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HCMC to collect downtown toll from cars

HCMC to collect downtown toll from cars

HCMC will collect downtown toll from cars and zone motorbikes for five years (2021-2025) to promote public transportation and reduce traffic congestion.
Work on bridge to HCMC coastal district to begin in 2022

Work on bridge to HCMC coastal district to begin in 2022

Construction of the Can Gio Bridge, connecting Ho Chi Minh City's outlying namesake district with the city's center, will start in 2022.
June 23, 2020 | 01:00 pm GMT+7
HCMC pushes ahead with 'Vietnam's Silicon Valley' plan

HCMC pushes ahead with 'Vietnam's Silicon Valley' plan

The prime minister’s support for the 'Vietnam's Silicon Valley' initiative has prompted HCMC to push ahead with a plan to merge three districts into one administrative unit.
May 21, 2020 | 08:30 pm GMT+7
HCMC submits plans for new $2.9 billion metro line

HCMC submits plans for new $2.9 billion metro line

HCMC authorities have submitted plans for a 20-kilometer-long metro line costing VND68 trillion ($2.9 billion) to the Ministry of Planning and Investment for consideration.
May 07, 2020 | 07:00 am GMT+7
HCMC’s 'city within city' lacks precedent, legal framework

HCMC’s 'city within city' lacks precedent, legal framework

A HCMC master plan to build an “innovative urban area” en route to becoming a smart city looks likely to remain on paper.
May 03, 2020 | 08:33 pm GMT+7
A glimpse inside Saigon subway terminal

A glimpse inside Saigon subway terminal

After six years of construction, one of three underground terminals of HCMC’s first metro line is nearly complete.
April 27, 2020 | 04:00 pm GMT+7
Saigon metro workers keep going despite sun, pandemic

Saigon metro workers keep going despite sun, pandemic

Hundreds of construction workers on Saigon’s much-delayed first metro line wear face masks and toil in sweltering conditions to catch up with the schedule.
April 23, 2020 | 09:30 am GMT+7
Hanoi’s iconic Sword Lake gets a makeover

Hanoi’s iconic Sword Lake gets a makeover

Hanoi’s Sword Lake is getting a facelift with the work beginning on Tuesday.
April 23, 2020 | 07:00 am GMT+7
Hanoi devotes $32 mln to contain craft village pollution in 2020

Hanoi devotes $32 mln to contain craft village pollution in 2020

Vietnam capital will allot VND1.35 trillion ($58.3 million) to building systems that reduce environmental pollution across craft villages in the next decade.
March 07, 2020 | 02:00 pm GMT+7
Artists breathe life into discarded Red River trash

Artists breathe life into discarded Red River trash

A group of Vietnamese, Spanish and Australian artists have injected vitality into a Red River community with recycled creations depicting different facets of Vietnamese culture.
February 18, 2020 | 03:18 pm GMT+7
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.
February 13, 2020 | 08:58 am GMT+7
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
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