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1,000 attend German job fair in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – An October 24th career fair in Ho Chi Minh City has been a tremendous success, according to President Jens Ruebbert of the German Business Association (GBA).

Pop-orchestral show comes to HCM City

 Viet Vision Advertising Co. Ltd and the Masteri deluxe property brand of Thao Dien Investment Joint Stock Company will hold their first music show The Master of Symphony in HCM City on November 20-22.

High-quality human resource training to continue in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – After more than four years of implementation, a programme to develop high-quality human resources has shown positive results and will be continued,

Tan San Nhat seeks measures to not be among the worst airports in Asia

 VietNamNet Bridge – Officials from the HCM City's Tan Son Nhat International Airport, rated among the world's worst by a travel website, discussed measures to improve services with international airlines and service providers

Home reservoirs may curb flooding in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City authorities are working on a plan to encourage homeowners to build their own small reservoirs to collect rainwater in an aim to prevent flooding.

Teacher calls first grader a donkey

VietNamNet Bridge - A teacher at an international school in HCM City has angered the public after calling the first grader a donkey. The child insisted on withdrawing from school after the insult.

Cai luong prize winners aim to revive the art

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three artists from HCM City and Can Tho Province have won top prizes at the 2015 Chuong Vang (Golden Bell) Awards, an annual cai luong (reformed opera) competition launched by HCM City Television.

HCM City to expand ARV therapy in AIDS fight

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City plans to expand anti-retroviral (ARV) therapy to general district hospitals in an aim to achieve the target of providing treatment to 90 per cent of the city's patients diagnosed with HIV by 2020.

HCM City's power, telecom cables go underground

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City is stashing away all electricity and telecommunication cables under the ground as it tries to make over an image that kilometers of chaotic cables have marred somewhat.

French food and wine festival to be held in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – The annual French food and wine festival "Balade en France" returns to HCM City this year with a more attractive and efficient format.

HCMC wants tough pollution laws, penalties on companies

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City authorities have proposed amending the country's environmental law to include stricter enforcement of polluting factories and companies.

Japan pitches in to help cope with climate change

 VietNamNet Bridge – Climate change is increasingly impacting daily life in HCM City, and Japan is helping local authorities make plans for coping with it.

HCM City to hold international women's football event

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will organise the first HCM City Open International Women's Football Tournament, starting on November 4 at Thong Nhat Stadium.

Female directors break down barriers

Many people think the role of directing theatre plays is only suited to men. But the few women in HCM City involved in directing have overcome challenges and proven their ability, not only to theatre-goers, but also to their male counterparts.

HCM City backs Trung Nam’s $440mil. anti-flood project

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC government has asked the People’s Council of the city to allow Trung Nam Joint Stock Co. to carry out an anti-flood dyke project worth VND9.85 trillion between 2015 and 2018.

HCM City gateway upgrade to cost $84m

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will need an investment of nearly VND1.9 trillion (over US$84.4 million) to renovate a section of National Highway No 1A at its western gateway in Binh Chanh District.

Scientist suggest ‘living together’ with floods by creating spaces for water

Dr. Ho Long Phi, director of the HCM City National University’s Center for Water Management and Climate Change, believes that it would be better to deal with flooding by ‘living together with water’ by expanding spaces for floodwaters.

Parents question frequent changes of English textbooks

Students in HCM City this year began using English textbooks based on Oxford Publishing Houses’ Family and Friends series, compiled by the HCM City Education and Training Department and published by the Education Publishing House.

HCM City to build multiple sluices to ease flooding

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC government plans to spend VND9.85 trillion constructing a number of flood tide control sluices and seven kilometers of dyke in different parts of the city to mitigate flooding in inner-city areas.

Animal welfare still faces challenges in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – A seminar on animal welfare in HCM City pressed the call for better treatment of animals in Vietnam, but the attitude of the public, and local authorities, towards the treatment of animals was a major obstacle,