking hub: police

Vietnam’s biggest city has become an increasingly important hub for drug smugglers who are resorting to “extremely sophisticated and cunning tricks,” a senior drug crime investigator says.
April 13, 2021 | 07:31 pm GMT+7
Salt harvest hits HCMC's solo island commune

Salt harvest hits HCMC's solo island commune

Under the scorching heat of 37-38 degrees Celsius, farmers in Thieng Lieng Hamlet of HCMC's Thanh An island commune are toiling to harvest salt.
April 13, 2021 | 03:01 pm GMT+7
HCMC's 20-year dream of expanding into the sea

HCMC's 20-year dream of expanding into the sea

Exploiting the socioeconomic potential of the marine economy via the Can Gio Bay has been a notion HCMC nurtured for decades, but it has begun to take concrete shape recently.
April 13, 2021 | 02:54 pm GMT+7
HCMC to trial public bicycle sharing in downtown district

HCMC to trial public bicycle sharing in downtown district

HCMC authorities have approved a public bicycle sharing scheme in District 1 from August in an effort to limit private vehicles and reduce traffic.
April 13, 2021 | 01:26 pm GMT+7
Environmental protection should predominate HCMC marine economy plan: experts

Environmental protection should predominate HCMC marine economy plan: experts

Experts are cautioning that HCMC's long-standing marine economy development dream should not damage its "most precious green lung."
April 13, 2021 | 10:56 am GMT+7
$95.5 million upgrade sought for HCMC-Can Tho highway section

$95.5 million upgrade sought for HCMC-Can Tho highway section

A VND2.2 trillion ($95.5 million) upgrade has been proposed for the 70 km plus HCMC-Can Tho National Highway 1A section.
April 13, 2021 | 07:53 am GMT+7
Not worth it: laid-off workers shun free vocational education

Not worth it: laid-off workers shun free vocational education

Workers losing jobs amid the Covid-19 pandemic say the free vocational education on offer does not help them find new jobs.
April 12, 2021 | 07:52 am GMT+7
HCMC bus employee denies disabled passenger assistance

HCMC bus employee denies disabled passenger assistance

A bus employee in Ho Chi Minh City has been suspended after refusing to assist a wheelchair-bound passenger.
April 09, 2021 | 06:00 pm GMT+7
Pandemic fails to dampen HCMC apartment market

Pandemic fails to dampen HCMC apartment market

Apartment prices in HCMC in the first quarter rose by 0.7 percent from the previous quarter despite a fresh outbreak of Covid-19 during the period.
April 09, 2021 | 05:15 pm GMT+7
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