HCM-Ville : la ligne de métro N°2 officiellement en construction
En ce début d’année 2024 du Dragon, l’Autorité de gestion des chemins de fer urbains de Hô Chi Minh-Ville (MAUR) vient de procéder à la première pelletée de terre du projet de la ligne de métro N°2 (ligne de métro…
Ouverture de la ligne de bus fluvial Bach Dang – Thu Thiêm
La sarl Thu Thiêm a organisé le 7 février à Hô Chi Minh-Ville une cérémonie d’inauguration de la gare de bateau-bus Thu Thiêm Saigon Waterbus et de la ligne fluviale de bateau-bus Bach Dang – Thu Thiêm – Bach Dang,…
Coup d’envoi de la rue florale Nguyên Huê 2024
Conçue sur le thème “Printemps chaleureux, Têt uni”, la rue florale Nguyên Huê de l’année du Dragon 2024 a été officiellement inaugurée le 7 février (28 décembre du 12e mois lunaire 2023) à Hô Chi Minh-Ville pour satisfaire les envies printanières…
659 flights delayed at HCMC airport as holiday approaches
659 flights were delayed in Ho Chi Minh City on the first three days of February as travel demand surged ahead of Tet, Vietnam’s biggest holiday season.
Vietnam’s largest bus station desolate for Tet
Mien Dong Bus Station’s modern facilities have failed to attract customers this holiday season as passengers opt for rides that pick them up randomly at roadside locations nearer home.
‘Vietnam has an amazing system that allows you to catch local buses between regional centers’
I went on a bus! Not a big thing for most people, but I went on a bus for the first time, alone, and in Ho Chi Minh City. The bus network has always been a bastion of fear for…
Manager wants HCMC book street more attractive to foreigners as earnings rise
Publishers on Nguyen Van Binh Book Street sold 760,000 books last year at VND60 billion (US$2,400), up 15% in revenue against 2022, but its manager said more activities were needed to lure foreign visitors.
HCMC detects new subvariant as Covid hospitalizations rise
Twelve out of 16 Covid patients hospitalized in HCMC last month were infected with the fast-growing JN.1 subvariant, a health official said, adding that admissions have been on the rise.
In Vietnam, vibrant Ho Chi Minh City is a magnet that pulls in millions
From the sky, the sprawling Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam appears to erupt from the green expanse of the riverine delta that surrounds it.
Hô Chi Minh-Ville détecte un sous-variant du SARS-CoV-2
Le système de surveillance des maladies infectieuses de Hô Chi Minh-Ville a identifié le sous-variant JN.1 du SARS-CoV-2 chez des patients hospitalisés en décembre 2023, a déclaré le 24 janvier le Service municipal de la santé.
Les envois de fonds de l’étranger vers Hô Chi Minh-Ville atteignent leur plus haut niveau en 10 ans
Les envois de fonds de l’étranger vers Hô Chi Minh-Ville en 2023 ont atteint plus de 9,46 milliards d’USD, soit une augmentation de 43,3% sur un an et un record de ces dix dernières années, a déclaré Nguyên Duc Lênh,…
Ho Chi Minh City airport’s new terminal expected to become ‘aviation city’
The under-construction T3 terminal of Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, which carries a price tag of nearly VND11 trillion (US$448.2 million), will be developed into an ‘aviation city,’ said head of the project management board…
Les espaces culturels Hô Chi Minh à Hô Chi Minh-Ville
Dans sa stratégie de développement culturel pour la période 2020-2035, Hô Chi Minh-Ville accorde une place importante à la création d’espaces culturels Hô Chi Minh, notamment dans les institutions et les lieux publics, les écoles, les habitations collectives et les…
Particulate matter exceeds acceptable limits in Ho Chi Minh City
Air pollution in Ho Chi Minh City has spiked to unhealthy levels over the past few days, with fine particulate matter reaching alarming levels and posing a threat to public health.
Long Thanh airport relocation budget gets $39M more
The relocation project for residents at Long Thanh International Airport has been granted an additional VND966 billion ($39.61 million), which had been inaccessible up until now due to red tape.
HCMC firm wants to build $10B high-speed rail to Can Tho
CT Group has proposed to invest US$9.98 billion in a high-speed railway between Ho Chi Minh City and Mekong Delta’s capital Can Tho City.
HCMC prepares sidewalks for fee collection in 2024
Several HCMC districts have listed roads with wide sidewalks and drawn lines on them to prepare for fee collection in 2024.
Japan signs another $288M loan for HCMC metro line
Vietnam and Japan signed the fourth loan agreement for Ho Chi Minh City’s metro line No.1 project, worth more than JPY41 billion (US$288.48 million), on Saturday.
Ho Chi Minh City urban street fest offers vibrant fusion of culture, art delights
The Saigon Urban Street Fest has unfolded with a captivating array of contemporary circus, comedy, and free street dancing in front of the Saigon Central Post Office in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.
Without policy changes, 200 km of metro will take 100 years
HCMC could take 100 years to complete the 200 km of metro routes it plans if policies are not changed, its chairman Phan Van Mai said.
Dutch semiconductor chip firm Besi to invest in Ho Chi Minh City
BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. (Besi), a Dutch maker of chip equipment, will develop a factory project for semiconductor equipment components with a first-phase cost of US$4.7 million in the Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) in Ho Chi Minh City, an economic…
Foreign tourists to HCMC reaches 82% of year’s target
Foreign arrivals to Ho Chi Minh City reached 4.12 million during January – October period, or 82% of the set target of five million.
HCMC’s ‘sleep boxes’ are uncharted territory for Vietnam
« Sleep boxes » measuring two square meters are a trending housing option in HCMC for people with low incomes, but they lack safety from fire and other hazards.
Saigon residents lose homes after buying cheap land via hand-written papers
Many families in HCMC’s Binh Tan District had to hand over their homes after authorities followed up on warnings made years ago that the land they bought was encroaching public land.
Rétrospective sur le cinéma vietnamien à Ho Chi Minh-Ville
Du 5 au 29 octobre, les associations Trigger Film Academy et Storri organisent ensemble une rétrospective cinématographique au sujet des films vietnamiens qui ont marqué le XXe siècle. En partenariat avec la salle de spectacle Dcine Cinema, 9 œuvres classiques,…
Bientôt le premier festival international du film de Ho Chi Minh-ville !
Ce sera du 6 au 13 avril 2024. C’est en tout cas ce que vient d’annoncer le service culturel de la mégalopole du Sud, qui entend ainsi créer un évènement phare, appelé à faire rayonner le cinéma vietnamien à travers…