Sightseeing ho chi minh city

Thousands of apartments and land lots for the resettlement of residents in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have been left deserted for years, causing huge waste. While many laborers are in dire need of accommodations, solutions to these abandoned resettlement apartments and the resettlement in the future to prevent similar cases are needed. Abandonment and untidiness According to the Hanoi Department of Construction, the capital city is now home to nearly 18,000 resettlement apartments. Most of them have been sold and allocated for projects. Only over 400 units remain unused. However, in reality, thousands of these apartments are presently empty. Some projects with hundreds of apartments each are complete but their wastewater treatment and fire prevention and control systems have yet to be approved. Most of these projects are now degrading and facing a shortage of facilities, such as playgrounds for children, sport facilities, and parks. More than 3,700 … [Read more...] about Thousands of resettlement apartments abandoned in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City

The Seoul Metropolitan Government, in collaboration with the Seoul Tourism Organization, held the My Soul Seoul tourism promotion event in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday night at the GEM Center in District 1. The event commemorated 30 years of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and South Korea, attracting thousands of Vietnamese K-pop fans to partake in a range of intriguing activities such as art performances and Korean beauty and fashion programs. South Korean hairstylist Kiu instructs the audience how to create simple but eye-catching hairstyles at the My Soul Seoul event at the GEM Center in District 1, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, August 2, 2022. Photo: Hoai Phuong / Tuoi Tre According to Oh Se Hoon, mayor of Seoul, South Korea and Vietnam have marked 2022 as a significant year, offering a possibility for the two countries to strengthen bilateral relations and boost tourism and other industries in the future. “I want to thank the residents of Ho Chi Minh City who … [Read more...] about Korean tourism promotion event attracts thousands of visitors in Ho Chi Minh City

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and his spouse visited famous landmarks in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday afternoon within the framework of their working visit to Vietnam. Their itinerary included the statue of Tran Hung Dao, Bach Dang Wharf, Nha Rong Wharf, Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Zone, the statue of late President Ho Chi Minh, Ben Thanh Market, and the construction site of the metro line No. 1. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak poses for a photo at the statue of late President Ho Chi Minh in Ho Chi Minh City, August 5, 2022. Photo: T.T.D. / Tuoi Tre Ehud Barak came to Vietnam at the invitation of the Boston Global Forum (BGF) and a number of Vietnamese enterprises. Previously in Ho Chi Minh City, he had a meeting with Vietnamese entrepreneurs, visited the painting exhibition “Vietnamese wishes” featuring artworks of hundreds of disadvantaged children at Vinh Nghiem Pagoda, and held a talk with local students. Former Israeli Prime Minister … [Read more...] about Former Israeli Prime Minister visits landmarks in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City

A rustic food stall located in a small alley in Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Binh District has been drawing crowds for the past five decades thanks to its tangy banh uot . Every morning, from 7:00 am to 9:00 am, hungry commuters line up in front of a no-name food cart in Alley 123, Nghia Phat Street, Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City, eager to start their day with a delicious plate of banh uot (steamed rice crepes). Customers enjoy 'banh uot' at Lan’s stall on Nghia Phat Street, Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Minh Duc / Tuoi Tre Lan, 60, the stall’s current owner, inherited the family business from her mother and, despite the fact that she’s getting older, she still manages to keep up with the steady stream of customers that visit her each morning for breakfast. A major part of what makes Lan’s stall so special is her willingness to serve as much (or as little) as her customers like. She has no problem selling just VND3,000 (US$0.13) of steamed rice … [Read more...] about Check out this 50-year-old banh uot stall in Ho Chi Minh City

The Ho Chi Minh City tourism department is seeking feedback on a proposal to impose a small ‘tourism tax’ on visitors for each night spent in the city. Money raised from the proposed VND23,000 tax, equivalent to roughly one U.S. dollar, would be spent on improving the local tourism infrastructure, the department said in its proposition to the municipal administration. Inspiration for the tax came from revisions to the law on tourism, effective from January 2018, which will allow localities to create a fund for tourism development with revenues generated from tourists. The proposal has so far received positive feedback from local travel companies, who say the fee will be insignificant to tourists but will have huge upsides for Ho Chi Minh City’s tourism infrastructure and promotional opportunities. Tran The Dung, deputy director of The He Tre Travel, said it is a good idea to have a new source of capital, funded by tourists who enjoy services offered by the city. “The lack of … [Read more...] about ​Ho Chi Minh City mulls ‘tourism tax’ for overnight visitors

