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HCMC envisages metro as axis of underground developments

HCMC envisages metro as axis of underground developments

HCMC is envisioning its metro routes as the axis for several underground developments in its downtown and other top urban areas.
HCMC to hollow out downtown street

HCMC to hollow out downtown street

Roads and a parking lot will be built beneath Ton Duc Thang Street along the Saigon River as planned by Ho Chi Minh City developers.
April 14, 2022 | 06:00 am PT
HCMC to dig deep for more downtown space

HCMC to dig deep for more downtown space

The HCMC Department of Planning and Architecture is making plans to have at least two more underground areas in District 1 with malls, parking lots and other services.
October 22, 2021 | 04:49 pm PT
HCMC seeks $100 million loan for infrastructure, policy reforms

HCMC seeks $100 million loan for infrastructure, policy reforms

The HCMC administration is seeking a $100 million loan from the World Bank (WB) to invest in infrastructure development and policy reform.
April 29, 2021 | 05:00 pm PT
National Assembly approves massive Hue expansion

National Assembly approves massive Hue expansion

The central town of Hue, Vietnam's former imperial capital, will have its area expanded 3.8 times with the addition of 13 wards and communes.
April 28, 2021 | 03:45 am PT
HCMC to spend $526 million improving waterways, regional connectivity

HCMC to spend $526 million improving waterways, regional connectivity

Ho Chi Minh City will spend over VND12.1 trillion ($526.4 million) of its own and from the central budget on two major traffic infrastructure projects until 2025.
April 22, 2021 | 01:25 am PT
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 12, 2021 | 11:54 pm PT
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 12, 2021 | 07:56 pm PT
Saigon skyscraper investor submits museum repair plan

Saigon skyscraper investor submits museum repair plan

The investor of a downtown skyscraper that has allegedly damaged the century-old HCMC Fine Arts Museum submitted repair plans to city authorities Friday.
September 25, 2020 | 04:28 pm PT
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.
July 11, 2020 | 07:00 pm PT
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 22, 2020 | 10:00 pm PT
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 | 05:30 am PT
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 6, 2020 | 04:00 pm PT
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 3, 2020 | 05:33 am PT
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