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Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou laid a wreath at the statue of President Ho Chi Minh in the namesake city and joined talks with the city chairman on Wednesday. Within the framework of her official visit to Vietnam from May 15 to 19, President Sakellaropoulou laid a wreath at the statue of President Ho Chi Minh on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in District 1 at 5:00 pm on Wednesday. The Greek leader later joined talks with chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai at the Reunification Palace. Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou lays a wreath at the statue of President Ho Chi Minh in Ho Chi Minh City, May 18, 2022. Photo: T.T.D. / Tuoi Tre During the conversation, chairman Mai stated that Ho Chi Minh City, as a socio-economic and cultural hub of Vietnam, is willing to act as a bridge to bring the cooperation between Hanoi and Athens to a higher level. The city hopes to receive the exchange of experience, technology transfer, … [Read more...] about Greek president talks cooperation with Ho Chi Minh City chairman

Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City was abuzz with excitement on Thursday night as a sea of people flooded the area to celebrate Vietnam's semifinal victory over Malaysia in men's football at the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. Vietnam U23s defeated their Malaysian rivals 1-0 in extra time in Thursday’s semifinal match, shooting up the Golden Stars into the men’s football final against Thailand, scheduled for Sunday night in Hanoi. Both Vietnam and Malaysia's head coaches wanted to finish the game in 90 minutes, but that did not happen. The match turned out to be intense as Vietnam faced difficulty in finding a way to score and Malaysia put up a solid defense, resulting in no goals netted in regulation time. The goalless 90 minutes sent the two teams to the two extra-time halves. When many were thinking of the penalty shootout during the second extra half, striker Nguyen Tien Linh scored with a header to fill every Vietnamese football fan with … [Read more...] about Football fans flood Ho Chi Minh City pedestrian street to celebrate semifinal victory

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and her delegation visited many popular destinations in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday, as part of her official visit to Vietnam from May 15 to 19. President Sakellaropoulou started her journey on Thursday by taking a stroll and shopping along Dong Khoi Street in District 1 at 10:00 am. Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and her delegation visit Bach Dang Wharf Park in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, May 19, 2022. Photo: T.T.D. / Tuoi Tre Instead of traveling by car, the Greek leader decided to walk from Dong Khoi Street to Bach Dang Wharf Park. The president and her delegation later visited Ngoc Hoang Pagoda, where she talked with a monk to learn more about the stories behind the sacred statues. Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou visits Ngoc Hoang Pagoda in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, May 19, 2022. Photo : T.T.D. / Tuoi Tre Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou asks a monk about … [Read more...] about Greek president visits popular destinations in Ho Chi Minh City

Worshippers, monks, and nuns across Ho Chi Minh City gathered at local pagodas on Sunday to pray for peace and safety on the occasion of the Buddha’s Birthday. The grand ceremony celebrating the 2,566th Buddha’s Birthday was organized by the Central Committee and Executive Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha at Vietnam Quoc Tu Pagoda in District 10. The event saw the attendance of many Buddhist monks and nuns, who arrived early in the morning to offer flowers and pay their respect. Buddhist monks attend the ceremony marking the 2,566th Buddha’s Birthday at Vietnam Quoc Tu Pagoda in District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, May 15, 2022. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre A large crowd was also recorded at Vinh Nghiem Pagoda in District 3, where hundreds of Buddhists performed rituals such as the bathing of the Buddha and ringing large bells to pray for peace and safety. At Phuoc Hai Pagoda in District 1, thousands of visitors came to worship and offer flowers to the Buddha. … [Read more...] about Buddhists congregate at Ho Chi Minh City pagodas to mark Buddha’s Birthday

The sidewalks encircling several hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City have been turned into parking lots for motorbikes and trading areas for street vendors, leaving little to no space for pedestrians. Although the municipal Department of Transport requested that the People’s Committees of Districts 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, and 11, where many large hospitals are located, crack down on the sidewalk encroachment, the issue has remained rampant as of Wednesday. Some sidewalk occupiers even put up barriers to stop pedestrians from walking through their parking lots, which can be seen on the sidewalks of Nguyen Chi Thanh and Thuan Kieu Streets near Cho Ray Hospital and along Ly Thuong Kiet Street near Hung Vuong Hospital, both in District 5. As a result, pedestrians are forced to walk on the roadway, endangering themselves and others. “There is no footpath because the sidewalks are full of motorbikes so I have to go on the roadway,” said Nguyen Tan Vinh, a resident of District 5. A … [Read more...] about Parking service operators, street vendors encroach on sidewalks near hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City

