Addressing the ceremony, Vice Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Vo Thi Dung expressed her gratitude to the mothers who devoted their beloved to the struggle for national independence.She also asked local authorities to take care of living conditions of those who have made contribution to the country and their families.To date, 5,296 women in HCM City were awarded with the Heroic Mother title, with just more than 200 being still alive.Vietnamplus … [Read more...] about HCM City honours 18 “Heroic Mothers”
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World’s best typography on show in HCM City
More than 200 award-winning typography and graphic designs are being showcased at the 63rd International Typography Exhibition held in HCM City.One award-winning graphic design is displayed at HCM City Exhibition House in District 1 from December 9-12.The opening ceremony of the exhibition was held on Friday by the New York Type Directors Club (TDC), in collaboration with Ton Duc Thang University, FPT Arena, and the Goethe Institute – the Germany’s cultural institute.The annual International Typography Exhibition aims to bring together those who love fonts and text applications in various media such as brand communication, advertising, education, marketing, publication and film titles.The best typography works have won awards at the year’s annual TDC competition for both communication and typeface design, which attracted around 1,700 entries from 50 countries.The designs were in a large range of categories, including books, posters, corporate branding, logos, web … [Read more...] about World’s best typography on show in HCM City
Tourism Ideas Contest opens in HCM City
HCM CITY — Sixteen student teams from eight universities in HCM City participated in the Tourism Ideas Contest held the in HCM City’s Bình Thạnh District. The Tourism Ideas Contest was hosted by the HCM City University of Technology (HUTECH) in collaboration with the city’s departments of Tourism and Science and Teachnoloy on Saturday. Organisers are looking for creative ideas, new tourism products and solutions to support the development of the city’s tourism sector. The contest attracted students not only studying tourism, but also from many other majors, such as IT, social sciences and humanities and banking-finance. The participants bring to the contest several products, such as pictures made of fish scales, bus routes for foreigners, Sài Gòn Free Walking Tours-a non-profit organization, the app “WOW”–“Wow, HCM City is wonderful!”, smart hotels, travel by electric cars, and others. According to … [Read more...] about Tourism Ideas Contest opens in HCM City
HCM City highly appreciates WB’s support
Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong hosts a reception for WB Vice President for Sustainable Development Laura Tuck on December 9. (Photo: VNA)HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City highly appreciatesthe World Bank (WB)’s support and always considers it as an important partner ofthe city, said a local official.In a reception for WB Vice President for SustainableDevelopment Laura Tuck on December 9, Chairman of the municipal People’sCommittee Nguyen Thanh Phong spoke highly of the WB’s assistance in local keyprojects in environmental treatment, urban landscape development andliving condition improvement over the past years.HCM City wants the WB to continue its support to ongoingprojects in environment sanitation, green transport development, food safetyand improving the competitiveness of the animal husbandry sector, Phong said. The city expects to continue negotiations with the WB in otherprojects related to smart city building, food … [Read more...] about HCM City highly appreciates WB’s support
Two killed in HCM City from falling trees
Two people have been killed in HCM City in recent days by falling trees. The first incident occurred on August 26 when a big tree branch in Tao Dan Park in District 1 suddenly fell onto a 60-year old woman who named Truong Thi Ngoc Mai was walking there. Despite being taken to a nearby hospital immediately, she died of serious injuries. The incident shocked dozens of people who were playing Pokemon Go in the park. The scene in Tao Dan Park where the woman died from the falling tree branch The second victim was a man who died of brain injuries on August 28 after a big tree in District 5 was uprooted and fell on his vehicle. While he was driving in An Duong Vuong Street, the tree, a gurjum tree, suddenly fell across the road, hitting three houses and dozens of vehicles, causing a large amount of damage. Most drivers managed to escape, but the man was … [Read more...] about Two killed in HCM City from falling trees