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HCMC wants to dedicate outskirt farm land for urban development

HCMC wants to dedicate outskirt farm land for urban development

Ho Chi Minh City is seeking government's permission to change the function of 384 hectares of land in Hoc Mon District for the purpose of urban expansion.
Da Nang to keep businesses at bay from urban planning

Da Nang to keep businesses at bay from urban planning

Da Nang City will no longer allow businesses to intervene in its urban planning process, its Communist Party chief has asserted.
December 05, 2019 | 01:00 pm GMT+7
Da Nang revisits railway station relocation plan after 15 years

Da Nang revisits railway station relocation plan after 15 years

Da Nang is reconsidering a proposal to move its railway station away from the city's center, after putting it on the backburner for 15 years.
December 05, 2019 | 08:01 am GMT+7
Saigon cuts first metro line costs by $147 million

Saigon cuts first metro line costs by $147 million

The HCMC administration has cut unnecessary expenses to lower its Metro Line 1 costs by VND3.4 trillion ($146.53 million).
November 13, 2019 | 06:34 pm GMT+7
Get drastic against plastic, experts advise Hanoi

Get drastic against plastic, experts advise Hanoi

Hanoi should emulate anti-plastic actions in other cities, like stopping use of bottled water and making packaging firms pay for collection and recycling.
November 11, 2019 | 09:08 am GMT+7
UNDP to help Da Nang become a smart city by 2045

UNDP to help Da Nang become a smart city by 2045

The United Nations Development Program will help implement several projects to develop Da Nang into a green and smart city by 2045, according to an MoU signed Monday.
November 05, 2019 | 08:06 pm GMT+7
Hanoi, Saigon not very smart, finds study

Hanoi, Saigon not very smart, finds study

Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi languish in the bottom half of a global ranking of smart cities, far behind others in Vietnam's neighborhood.
October 10, 2019 | 05:01 pm GMT+7
Why Southeast Asia shouldn't worry about 'brain drain'

Why Southeast Asia shouldn't worry about 'brain drain'

The brain drain is a myth that reduces skilled migration to a zero-sum game in which one country "gains" brain-power which is "drained" out of another.
September 08, 2019 | 09:25 am GMT+7
Saigon's Kenh Te Bridge upgrade squeezes commuters tighter

Saigon's Kenh Te Bridge upgrade squeezes commuters tighter

The erection of road fences for expansion work has worsened rush hour congestion on Kenh Te Bridge in Saigon.
September 03, 2019 | 11:10 am GMT+7
HCMC terminates $110 mln downtown parking project

HCMC terminates $110 mln downtown parking project

A long-delayed parking project in downtown Saigon has been cancelled, citing investor incompetency and contract violations.
August 24, 2019 | 10:13 pm GMT+7
Saigon woefully short of greenery, senior officials admit

Saigon woefully short of greenery, senior officials admit

Haphazard urbanization has meant that HCMC has only achieved 8 percent of its per capita greenery goal of 6.7 square meters.
August 16, 2019 | 03:31 pm GMT+7
HCMC downtown car toll not before 2021

HCMC downtown car toll not before 2021

2021 would be the earliest that cars in Ho Chi Minh City will have to pay downtown toll, the city's Transport Department said Wednesday.
August 01, 2019 | 05:23 pm GMT+7
Sidewalks and traffic: a false trade-off

Sidewalks and traffic: a false trade-off

When I was writing my book "Hanoi Promenade," I often wondered what makes the city so special, so attaching.
July 30, 2019 | 02:24 pm GMT+7
HCMC plans toll gates for cars to reduce congestion

HCMC plans toll gates for cars to reduce congestion

HCMC Department of Transport wants the city to spend VND250 billion ($10.7 million) to build 34 toll gates for cars entering the city downtown.
July 17, 2019 | 04:01 pm GMT+7
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