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HCM City is struggling to relocate nearly 20,000 slum homes situated on and along local canals. Tẻ Canal in District 8, HCM City. —VNA/VNS Thanh Vũ The city administration began the project in 2016 with the aim to improve the look of the area and bring better quality of life for local people, but a lack of funds means the process has been extremely slow. Data from the city’s Department of Construction showed that as of July 2022, the city had only relocated a total of 2,479 out of nearly 20,000 of the homes, equal to 12.4 per cent. Only in District 8, there are more than 12,300 poor properties along the canals. Trần Thanh Tùng, chairman of the district's People’s Committee told Thời Nay online newspaper that it needs at least VNĐ9 trillion (US$385.7 million) to relocate people living along the south bank of Đôi Canal and build an embankment. The committee has coordinated with relevant agencies to call upon for investment from the private … [Read more...] about HCM City faces difficulties in relocating nearly 20,000 low quality homes

2019 International Travel Expo – Ho Chi Minh City (Photo courtesy of the organising board) HCM City (VNA) – The 16th International Travel Expo – Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC 2022) will feature a variety of events at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC) in District 7 from September 8 – 10, after a two-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ITE HCMC, the largest and most established travel event in the Mekong Delta region, will be held under the theme of “Growing Forward Together” as part of the efforts to revive inbound tourism. The hybrid event will feature more than 200 exhibitors, including airlines, hotels and resorts, tour operators, foreign travel promotion agencies, and enterprises from 45 Vietnamese cities and provinces. It also expects to attract 150 international buyers who are leaders of travel companies and MICE organisers from major markets, such as Southeast Asia, Europe, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the US, Australia, and New Zealand. … [Read more...] about International Travel Expo – HCM City returns with various events

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Thanh Hoa (VNA) – The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of the north-central province of Thanh Hoa has taken a series of measures to strictly handle organisations and individuals that broker and bring fishing vessels to illegally exploit seafood in foreign waters as part of its efforts to combat combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The move also aims to ensure the safety of local fishermen and fishing vessels. According to a report by the provincial Fisheries Sub-Department, in the first eight months of 2022, the province recorded eight accidents at sea caused by high waves and strong winds, electric shock and fires, damaging six ships with a total loss of about 3.3 billion VND (over 141,000 USD). Le Ba Luc, from the sub-department, said to ensure the safety of people and fishing vessel s engaged in fishing activities, the sector has paid attention to strengthening management of fishing vessels, … [Read more...] about Thanh Hoa province works hard to fight IUU fishing

Illustrative photo By August 19, the Social Security of Ho Chi Minh City has spent nearly VND266 billion (US$11.4 million) for 95,300 employees with each financial support package ranging from VND1,8 million (US$77) to VND3,3 million (US$141) from additional support package of unemployment insurance fund following Decision No.24 of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly. According to HCMC Social Security, the country has 414,000 people being eligible for receiving additional support packages from the unemployment insurance fund following Decision No.24, the city accounted for more than 23 percent. Of these, the number of documents and dossiers submitted to the social security agencies for receiving financial support in 2021 was over 71,600 employees who are working at more than 1,800 enterprises, and the rest were workers who left their jobs in 2020 but they have reserved unemployment insurance premium payment period. By Van Phuc- Translated by Huyen Huong … [Read more...] about HCMC leads on spending unemployment financial support due to Covid-19

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in HCMC  holds a meeting on the preparation of the new school year 2022-2023 Speaking at the meeting this morning held by the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in HCMC on the preparation of the new school year 2022-2023, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Trung, Standing Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, announced the results of parents ideas in an online survey. Mr. Trung said that currently, some districts in the southern largest city have more classrooms than their needs whereas other districts are short of classrooms. According to him, the results of a random online survey of 28,347 parents showed that the majority of parents appreciated the present tuition fee policy, the implementation of the admission procedure at the beginning of the year, the educational environment, and the curriculum. However, 6.6 percent of parents complained that donations and purchases of school supplies at the beginning of the … [Read more...] about Parents propose for upgrade of school facilities before new school year