The second branch of the Ho Chi Minh City Hematology and Blood Transfusion Hospital, costing more than VND1 trillion (US$43.1 million), was officially inaugurated in Binh Chanh District on Thursday. The facility will be the leading hematology hospital in the southern region and Vietnam in general, Dr. Bui Chi Dung, director of the Ho Chi Minh City Hematology and Blood Transfusion Hospital, said at the inauguration. The construction of the hospital, which cost over VND1 trillion, was initiated in October 2018. The facility covers an area of 33,825 square meters, consists of 33 departments, and has the maximum capacity of 400 beds. The first branch of the Ho Chi Minh City Hematology and Blood Transfusion Hospital has been serving the functions of a blood bank, stem cell bank, and medical examination and treatment institutiion. However, the examination and treatment capacity did not meet international standards due to the outdated equipment and small area, according to Dr. … [Read more...] about $43mn hematology hospital inaugurated in Ho Chi Minh City

Children with dengue fever are being treated in a hospital As of noon on May 19, the city recorded a total of 8,248 cases of dengue fever, an increase of 33.3 percent over the same period last year. Noticeably, the number of severe cases reached 175 cases, an increase of 500 percent over the same period. The number of deaths was 6 people, up 300 percent. On the afternoon of May 19, the Ho Chi Minh City Steering Committee for Covid-19 prevention and economic recovery held a press conference under the chairmanship of Deputy Head of the Steering Committee Pham Duc Hai. According to Mr. Nguyen Hong Tam, dengue fever is not transmitted directly from person to person but through mosquitos, this disease has no specific treatment or preventive medicine. To protect oneself and family members during the rainy season, the HCDC leader advised people not to maintain standing water containers where mosquitoes breed by laying eggs and mosquito larvae live in standing water. Moreover, he … [Read more...] about Dengue fever in Ho Chi Minh City prompts red alerts

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has set a goal to build at least 10 hectares of public parks across the metropolis in 2022, the Vietnam News Agency reported. The city will add at least 10 hectares of public parks and two hectares of green space, as well as plant and renovate 6,000 trees, this year, according to a plan recently issued by the municipal People’s Committee. Authorities in every district and Thu Duc City were tasked with making a list of land plots originally zoned for building public parks. If these land lots are currently leased for other purposes, the municipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment will suggest a road map to reclaim them to prepare for the park construction. The city administration also highlighted the addition of parks and green trees to housing development projects, as well as the expansion of land banks for public parks across the metropolis. District-level authorities will also be in charge of completing the database of … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City to add at least 10ha of public parks this year

Vietnam’s southern Ho Chi Minh City has seen numbers of cases of hand, foot and mouth disease and dengue fever in children increasing sharply, with six deaths of dengue having been recorded, the municipal Center for Disease Control (HCDC) reported on Friday. During the first four months of 2022, the city recorded 1,599 hand-foot-mouth disease cases, with 96 percent being children aged one to five years old. The number of hand-foot-mouth cases has increased alarmingly in most districts, including District 8, Binh Tan, Tan Phu, and Binh Chanh, and Thu Duc City. Notably, from May 6 to May 12 only, 628 patients were recorded, nearly three times higher than the average of the previous four weeks. Numbers of cases increased both in hospital treatment and outpatient examination across the city, the HCDC reported. To actively prevent the disease, it is necessary for both children and their caregivers to wash hands frequently with soap several times a day. It is advisable to eat … [Read more...] about Dengue fever, hand-foot-mouth cases on the rise in Ho Chi Minh City

The forest protection department of Ho Chi Minh City received two otters from Nguyen Thi An, a 72-year-old resident of Thu Duc City, on Friday. The two otters that An voluntarily transferred to the authorities are two Asian small-clawed otters, whose scientific names are Aonyx cinereus, weighing about four kilograms each, according to an officer. They are classified as rare and endangered forest animals. After the handover, the otters were brought to the Cu Chi Wildlife Rescue Station in the namesake district for treatment and further care before being released into the nature. A woman shows a ranger where her family kept two otters at their house in Thu Duc City under Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Ngoc Khai / Tuoi Tre An told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper that she saw a person trying to abandon the two otters in a bag when traveling on Hoang Huu Nam Street in Thu Duc City in November 2021. “It’s too pitiful to see people abandoning two animals like that, so I … [Read more...] about Senior woman hands over two otters to Ho Chi Minh City forest protection department