Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee will propose Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to permit Korea’s Lotte Group to continue its Eco-smart City located in Thu Thiem New Urban Area. The committee’s Deputy Chairman Vo Van Hoan said on September 9 at a reception with An Homyung, deputy general director of Lotte Asset Development, Lotte Group's arm in charge of this project, that the city welcomes and would create favourable conditions for Lotte Group to continue its projects which can become a landmark of Thu Thiem and the entire city. Lotte Eco-smart City will be built in Function Area 2A of Thu Thiem New Urban Area. Photo Le Toan. Hoan also assigned the city's Department for Planning and Investment to work with Thu Thiem New Urban Area’s Management Board, related bodies, and Lotte Group to finish the necessary procedures and compile dossiers to send to the prime minister for approval. In July 2017, four Lotte members and Ho Chi Minh City People’s … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City green lights Lotte Eco smart City
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First Holiday Inn Hotel in Vietnam opens in Ho Chi Minh City
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, on September 9 announced the grand opening of the 350-room Holiday Inn & Suites Saigon Airport, the first Holiday Inn in Vietnam. The 350-room Holiday Inn & Suites Saigon Airport was launched on September 9 Saigon’s best-connected hotel Offering authentic experiences designed to bring friends, family, and business partners together for genuine and joyful memories, Holiday Inn & Suites Saigon Airport is situated approximately 10 minutes from Tan Son Nhat International Airport and 20 minutes from the city centre’s exciting dining and shopping area, providing the utmost convenience for visitors to Ho Chi Minh City. The hotel features 350 well-appointed rooms, including 100 spacious suites, all of which feature city or pool views. The fourth-floor lifestyle zone offers comfortable lounges, a 50-metre swimming pool, and a 24-hour gym while the Kids Stay & Eat … [Read more...] about First Holiday Inn Hotel in Vietnam opens in Ho Chi Minh City
15th International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City wraps up
In the framework of the event which wrapped up on Sunday, the Department of Tourism of HCMC in coordination with the municipal Association of Journalists presented the 10th Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Press Award. The first prize went to journalist Hoang Tuyet of the Vietnam News Agency. The second and third prizes belonged to Nguyen Nam of Viet Nam Tourism Newspaper and Thai Phuong of Nguoi Lao Dong (Laborer) newspaper. The award aims to honor the contribution of tourism reporters to the tourism development of Ho Chi Minh City and Viet Nam as a whole. This year’s ITE themed "A tourist gateway to Asia” lured around 315 display booths of hundreds of local firms in 45 cities and provinces nationwide and foreign enterprises from 42 countries and territories worldwide; as well as created over 8,000 business exchanges. At the award ceremony of the 10th Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Press Award Highlights of the festival were more than 15 seminars on development of inbound travel … [Read more...] about 15th International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City wraps up
Smarter transport for Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City will approach smart transportation from four different angles at the same time Ho Chi Minh City, which holds more than 10 million residents, is a hotspot for traffic woes. From traffic jams that lock down the city during rush hours and cause toxic car emissions to inadequate public transport, city residents complain on a daily basis that traffic problems have undermined their quality of life. This is why transportation is an important aspect of Ho Chi Minh City’s smart city strategy, which began in 2017 and has a vision towards 2025. In general, the strategy aims to adopt Industry 4.0 technologies in everyday life in the city, including a shared public database, administration centres, an information security centre, and a research and forecast institution. The city has set up the Centre for Smart Transport Monitoring and Control as part of its smart city strategy. The first phase for the centre began before the 2019 Lunar New Year, covering the four … [Read more...] about Smarter transport for Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City aims to finish metro in 2020
A cost overrun, audits and delayed payments to contractors caused the delays of first metro line. (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - The Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Management Board (MAUR) will work with contractors, consulting firms and others to speed up the city’s first metro route between Ben Thanh and Suoi Tien, a recent meeting heard. “We will try to complete the project in 2020,” Bui Xuan Cuong, head of MAUR, said. A cost overrun, audits and delayed payments to contractors caused the delays, he said. “Certain aspects are beyond the ambit of our authority and require intervention by city leaders to resolve.” The project, which began in 2012, was expected to be finished in 2017 and become operational this year. MAUR has informed the city People’s Committee of the funding requirements in 2019 and sought its approval and full payment to contractors based on the work they have done since the Government has approved the new cost of the … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City aims to finish metro in 2020