High-profile real estate projects on sale in Ho Chi Minh City amidst COVID-19
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has taken a toll on the real estate market in Ho Chi Minh City as many realty projects have been put up for sale, including those costing millions of dollars.
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.
HCM-Ville prépare des plans d’accueil pour les étrangers
Hô Chi Minh-Ville va soigneusement préparer des plans d’isolement et de surveillance médicale pour les personnes en provenance de six pays et territoires – que sont Japon, Corée du Sud, Chine, Taïwan (Chine), Laos et Cambodge.
Ho Chi Minh City covets UNESCO heritage recognition for Cu Chi Tunnels
Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have proposed that the Ministry of National Defense seek UNESCO recognition of the Cu Chi Tunnels — a network of underground tunnels in the city’s Cu Chi District that were used by Vietnamese troops…
La première rame de la ligne de métro Bên Thanh – Suôi Tiên arrivera à HCM-V en octobre
Selon les prévisions, la première rame de la ligne de métro No1 de Hô Chi Minh-Ville (Bên Thanh – Suôi Tiên) débarquera dans la mégapole du Sud en octobre, selon le Comité de gestion des chemins de fer urbains de…
HCMC reopens bars, dance clubs as coronavirus put under control
HCMC authorities allowed 180 bars and dance clubs to resume operations from 6 p.m. Monday after over a month of closure to curb the second Covid-19 wave.
Japanese experts cleared to rejoin HCMC’s first metro project
Six Japanese experts will arrive on September 18 and be quarantined for 14 days before resuming work on HCMC’s first metro line.
La seconde ligne de métro à Hô-Chi-Minh-Ville est sur les rails
Le gouvernement vietnamien a demandé à la Banque asiatique de développement (BAsD) un prêt de 1 Md USD pour la construction de la deuxième ligne de métro à Hô-Chi-Minh-Ville.
HCMC aims to become world financial hub
Chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong has proposed that HCMC be turned into a world financial hub, using its infrastructure, economic growth and investment environment.
Vietnam cancels ADB loan for HCMC metro
Vietnam has decided to cancel a $390-million loan from the Asian Development Bank meant to fund the second metro line in HCMC.
3,000 Da Nang returnees to HCMC skip Covid-19 tests
Nearly 3,000 returnees from hotspot Da Nang to HCMC could face criminal charges for failing to complete local health declaration procedures.
Vietnam approves $9 billion development within mangrove reserve
Vietnam’s $9.3 billion Can Gio Tourist City was recently approved for construction within the buffer zone of a UNESCO Mangrove Biosphere Reserve in Ho Chi Minh City.
Nation’s largest bus station to open in new location next week
HCMC’s new Mien Dong (Eastern Region) Bus Station will partially open on August 15, further from the city center.
Vietnam taxi giant Mai Linh eyes transformation into tech-based firm
Vietnamese taxicab firm Mai Linh announced a plan to grow into a tech-based company at its annual shareholders’ meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday.
Housekeepers of Saigon fight to survive in pandemic-ravaged market
The COVID-19 pandemic has completely changed Vietnam’s housekeeping market. Housekeepers, who used to have the upper hand in bargaining with clients, now have to scrape by to pick up jobs.
Protéger la mangrove de Cân Gio, le mur vert de Hô Chi Minh-Ville
La protection et le développement de la mangrove de Cân Gio face aux impacts de l’urbanisation et du changement climatique créeront un mur vert solide pour protéger l’environnement de Hô Chi Minh-Ville.
Il était une fois un lycée appelé Pétrus Ky
Le lycée Pétrus Ky de Saïgon, aujourd’hui Lycée d’élite Lê Hông Phong de Hô Chi Minh-Ville, évoque pour les anciens Cochinchinois des souvenirs du temps de la colonisation française comme le Lycée du Protectorat de Hanoï le fait pour les…
HCMC plans $17 billion boost to public transport
HCMC seeks to invest VND393 trillion ($16.93 billion) over the next decade in a master plan to improve access to public transport and limit the use of private vehicles.
Weekend street art shows to play on downtown Saigon’s walking street
Starting July, there will be street art performances on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City every Saturday as per a new tourism promotion initiative from the municipal Department of Culture and Sports.
Ho Chi Minh City to charge car drivers entering downtown areas in 2021-25
Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City are set to begin charging automobile drivers an amount of money for entering downtown areas next year.
Start-up city : Vietnam’s young invest ideas in Ho Chi Minh
A tech-savvy population, a fast-growing economy, and the perks of being first in an emerging market — Vietnamese entrepreneur Le Thanh saw the potential in booming Ho Chi Minh City for his start-up transforming coffee grounds into masks.
La prison n’est pas qu’un lieu de détention
Tout ce qui se déroule dans l’établissement pénitentiaire de Thu Duc témoigne de la belle tradition de la nation vietnamienne, du respect des normes internationales sur les droits de l’homme.
Ho Chi Minh City puts forward preservation plan for French-era railway HQ
A 20th-century building in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, believed to be the last remnant of Saigon’s early railway system, has found itself at the heart of an ongoing debate about how the city should preserve its past.
Saigon metro faces delay as experts unable to enter Vietnam
Saigon’s first metro line could face further construction delays since 100 foreign engineers working on it have been unable to enter Vietnam.
La ville des passionnés de « gratte »
Certains l’aiment électrique, d’autres la préfèrent acoustique. À Hô Chi Minh-Ville, on fabrique des guitares, on en joue dans les bars, on les collectionne. La mégapole est décidément la capitale nationale des guitaristes.
Réhabilitation et modernisation des pistes des aéroports de Nôi Bài et de Tân Son Nhât
Le ministère des Transports et des Communications a lancé lundi 29 juin le chantier d’un projet de réhabilitation et de modernisation des pistes et des taxiways des aéroports de Nôi Bài (Hanoï) et de Tân Son Nhât (Hô Chi Minh-Ville).