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HCM City keen to flaunt history, culture

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City, the country’s dynamic economic hub, is rarely considered a cultural centre but is actually filled with wonderful architecture and a wealth of culture.

HCM City to hold fourth auction for bus advertising spaces

The HCM City Department of Transport’s Management Centre of Public Transport will organise an auction for 11 bus advertising packages for the fourth time on March 8 at Tan Binh District’s Auction Centre.

Billiard World Cup to be held in HCM City in May

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will host the Carom Billiard 3-Cushion World Cup on May 16-28.

HCM City targets 75% of buses with clean fuel by 2020

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Transport aims to have 75 per cent of the new buses running on clean fuel by the end of 2020.

HCM City to move residents living in unsafe apartments

The HCM City People Committee has found temporary housing arrangements for 380 households who are living in unsafe conditions in the Truc Giang and Vinh Hoi apartment buildings in District 4.

HCM City launches design contest for downtown park

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People’s Committee has approved a plan to organise a design contest for detailed construction planning at a scale of 1:500 for the 23 September Park located in central District 1.

HCM City flood-prevention project to resume after Tet holiday

 VietNamNet Bridge – The planned multi-trillion dong flood-prevention project in HCM City is expected to resume soon after being delayed since late April last year, said the investor.  

Where mini firefighting vehicles help save lives

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Quarter Safeguard team for firefighting in Nguyen Thai Binh Ward in HCM City’s District 1 is often called for help by locals.

HCM City eyes 8.5 million int’l visitors in 2019

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City tourism authorities will focus on marketing and promotion campaigns to attract more foreign tourists this year, according to the city’s Department of Tourism.

HCM City laden with flowers for Tet

 VietNamNet Bridge – Visitors from all over the world are joining residents on HCM City’s streets as artificial and natural yellow flowers bloom in profusion.

HCM City cracks down on use of harmful food additives

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in HCM City have tightened control of harmful food additives for the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Motorbike ban in inner-city areas in Hanoi, HCM City proposed

VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi and HCM City are considering prohibiting motorbikes from entering inner city areas.

HCM City upgrades water supply system

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has upgraded its water supply network with the adoption of advanced technologies in operation and exploitation and supply of clean water.

More measles cases reported in HCM City as parents delay vaccines for children

Parents have delayed taking their nine-month-old children to healthcare facilities for measles vaccinations because of insufficient counselling from hospitals and doctors at vaccination centres.

Quality football pitches coming to HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two international-standard football pitches will be put into use in March in HCM City, according to the city’s football federation.

Bustling HCM City a top spot for tourists

The country’s largest city brims with things to do and explore, from motorbike tours of former Chinatown to incense-filled pagodas, underground war tunnels and a UNESCO-listed biosphere.

Annual career guidance event attracts 30,000 participants

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 30,000 students, parents and teachers from HCM City and nearby provinces attended an enrolment and career guidance event held on Sunday at HCM City University of Technology.

Resolution Run comes to HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – Resolution Run will begin in the Phu My Hung urban area in District 7 of HCM City on January 27.

HCM City’s iconic flower market gets brand new look

 VietNamNet Bridge – The iconic Ho Thi Ky Flower Market in HCM City’s District 10 has got a makeover, with authorities wanting to turn it into a flower and food street to attract tourists.

HCM City, Hanoi among most dynamic growing cities

HCM City and Hanoi remained among the global Top 10 most dynamic growing cities in JLL’s Short-Term City Momentum Index 2019, which tracks socio-economic and commercial real estate growth in 131 cities over a three-year period.