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The headquarters of the People’s Committee of HCMC, previously known as the HCM City Hall or “L'Hôtel de Ville” is one of the most ancient architectures in the city. It was built from 1898 until 1909 and designed by the French architect, Femand Gardès, simulating the bell tower style in Northern France. After 1975 until today, the building is the workplace of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS NOVEMBER 27 (updated hourly)

Life adapts. Although western fast food culture has been enthusiastically embraced, Saigon still clings to its world-leading culinary traditions. Families still flock to open-air barbecue joints for dinner and despite the cumbersome metro site, the "di hong gio" ritual still continues. Post-dawn and pre-dusk, scores of Saigonese gravitate to the remaining green spaces to exercise. And while I have to learn to live with increasingly intolerable noise levels, I am also grateful for the city’s timeless pockets. … [Read more...] about What makes Ho Chi Minh City enduringly endearing

Hanoi (VNA) - The Government Inspectorate (GI) has announced violations found at the ongoing Nhon-Hanoi Railway Station urban elevated rail project in Hanoi. The inspection was carried out following a complaint by Luong Xuan Binh, former deputy head of the Hanoi Urban Railway Management Board. The inspectorate found grounds for a lot of the issues Binh raised. The project is developed by Hanoi Urban Railway Management Board. French consultancy firm Systra was hired for 10.6 million euros in November 2007. There were many shortcomings in the beginning and the contract contains a lot of ambiguous contents that can be interpreted differently by both parties. The GI said although the project is complex and large with the application of new technologies and standards, the contract only defines a period of 25 months with a total value of 10.6 million euros. It is not feasible, failing to meet the project's requirements. Three appendices later were signed and the total consulting rate … [Read more...] about Violations found at elevated railway project in Hanoi