A map of HCM City in 1795 is on display at an exhibition to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the HCM City Museum. — VNS Photo Phương MaiViet Nam News HCM CITY — The HCM City Museum on August 16 celebrated its 40th anniversary with an exhibition featuring the history of the South from 1698 to 1945. The exhibition, Dấu Ấn Khai Phá Miền Đất Nam Bộ Qua Hiện Vật Bảo Tàng (Marks of Land Reclamation in South Việt Nam through the Museum’s Objects) includes 137 rare or precious objects. They include maps, royal decrees, diplomas and seals under the Tây Sơn Dynasty (1778-1802) and Nguyễn Dynasty (1802-1945). On display are copies of three maps of HCM City in different time periods, including 1623-1679, 1975, and 1815. There are also dozens of royal stamps that were used on administrative documents under the Tây Sơn Dynasty and Nguyễn Dynasty. The exhibits also … [Read more...] about HCM City Museum celebrates 40th anniversary
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PM appoints council for HCM City metro line No 5
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to establish a State Appraisal Council to appraise the first phase of HCM City’s metro line No 5 between Sai Gon Bridge in Binh Thanh District and District 8 and report to the Government. Map of HCM City’s six proposed metro routes. Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chí Dung will be the head of the council. Its members will be from the Government Office, the State Bank of Viet Nam, ministries, and the city People’s Committee. They will appraise the necessity of the project and its impact on the city’s socio-economic development besides the builders’ experience and financial capability. The project’s developers have been told to provide all necessary documents and information to the council. The council will be disbanded when it completes the task. In the first phase, line No 5 will intersect line No 1 at Sai Gon Bridge and line No 2 at the Bay Hien intersection in Tan Binh District. It is … [Read more...] about PM appoints council for HCM City metro line No 5
Businesses push free tourist information in HCM City
Businesses push free tourist information in HCM City (26-07-2008) HCM CITY — Providing free tourist information is a new service that is mushrooming in Viet Nam, especially in HCM City. At least six tour companies in the southern metro have begun the service in recent months. They provide information through websites, touch screens, maps, catalogues, magazines, and brochures at booths they have set up in popular tourist destinations like districts 1, 3, 5 and 10. Information about hotels, places to visit, routes, transportation, bus routes, shopping sites, entertainment services, flight schedules, weekly events in Viet Nam – there is virtually no information they do not provide. According to Vuong Quang, director of Chao Viet Nam Info Centre just outside the Reunification Palace, 150-200 visitors come asking for tourism information daily, 60 per cent of them Europeans. The centre is in touch with 130 tourism companies and has their brochures and catalogues. It provides free … [Read more...] about Businesses push free tourist information in HCM City
Dia Diem launches first 3-D web map view of HCM City
Dia Diem launches first 3-D web map view of HCM City (11-02-2009) HCM CITY — Viet Nam’s DiaDiem Joint Stock Company yesterday launched the first 3-D map view of HCM City on its website and the iPhone platform. Although iPhone leads the way with the map on its App Store, other mobile platforms like Microsoft, Nokia, Sony, Blackberry and Android will soon follow. "We at Diadiem.com are proud to serve Vietnamese consumers with Asia’s first 3D mapping technology on the web and iPhone, " said Tran Duc Thang, founder and CEO of DiaDiem JSC. The company has been working with various partners to build useful applications that can be enriched with innovative mapping technologies. One example of this is the real-estate section using digital map to pinpoint a location of a rental or house for sale. Another application, "Taxi, Book it now!TM", is scheduled for DiaDiem’s mobile and web platform later this quarter. Henry Nguyen, the Managing General Partner of IDG Ventures … [Read more...] about Dia Diem launches first 3-D web map view of HCM City
HCM City to pilot bike-sharing programme
Vice Chairman of HCM City People's Committee Tran Vinh Tuyen has asked the Department of Transport to build a pilot bicycle-sharing programme in the city's centre. Tuyen said at a meeting with the department on December 22 that the bicycle-sharing programme would not need huge investment, would be easy to expand and can be managed via the internet. More importantly, the programme could help reduce private vehicles, congestion and pollution in the city.In order to rent a bicycle, mobile phone users need to download an app, search for a bicycle rental location on the map and unlock a bike using a QR code. The bike-sharing model has been implemented in 200 cities around the world and is popular. Chengdu City in China has 8 million population, of which 3 million participate in a bike-sharing programme."Bicycle is a good solution and would be good for people to use for exercise," the city's vice chairman said. "People from the suburbs can use public transport to get to the city … [Read more...] about HCM City to pilot bike-sharing programme