HCMC collects VND1 trillion for State budget per dayBy Le Anh A container vessel is seen at SPCT Port in HCMC’s Nha Be District - PHOTO: ANH QUAN HCMC – The HCMC government had collected over VND269 trillion (US11.5 billion) for the State budget in the year to September, or an average of VND1 trillion (US$43,000) per day, said the municipal Party Chief Nguyen Thien Nhan. Nhan said in his opening remarks at the 18th session of the Executive Board of the HCMC Party Committee today, October 15, that the city had maintained a high economic growth rate of 7.8% in the past nine months of the year. Despite strong economic growth, he proposed the city government find ways to mobilize all of its resources until the end of this year to achieve the full-year growth target of 8.3%. The city's Party secretary commented that the city is facing difficulties related to investment capital and land for build-transfer projects this year. The local government will issue a resolution … [Read more...] about HCMC collects VND1 trillion for State budget per day
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Third National Magic Festival held in HCMC
Third National Magic Festival held in HCMCThe Saigon Times Daily A magic trick performed by magician Xuan Khanh - PHOTO: VNA HCMC - The third National Magic Festival is taking place in HCMC, featuring 39 magicians and circus performers from two State-owned and 14 private circus troupes across the country, Nhan Dan newspaper reports. The two-day festival is jointly held by the Vietnam Association of Stage Artists (VASA) and the HCMC Department of Culture and Sports. VASA Chairman Le Tien Tho said the festival creates a playground for the participating artists to exchange experience, learn from each other and improve their performance quality in order to meet the increasing demand of audience. It is also a chance for art troupes to review the current situation and capacity of circus artists and seek solutions for human resource training and promote the development of circus art. According to the organizer, this year’s festival attracts a larger number of participating … [Read more...] about Third National Magic Festival held in HCMC
HCMC to install cameras to catch litterbugs
Closed-circuit television cameras will be installed on almost every street corner in HCMC. Urban order management teams and construction inspectors will patrol the streets and issue fines on those who drop litter in the streets base on camera pictures. Deputy Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Thi Thanh My said the city produces 8,900 tons of waste from daily activities per day. Apart from that public places produce around 2,300 tons of litter a day. From the beginning of the year till now, urban inspectors have handled over 450 violations collecting more than VND1.3 billion ($55,728 ); however, fines don’t deter people from throwing litter away on streets. Chairman of People’s Council Nguyen Thi Quyet Tam said in the last time, city authorities had issued guidance on environment issues; however, inspectors have relented in imposing fines while people’s awareness of keeping hygiene in public places and residential quarters … [Read more...] about HCMC to install cameras to catch litterbugs
E5 biofuel consumption on the rise in HCMC
E5 biofuel consumption on the rise in HCMCThe Saigon Times Daily A staff of a gas station refills a motorcycle in HCMC - PHOTO: THANH HOA HCMC – Data from the HCMC Department of Industry and Trade show that the city has seen fuel consumption total 130,100 cubic meters per month since the beginning of this year, with E5 biofuel amounting to 30,022 cubic meters per month, rising 3.6 times compared to that in the first days of the deployment period of using E5 biofuel across the city, and representing 23.08% of the total, Sai Gon Giai Phong news site reported. After multiple upward price adjustments, E5 biofuel is now priced at VND20,906 per liter, while fossil fuel RON 95 gasoline sells for VND22,347 per liter. Although the price difference between E5 and RON 95 is not too wide, these figures indicate that biofuel is gradually gaining popularity among customers. The Ministry of Industry and Trade earlier publicized statistics showing that domestic fuel consumption … [Read more...] about E5 biofuel consumption on the rise in HCMC
Chorus of disapproval greets HCMC’s new opera house plan
Last week, the municipal legislature, the city’s People’s Council, had appproved a plan to build an opera house in the new urban area of Thu Thiem in District 2. The project was crucial for the city’s development and would improve the social life of local residents, Nguyen Thi Quyet Tam, the council’s chairwoman, said at the meeting. Le Thanh Liem, the city’s vice chairman, said the city would raise the VND1.508 trillion ($64.61 million) needed for the project by auctioning a land lot in District 1 that had been chosen to build the symphony hall in the first place. Thu Thiem New Urban Area is under construction to become the new financial and cultural hub of Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by Quynh Tran The opera house in Thu Thiem would take four years to build, and when it was completed in 2022, it would seat 1,700 people in two halls. Liem highlighted the importance of the project, saying: “HCMC is a modern, civilized city, a hub for economic, … [Read more...] about Chorus of disapproval greets HCMC’s new opera house plan