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Hundreds of athletes, artists, and local residents participated in a charity run in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday morning to mark the 15th anniversary of the Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper-backed Thuy’s Dream Foundation for children with cancer. The Sunflower Run, organized by Tuoi Tre, the Vietnam Youth Union in Ho Chi Minh City, and the Students Assistance Center, kicked off at the Vinhomes Central Park in Binh Thanh District at 7:00 am on Sunday. The event attracted hundreds of athletes, artists, and local residents. Participants join the Sunflower Run in Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, May 22, 2022. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre Aside from the offline race, an online run as part of the event will also take place from May 22 to June 22. For each of the first 5,000 participants who sign up for the online race, Tam An General Hospital will donate VND100,000 (US$4.3) to the fund for children with cancer. Participants can register for either the … [Read more...] about Hundreds run to raise fund for children with cancer in Ho Chi Minh City

The seminar was attended by Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics Nguyen Xuan Thang, Deputy Minister of Public Security Senior Lieutenant General Tran Quoc To, Deputy Chief of the General Department of Political Affairs Major General Nguyen Van Gau, and representatives from the General Staff, Military Region 1, and Thai Nguyen province. The online event connected 191 locations from districts, communes, wards, and towns of Thai Nguyen province with a total of 4,200 delegates. Speaking at the event, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics Nguyen Xuan Thang said that the seminar aimed to continue affirming the significance and values of the historic day when President Ho Chi Minh, the Party Central Committee, and the Government moved to ATK Dinh Hoa to lead the resistance war against French colonialists 75 years ago. The seminar was part of the activities to mark the 132nd birthday of President Ho Chi Minh and seen as an opportunity to show the … [Read more...] about Seminar highlights significance of President Ho Chi Minh’s move to ATK Dinh Hoa

HCM City aims to add at least 10 hectares of parks and two hectares of public green spaces (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has issued a plan to green up the city and create more public space for locals until 2022, which aims to add at least 10 hectares of parks and two hectares of public green spaces, and plant or rehabilitate 6,000 trees this year. The People's Committee has instructed districts and Thu Duc city to make plans with specific targets to realise the scheme. The city has also told them to quickly review and make a list of public lands that are zoned for green parks but leased out or used for other purposes, and report to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment. HCM City has a 10-year plan (2021-30) for increasing public parks and the green coverage, under which it will add at least 150ha of public parks and 10ha of public green spaces by 2025. By 2030 there will be one square metre of park per capita … [Read more...] about HCM City issues big green-up plan

Dengue child patients are being treated in Children's HOspital According to the Ministry of Health, on the infectious disease surveillance system from the beginning of 2022 until now, the country has recorded 5,545 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) including one death in the South-Central Province of Binh Thuan. Compared to the same period in 2021, although the number of cases and deaths from HFMD decreased, the number of cases now tends to increase, mainly in the southern region. Accordingly, to actively prevent and minimize cases and deaths, and prevent an outbreak of the epidemic, the Ministry of Health asked people's committees in cities and provinces to direct all agencies and political and political–social organizations to coordinate with the health sector to take measures drastically synchronously for effective prevention and control of disease outbreaks in all localities with a focus on areas with a high number of cases and at risk of outbreaks. Departments … [Read more...] about Hand, foot and mouth disease outbreak in Southern cities, provinces

While there are many young workers in cities who are working hard to own a house, there are also some people who have decided to give up this dream for certain reasons. Giving up a mental burden Huynh Anh Tuan, a city dweller of Phu Huu District in Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City, who suffered from a sharp drop in income during the COVID -19 pandemic, decided not to pursue his dream of owning a home. When he gave up on the plan, he felt relaxed after the great pressure was gone. Tuan set a goal many years ago to own his own home before he turned 30. To that end, Tuan took on many freelance jobs after graduating from college and invested a small amount in stocks. In addition, an acquaintance promised to lend him VND500 million ($21,650) if he bought a house, which fueled his strategy over time, at least before the pandemic. Although he had such an ambitious plan, now, at the age of 28, Huynh Anh Tuan is changing his mind because of COVID -19. As a freelancer, Tuan has … [Read more...] about “To buy or not to buy a house” an important question

