A worker cleans up old wires after they were removed on Truong Dinh Street, Ho Chi Minh City, May 12, 2009. Photo: Nguyen Cong Thanh / Tuoi Tre The cooperation has proven its role in changing the cityscape, preventing fire and contributing to the development of sustainable neighborhoods, according to Le Quoc Cuong, deputy director of the Department of Information and Communications. … [Read more...] about A decade of burying tangled wires in Ho Chi Minh City
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People’s Committee asks to reorder construction management in Thu Duc city
Chairmen and chairwomen of people’s committees in districts 2, 9, and Thu Duc continued directing the management of construction order. More inspectors must pay visit to residential quarters to tighten control over construction order and regulations. … [Read more...] about People’s Committee asks to reorder construction management in Thu Duc city
British Council opens second computer-delivered IELTS center in HCM City
Computer-delivered IELTS allows test takers to have more options on test day (up to seven days per week and three sessions per day), greater flexibility with quicker result in only five to seven days, as well as suitable for people who prefer typing over writing. Due to the success of computer-delivered IELTS, this format will be rolled out nationwide in the future. … [Read more...] about British Council opens second computer-delivered IELTS center in HCM City
HCM City accelerating work on bus rapid transit route
HCM City (VNA) - A number of bidding packages under the Green Transport Development Project, to develop a new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor in HCM City, are scheduled to be kick started in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to the HCM City Management Board for Traffic Works Construction and Investment. Invested by the management board, the BRT project has total investment of over 121.2 million USD, lent from the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA), and nearly 423 billion VND (over 18.38 million USD) in reciprocal capital. A high-quality bus route, called BRT No 1, will be built along the Vo Van Kiet - Mai Chi Tho Highway, with technical characteristics and quality of service similar to light BRT systems around the world, fully satisfying all of the requirements of smart traffic. It is one of six BRT routes planned by the city’s government. With a total length of 26 km, 28 stops, and two transfer stations, and passing through the districts of … [Read more...] about HCM City accelerating work on bus rapid transit route
HCM City to build new hospitals in next 5 years
The city’s medical sector will build new infrastructure for three general hospitals in Hóc Môn, Củ Chi and Thủ Đức districts, and will build or renovate infrastructure for three international-standard general and specialist hospitals: Nhân dân Gia Định, An Bình and Bình Dân. … [Read more...] about HCM City to build new hospitals in next 5 years
