Heavy rain and strong winds brought about by this year’s 14th recorded storm on Saturday evening have left some 149 houses without roofs and uprooted hundreds of trees in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 9 and Thu Duc District.Multiple utility posts were also knocked down, causing problems to power supply in several neighborhoods.Residents are still struggling to resume their daily lives as household appliances and other valuables have been damaged by the rain.Le Thanh Liem, vice-chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, and leaders of both districts have directed support toward affected citizens.In Binh Duong Province, two houses have collapsed while nearly 100 others have had their roofs blown off.Di An Town and Dong Hoa Ward have suffered the heaviest damage.Nguyen Thanh Phong, chairman of the Di An People’s Committee, told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper that the affected residents had been moved to safer areas.Typhoon Kirogi, the 14th to his Vietnam this year, … [Read more...] about Typhoon Kirogi causes substantial damage in Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong
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Vietnam-RoK Film Festival held in Ho Chi Minh City
All eight of the Korean films being introduced at the festival have recently been screened in the RoK, including ‘Minh thich nhau di’ (Like for Likes), ‘Tham tu Hong Gil Dong’ (Phantom Detective), and ‘Okja’.Meanwhile, Vietnamese films being screened at the festival are ‘Co can nha nam nghe nang mua’ (Like an old house), ‘Hotboy noi loan 2’ (Lost in Paradise 2), ‘Sieu trom’ (Bitcoin Heist), and ‘Co Ba Sai Gon’ (The Tailor).During the festival, a workshop on film production via smartphones will be held.The festival is part of the ongoing 2017 Ho Chi Minh City – Gyeongju World Cultural Festival, held from November 11 to December 3 to celebrate the 25th founding anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the two countries (December 22). … [Read more...] about Vietnam-RoK Film Festival held in Ho Chi Minh City
Show features traditional Vietnamese, Korean costumes in Ho Chi Minh City
The event was part of activities of the ongoing Ho Chi Minh City – Gyeongju World Cultural Festival 2017 in the city.Locals and tourists had a chance to contemplate the traditional, yet modern Vietnamese Ao Dai (long dress) by Vietnamese designers, namely Sy Hoang, Thuan Viet, Dinh Van Tho; and Korean Hanbok dress by Lee Young-hee. The Gyeonju World Cultural Festival, opened on November 11 is jointly hosted by Ho Chi Minh City and Korean Gyeongsangbuk-Do province for the first time, with numerous activities. The event is expected to help foster cultural exchanges between the two nations, thus deepening the strategic cooperation between Vietnam and the RoK, as well as the collaboration between Ho Chi Minh City and RoK’s localities. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about Show features traditional Vietnamese, Korean costumes in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City steps up cooperation with IFC
Liem made the statement at a reception for Kyle F.Kelhofer, IFC Senior Country Manager for Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, in the Southern city on November 17.While affirming that the IFC’s financial assistance and investment mobilization have contributed significantly to the city’s development, Liem asked for further support from the IFC, particularly in attracting, managing and effectively using foreign investments.For his part, Kelhofer said the IFC wants to assist Ho Chi Minh City in seeking and luring capital from investors and international financial partners for the city’s infrastructure development. He noted that cooperation programs with the IFC could enable the Southern economic hub to access diverse sources of funding with low interest rates. Kelhofer told his host that the IFC is willing to share experiences with the city on how to effectively attract, manage and use foreign capital, and provide technical support to help the city implement public-private … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City steps up cooperation with IFC
Ho Chi Minh city to increase economic and trade cooperation with RoK
Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong receives Korean Ambassador to Vietnam Lee Hyuk. (Photo: thanhuytphcm.vn)The East Asia nation ranks 4th among 93 countries and territories investing in Ho Chi Minh city, with 1,400 projects capitalized at USD4.6 billion.The figures were announced by Nguyen Thanh Phong, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee, during his November 16th reception for Korean Ambassador to Vietnam Lee Hyuk, on a working visit.During the reception, Chairman Phong showed his pleasure at the fact that in 2017, Vietnam and RoK had organized a wide range of activities marking the 25th anniversary of the diplomatic relationship, stressing that the recent Ho Chi Minh city - Gyeongju World Cultural Festival 2017 had been held on a large scale so that residents enjoyed the cultural beauty of each country. Noting that many Korean groups, including large ones like Samsung, Lotte and CJ have been operated efficiently in … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh city to increase economic and trade cooperation with RoK