A corner of Hanoi (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The capital city of Hanoi ranked third among cities and provinces nationwide in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first seven months of this year with 979.7 million USD, affirming its attractiveness to foreign investors. According to local authorities, this is the result of the city’s efforts to ensure an open and smooth investment and business environment and administrative procedures. Vice Director of the municipal Department of Planning and Investment Nguyen Ngoc Tu said that since the beginning of this year, the city has applied various measures to speed up socio-economic recovery and development. As a result, it has seen increases in many economic indicators in the January-July period, including budget collection of 213.16 trillion VND (9.11 billion USD), fulfilling 68.4% of its yearly target, and equivalent to 116% of the figure recorded in the same period last year. At the same time, the city’s export revenue … [Read more...] about Hanoi maintains attractiveness towards foreign investors

All rated Vietnamese scientists are working at universities, including Vietnam National University and Ton Duc Thang University. A group of 11 Vietnamese scientists was rated by Research.com, the number one research portal for scientists, in six fields namely Engineering and Technology, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Materials Science, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Medicine. The ranking is based on D-index (Discipline H-index) which includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index accounting for publications across all disciplines. The ranking covers 24 fields of research contributed by more than 166,000 selected scientists worldwide. Nine Vietnamese scientists named for their influential research: From left above: Nguyen Van Tuan, Nguyen Thoi Trung, Tu Binh Minh, Nguyen Dinh Duc, Nguyen Van Hieu, Le Hoang Son, Pham Hung Viet, Nguyen Xuan Hung, and Thai Hoang Chien. Rated … [Read more...] about 11 Vietnamese scientists named for world research

Xam singing is expected to be recognized as a national intangible heritage and inscribed on UNESCO’S Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. For the first time, an advanced training course in the art of Xam (a music genre performed by blind artists) has been held in Hanoi from August 18 to 21. Three little Xam singers of Ha Thi Cau Club from Ninh Binh Province perform at the class. Photos: Tra My The course brings together leading artists and music researchers associated with folk music and Xam singing such as People's Artist Xuan Hoach, People's Artist Thanh Ngoan, and People's Artist Thuy Ngan, artist Mai Tuyet Hoa, and researcher-musician Nguyen Quang Long, among others. Trainees are 40 artists of different ages from 20 Xam clubs and troupes from provinces and cities across the country. This special program is organized by the Thien Tam Foundation in collaboration with the Centre for Conservation and Promotion of Traditional … [Read more...] about Training course opens to preserve traditional Xam singing

Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by Vietnam News Agency. -Vietnam and Kazakhstan should enhance cooperation in areas of good potential such as agriculture, tourism and transportation, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a reception for Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi in Hanoi on August 18. He spoke highly of the visit to Vietnam by the Kazakh official on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties, and noted his belief that the visit will contribute to consolidating and promoting the traditional friendship and cooperation between the two countries. Read full story -Meanwhile, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed Vietnam always treasures its traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Kazakhstan during his meeting with the Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister the same day. PM Chinh suggested the two sides further promote the exchange of delegations … [Read more...] about ☀️ Morning digest on August 19

Sport shoes are made for export a factory in Ha Noi. The city will help local businesses join sector linkages, create value chains and supply chains with the participation of UK businesses to take advantage of the UKVFTA. — VNA/VNS Photo Vu Sinh The capital city will seek to improve competitiveness for local businesses so that they may take advantage of opportunities brought by the UK-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA), according to a recently announced plan of the municipal People's Committee. Under the plan, priority will be given to facilitating the development of small and medium-sized enterprises through capital, training, access to markets and information and technology. The city will also help local businesses link with each other, create value chains and supply chains with the participation of UK businesses to take advantage of the UKVFTA while encouraging the UK-invested businesses to team up with local firms to build and develop these supply chains. Furthermore, … [Read more...] about Ha Noi seeks to facilitate UKVFTA implementation