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Friday was the last day the COVID-19 field hospital No. 4 in Ho Chi Minh City was in operation as the city authorities began the gradual restructuring of COVID-19 makeshift hospitals, Nguoi Lao Dong (Labor) newspaper reported, citing the municipal Department of Health. The health department said that the makeshift hospital, which is located in the Vinh Loc B resettlement area in Binh Chanh District, has completed its mission, with no coronavirus patients under its treatment currently. The hospital discharged its last inpatients on Thursday, according to leaders of the Ho Chi Minh City Children’s Hospital, who managed the venue. Authorities expect to officially dissolve the infirmary sooner than their original schedule, the end of November, as the COVID-19 pandemic has been put under control in the city. Medical teams that had come to the hospital to assist the fight against COVID-19 also returned to their units. Currently, the authorities are keeping 20 beds with oxygen …

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One million low-cost houses will be built for workers, especially internal migrants, in Ho Chi Minh City by 2025 as part of the city’s post-pandemic reconstruction to improve housing conditions for low-income earners, local construction authorities said. The plan will be included in the city’s housing development program by 2025 that will be submitted to the municipal government for approval, the municipal Department of Construction announced recently. It followed the recent waves of numerous internal migrant workers leaving their rented accommodations in the city for their hometowns after being financially exhausted due to the severe impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Vietnam has battled a new outbreak since late April, with strict travel curbs and business closures leading to job losses and workers leaving urban areas for their homeland in the countryside. At a meeting with local voters on October 11, chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai mentioned …

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Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai (L) and Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen (2nd, R) at the ceremony (Photo: SGGP) He was speaking at a ceremony hosted by the Ho Chi Minh City Business Association (HUBA) yesterday to celebrate the seventeenth anniversary of Vietnam Entrepreneurs Day with the theme: "Ho Chi Minh City Entrepreneurs: Solidarity - Responsibility - Dynamism - Creativity".  The event was attended by Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen. The city will accelerate administrative reforms in the next time for better service. Simultaneously, the city expects businesses to strengthen the adoption of digital transformation, restore production for building a better city, added Mr. Phan Van Mai. At the ceremony, 93 outstanding entrepreneurs and businesses received certificates of merit from the municipal People's Committee. These businesses and business owners are those who have maintained …

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The Department of Tourism of HCMC announces a new version of HCMC's tourism promotion page at www.visithcmc.vn. (Photo: SGGP) Ms. Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa, Director of the Department of Tourism, said it would gradually deploy the program in three phases. Phase 1 (from the beginning of October to the end of October 31): the city will reopen intra-regional tourism and pilot inter-provincial tourism. Accordingly, tourists living and working in HCMC can travel by themselves or in groups to attractions in the area. Accommodation facilities and attractions can operate at a maximum capacity of 50 percent. Phase 2 (from November 1 to December 31): the city will promote intra-regional tourism and open inter-provincial tourism. Lodging services can operate at a maximum capacity of 70 percent, and the reopening of some other services, such as on-site dining and spa, will be considered. Phase 3 (in 2022): all tourism activities and products in HCMC will be restored, regardless of type, scale, …

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In addition, the local authorities will continue to maintain caring for lonely elderly, orphaned children due to Covid-19, and convey gratefulness to medical staff, soldiers, volunteers and frontline forces in the Covid-19 fight who have made their contributions and efforts to help the city residents overcome the pandemic. The contents were stated by the city Party Chief at a conference of the 11th-term Ho Chi Minh City Party Executive Committee for the 2020-2025 tenure yesterday. (Illustrative photo:SGGP) In the related news, sharing with Sai Gon Giai Phong (SGGP) Newspaper’s reporter, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai said that it is necessary to have a day to commemorate those people who have passed away from Covid-19 pandemic and to convey the sincerest condolences to the bereaved families and communities. Under the direction of the Municipal People’s Committee, the Department of Culture and Sports will collaborate with the Ho Chi Minh …

