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HCM City (VNS/VNA) - After two years of applying technology to traffic management, HCM City’s goal to develop a smart transport system, one of the key components of its smart city project, has achieved success. Solutions have been applied for various traffic problems in the city. For example, to address safe traffic flow across the Saigon River Tunnel, experts have proposed extending the timing of traffic signals at nearby intersections and providing traffic police officers to help regulate vehicle flow. In recent years, Vo Van Kiet Avenue, especially at Saigon River Tunnel section crossing District 1 and District 2, has seen sudden surges of vehicles. A report from the Saigon River Tunnel Management Centre found that the volume of vehicles passing through the tunnel from 2012 to 2019 had increased rapidly, from five million in 2012 to nearly 19 million in 2019. The number of vehicles is expected to increase as Vo Van Kiet Avenue remains the fastest main route to the city … [Read more...] about Technology key to success for HCM City’s smart transport system

Professional seminars and business-matching events will be held on the sidelines of the exhibition, including a seminar on “Breakthrough technologies and materials in the construction industry in post COVID-19”, which seeks to encourage businesses to continue research and produce new and high-tech products to meet urban construction and housing market demands towards green and sustainable development. … [Read more...] about Vietbuild expo in HCM City to feature nearly 1,800 booths

Speaking at 'Cashless Society: Implementing Policies, Look to the Future' last week, Pham Tien Dung, director of the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV)’s payment department, said with the Government’s strong push, non-cash transactions have increased sharply in recent years. … [Read more...] about Govt to keep pushing for cashless payment

Vietnam ICTComm 2020, an international exhibition on telecommunication, information technology and communication products and services, will be held in HCM City in September, offering domestic and foreign enterprises a chance to seek new business and investment opportunities. … [Read more...] about Vietnam ICTComm 2020 slated for September

7-year-old Hoang Do Dong Anh has suffered from cerebral palsy since birth. Vu Thi De, Anh's grandmother said they couldn't afford to bring him to the hospital for over six months. However, as Anh's health has worsened with high fever and coughs in the past months, De had to use all the money they had left to bring him to the hospital. Anh's mother, Do Thi Kim Dinh, got married and gave birth to two sons. But her eldest child often has seizures while Anh has cerebral palsy. In late 2019, they divorced and Anh's mother returned to her parents' house with both of her sons. In order to support the family, she went to the city to find work. After three weeks in the hospital, the money already ran out so De asked the doctors to let her take Anh home. Dr Le Van Luan from Central Acupuncture Hospital said, "Anh has responded well to the treatment this time and he is able to sit up, hold things, express his emotion and be more aware of the surroundings. His condition will improve if he … [Read more...] about Grandmother calls for help for grandson