A doctor at the emergency department of a hospital in Ho Chi Minh City was recently attacked by a family member of a patient, just about 10 days after another medical practitioner at the same facility was assaulted. Police in Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City confirmed on Saturday they were working with 29-year-old V.H.H. to verify his alleged attack on a doctor at Gia Dinh People’s Hospital. H. said he took his mother, who suffered severe respiratory failure, to the infirmary’s emergency department at around 6:00 am on the same day. On breathing support, H.’s mother needed to go to the toilet. However, doctors stated that it would be dangerous to let the patient go to the toilet in such a condition. Although a nurse had brought necessary sanitary equipment to the bed, H. underlined that he would take his mother to the restroom. A doctor tried to talk to H. once again, but the conversation then escalated to a row. H. left the room and later returned with a nail … [Read more...] about Another doctor attacked at Ho Chi Minh City hospital

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport has proposed that long-haul buses be banned from the inner city in a bid to alleviate traffic jams and eliminate makeshift bus stops. The transport department suggested a road map to ban long-haul buses with over 30 seats from entering the inner city. In the first phase from 2022 to 2025, sleeper buses will be prohibited from traveling into the inner city area inside the corridor from National Highway No. 1 (Thu Duc City, District 12, Binh Tan District, Binh Chanh District) - Nguyen Van Linh Street (Binh Chanh District, District 7) - Vo Chi Cong Street (Thu Duc City) - Dong Van Cong Street (Thu Duc City) - Mai Chi Tho Street (Thu Duc City) - Hanoi Highway (Thu Duc City). In the second phase from 2025 to 2030, long-haul buses with over 30 seats, except for city buses, funeral cars, official vehicles, and tourist buses, will not be allowed to enter the inner city from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm daily. The transport department believed that … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City transport department proposes banning long-haul buses from inner city

A booth at the festival (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – More than 1,000 kinds of Vietnamese spices have been put on show at a four-day festival that kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on April 28. Ho Chi Minh City Food and Foodstuff Association . Vietnam ese spice map made debut, popularising spice products granted with the geographical indication and those that satisfy the One Commune One Product (OCOP) standards. A booth at the festival (Photo: VNA) Le Huynh Minh Tu, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Industry and Trade, said the move has also created momentum for businesses in the industry to develop sustainably, and helped improve public awareness and knowledge about domestic farm produce and spices. VNA … [Read more...] about Over 1,000 spice products on display in Ho Chi Minh City

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transportation has used 14 types of solvent to remove vandalizing paint on the newly-opened Thu Thiem 2 Bridge but that effort has proved fruitless, its deputy director Bui Hoa An said at a meeting on Thursday. The bridge, officially opened to traffic on April 28, has been smeared with paint and graffiti. The vandalism is taking place at not only the Thu Thiem 2 Bridge but also many other structures across the city, including metro line No. 1 . In order to restore the new bridge to its original state, the municipal transport department used 14 types of solvent to remove the paint and graffiti. But the substances failed to dissolve them. The department is thus considering covering the bridge with a new coat of paint, according to An. The price of the paint the department intends to buy, however, is as expensive as VND300,000 (US$13) per square meter. The Thu Thiem 2 Bridge is smeared with vandalizing paint in Ho Chi … [Read more...] about Vandalizing paint on Ho Chi Minh City new bridge resists 14 solvents

The Thang Long Warriors, last year’s Vietnam Professional Basketball League (VBA) runners-up, suffered their first defeat this season against the Ho Chi Minh City Wings in a neck and neck performance that stretched into overtime. The trend in this year’s VBA season seems to be a widespread dependence on trios of two foreign players and one Vietnamese player for both defense and offense. Both the Warriors and the Wings used this tactic successfully throughout their first games of the season. The Warriors’ Tim Guers and Jordan Young are the two foreign players on the team’s ‘trio,’ with each able to find the net both inside and outside the three-point line. On the Wings, veteran player Vincent Nguyen has earned himself a key position thanks to his ability to clear the court for his two foreign teammates, Makinde London and Jeremy Smith. The Warriors and the Wings met each other in Game 9 of the VBA Premier Bubble Games - Brought to you by NovaWorld Phan Thiet at the VBA-NTU … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City Wings deal first loss to Thang Long Warriors in overtime