New hospital building delayed due to slow compensation for residents A design of the new facility for HCM City Hospital for Traumatology and Orthopaedics. Source http://www.medinet.hochiminhcity.gov.vn Slow compensation for residents affected by the construction project has delayed construction on a new facility for HCM City Hospital for Traumatology and Orthopaedics for six years. The project to build the new facility was approved by the Prime Minister in 2010. In 2011, investors designed to build a 5,000-square metre facility, which was later expanded to more than 7,000 square metres. HCM City People’s Committee has instructed the authorities of Bình Chánh District, where the new facility will be located, and investors to speed up the construction many times, but the project still has not yet been started. In 2016, for instance, the committee required that the project begin in December of that year and would be expected to be completed this year. According to the … [Read more...] about Social News 4/4 (Hourly Updated)
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Men travel 200km to save a stranger’s life
Teacher Nguyễn Quý Hùng (left) and Government officer Nguyễn Văn Quân (right) receive the merits for donating their rare blood to save a stranger. - Photo thanhnien.vnViet Nam News HÀ TĨNH — Two men from the central province of Quảng Bình have been praised by the health ministry for travelling more than 200km at night to donate their rare blood to save a dying patient. The 38-year-old Nguyễn Quý Hùng, a secondary teacher of the Cao Quảng School in Tuyên Hóa District, and 33-year-old Nguyễn Văn Quân, an officer of Lệ Thủy District People’s Committee, on Monday were granted the merit certificate signed by the Minister of Health Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến at Hà Tĩnh Province General Hospital. During the night of March 3, the hospital received a 70-year-old patient Hồ Thị Thi whose stomach was bleeding severely. Thi needed an … [Read more...] about Men travel 200km to save a stranger’s life
Travel firms, local leaders eye agri-tourism
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Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Farming-focused tourism should be developed as part of the country’s strategy for promoting agriculture and tourism, said Nguyễn Văn Tuấn, director general of the Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism, at a conference held on Friday in Hà Nội. In the framework of the Việt Nam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2018, the conference gathered many travel companies and experts. They discussed the strengths of agri-tourism in the country and suggested ways to develop specialised products. “As an agricultural country, Việt Nam has a big potential to develop tourism based on agricultural products, and highlight many tours designed to help tourists discover the beauty of flower fields in Đà Lạt City, coconut forests in Bến Tre Province, and tea hills in Mộc Châu Plateau,” Tuấn said. “Agriculture-based tourism products don’t just … [Read more...] about Travel firms, local leaders eye agri-tourism
Việt Nam’s biggest travel mart begins with a bang
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam International Travel Mart 2018 (VITM) began yesterday in Hà Nội, drawing tourism, cuisine and culture lovers. This year, VITM features more than 670 businesses including travel companies, hotels, hospitality services providers and tourism promotion centres from 21 countries and territories and 45 provinces and cities of Việt Nam. This year’s theme "Online tourism – Việt Nam tourism makes an advance on 4.0 Industry" is part of the tourism industry’s efforts to promote 4.0 technology for economic growth, as instructed by the Government. Attending the opening ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam said he was pleased with the fast growth of the Vietnamese tourism industry. “We want to join hands with international partners and regional economies to boost the development of tourism,” he said. “This year, we will discuss the role of 4.0 … [Read more...] about Việt Nam’s biggest travel mart begins with a bang
Travel firms run race to sell tours to US
VietNamNet Bridge - Traveling the US has become more realistic as travel firms have slashed tour fees. Traveling the US has become more realistic After advertising an 8-day, 7-night tour to the US with the fee of VND27 million, the travel firm on Ngo Quyen street in district 10, HCMC, on November 28 received 30 guests who came to ask about the tour. “In the past, people did not think of touring the US because of the high tour fee. But they were more interested in the tours we offer,” said Nguyen Bao Son, director of Saigon Star. Tours to the US are among the most expensive. A tour which lasts 5-7 days would cost VND40-90 million, including air tickets. The cheapest tour to the West Coast costs up to VND35 million. Meanwhile, tours to both the East and West Coasts would cost no less than 50 million in the low season. However, the tour fees have been decreasing recently as travel firms compete to attract travelers. Tugo, a young tourism firm, is selling 7-day tours to … [Read more...] about Travel firms run race to sell tours to US