People register their vehicles at the Nha Be District's police department on May 21. The decentralization of license plate grant and vehicle registration to the levels of commune, town and district helps reduce people's travel and waiting time in registration procedures and license plate issuance instead of spending a lot of time going to the HCMC Road and Railway Traffic Police Department (PC08) under the Municipal Public Security Department. According to the HCMC Road and Railway Traffic Police Department, the police departments of districts of Binh Chanh, Cu Chi, Hoc Mon, Nha Be and Can Gio have been assigned to implement the work of registering and granting vehicle number plates, starting on May 21. Under the decision, police teams of 312 wards, communes and towns have been allowed to revoke the certificate of expired vehicle registration and license plate of outdated and damaged vehicles of collectives and individuals in the localities. The police department of Binh … [Read more...] about HCMC: License plate grant, vehicle registration at commune-level police stations

Secretary of the City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen (R) receives Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Orlando Nicolas Hernandez Guillen. Member of Politburo, Secretary of the City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen yesterday received and congratulated Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Orlando Nicolas Hernandez Guillen for his new mission in the country. At the reception, the city Party chief extended his deepest condolence to the Party, State and Cuban people for the loss of the recent explosion at Saratoga hotel on May 6. In addition, the city leader highly appreciated the mutual support between the two nations amid the Covid-19 pandemic. As for Vietnam’s side, the country timely provided food, medical equipment and supplies for the brother country in the Covid-19 fight in Cuba. Vice versa, the Central American country shared and prioritized providing, transfer technology of Covid-19 vaccine for Vietnam and donated over 150,000 doses of Abdala vaccine. Earlier, on April 19, a seminar to … [Read more...] about Remarkable economic relations between HCMC, Cuba

Rain or shine, Saigonese can rest assured that Nguyen Thi Loi, a 67-year-old from Ben Tre Province, will be manning her stall outside Co.opmart in District 3, satisfying sweet tooths with her fresh banh chuoi nuong (Vietnamese grilled banana snack). Loi began hawking banh chuoi nuong on busy street corners in 1977, but illness and old age forced her to permanently park her food cart on the corner of Nguyen Dinh Chieu and Nam Ky Khoi Nghia in District 3 in the late 1990s. Nguyen Thi Loi grills 'banh chuoi nuong' at her stall near Co.opmart Nguyen Dinh Chieu supermarket in District 3, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Linh To / Tuoi Tre News “I've been selling banh chuoi nuong near this supermarket since it opened more than 20 years ago," Loi told Tuoi Tre News. “Prior to that, when I was still healthy, I would set up my cart near the the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens in District 1 or other prominent supermarkets.” Banh chuoi nuong is a staple snack in Ben … [Read more...] about Age doesn’t keep this Vietnamese woman from selling the best banana snacks in Saigon

Two local men riding a jet ski at high speed died after their vessel crashed into a barge on the Saigon River in Ho Chi Minh City earlier this week. Police in Thu Duc City, under Ho Chi Minh City, have been investigating the cause of the death of 32-year-old Trinh Hoai L. and Nguyen Huu T., 48, who lost their lives when their jet ski hit the side of a barge on the Saigon River on Friday afternoon. The hard collision caused both men to fall into the river when their jet ski was running at high speed from the Rach Chiec Bridge to the Saigon Bridge, according to initial police reports. Some people on the barge threw life jackets toward the men while a fisherman nearby was rushing his motorboat to the scene for rescue but both men had died. The fisherman then used ropes to fix the jet ski and the bodies of the two victims to a point along the riverbank and reported the case to local police. Preliminary investigation showed that L. and T. rode the jet ski from the Phu My Hung … [Read more...] about Two die in jet ski collision with barge on Saigon River

Artist Phan Văn Đắc has created over 700 artworks from dried banana barks. Photo suckhoedoisong.vn Dried banana bark might sound useless to many, but by using his creativity and skill, artist Phan Văn Đắc in Quảng Bình Province creates vivid landscapes and soulful portraits. Living in a small alley in coastal Đồng Hới City in the central province, the 80-year-old artist is often seen trimming and glueing rough-dried banana barks together to create pictures with the themes of nature, history or war. Đắc has had a passion for art since a young age. However, he chose to study at the Vinh Technical Workers School with the hope of having a stable job while growing up. In 1965, he enlisted in the army and joined the 599th Division, stationed west of Trường Sơn Mountain Range. Despite years of military service along the mountain range, the young soldier retained a passion for creating art. In the middle of the forest, he found a special material that was … [Read more...] about Artist goes bananas with rustic artworks