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The street leading to the 38-ha resettlement area in Tan Thoi Nhat Ward of District 12 is uncompleted. (Photo: SGGP) He explained that many land projects are suspended because they do not consider socio-economic development aspects, which should be done before urban space planning for a more sustainable growth. The reason is to more precisely evaluate the potential development corresponding to the existing natural resources of a certain area, as well as current global trends, in order to devise the most suitable policy. As to land compensation and recovery, Vice Chairman Hoa said that the only way to speed up this task is to adjust outdated content in legal documents and mechanisms, especially compensation price. He also suggested to seek a strong investor who has the power to logically handle current congestions, while the Government needs to impose a deadline for project completion. At present, the surface area of HCMC is around 2,061km 2 , yet only 750km 2 is actively …

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Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen speaks  at the third session of the first term Thu Duc City Party Executive Committee of the 2020-2025 tenure. (Photo: SGGP) As of present, Thu Duc has brought the pandemic under control. The city needs to assess every individuals and organizations that play roles in the fight against Covid-19 to identity their responsibility and negligence in the prevention and control of pandemic, the City Party Chief asked. The city received much support and sharing from people. Therefore, the city has to pay tribute to supporters from now until the lunar New Year 2022, especially caring for old people living alone and orphaned children by Covid-19. Regarding to the increasing demand for social housing , the local authorities must define urban planning and identify residential areas, and ask landlords to ensure fire and pandemic safety measures when building renting houses, Mr. Nen stressed. He also reviewed main missions in the …

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Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen speaks at the meeting (Photo: SGGP) Speaking at the event, the city Party Chief informed that the Municipal Steering Committee for Covid-19 Pandemic Prevention and Control had checked and given assessments on the pandemic situation in the whole city under control at the current time. On the other hand, Mr. Nen noticed that the city needed to continue to strive more to implement Resolution No. 128/NQ-CP dated October 11, 2021 of the Government, promulgating the Interim Regulation on “safe and flexible adaptation and effective control of Covid-19. Secretary Nen mentioned the recent inspection of the HCMC National Assembly’s delegation on Covid-19 prevention and control across the city, notably the high appreciation and recognition from State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on efforts and achievements of the city Party Committee, local authorities and residents. Through the inspection, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc …

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Conservationists and residents concerned with heritages of Saigon, the former name of Ho Chi Minh City, are eagerly awaiting a new home for the iconic mosaic flooring rescued from the Tax Trade Center, a French colonial-era shopping complex demolished five years ago to make way for a skyscraper project. In 2014, shortly after the high-rise project planned to replace the Tax Trade Center was announced, an assembly of Ho Chi Minh City architects, cultural experts, and local residents gathered 2,500 signatures in support of preserving the 130-year-old building, Lao Dong (Labor) newspaper reported. The group’s lobbying efforts were met with moderate success, as Satra, the developer of the project, announced in 2015 that several sections of the old building would be preserved, including the signage; the canopy along the adjacent sidewalk; the wraparound staircases, banisters, and copper newel caps in the building’s main entrance; and intricate mosaic flooring in the lobby. …

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On October 11, SonKim Land hosted a signing ceremony attended by representatives of Viettel as well as tech giant Qualcomm to solidify the collaboration between Viettel and the property development company. Under the agreement, Viettel will provide 4G/5G and Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity solutions to develop Qualcomm's Smart Township platform, creating a synchronous and intelligent connection infrastructure for all projects that Son Kim Land develops. The 9 Stellars is envisioned to be the pioneering model of this partnership, shaping the future of smart townships. SonKim Land signs strategic cooperation agreement with Viettel to build telecommunications infrastructure for all of its projects “We have enough experience and capacity to affirm that we will increase the value of SonKim Land's projects,” said Tran Nhat Tai, director of Viettel Networks in the southern region. “Viettel's digital infrastructure with outstanding advantages and pioneering …

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