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Ho Chi Minh City’s market surveillance officers determined that many filling stations were honest about ceasing their operations over an inventory shortage after checking their gasoline tanks and measuring the fuel levels on Sunday. The examined stations, including the No. 6 Xuyen Viet Oil store on Luy Ban Bich Street in Tan Phu District, the Duong Anh Thu store on Trinh Dinh Trong Street in Tan Phu District, and another at 102 Pho Quang Street in Tan Binh District, had all put up closed signs at the time. Nguyen Thi Thuy Kieu, manager of the Duong Anh Thu store, said the station had been out of gas for two days, but still had fuel oil. Market surveillance officers measure a gasoline tank at a filling station in Tan Phu District, Ho Chi Minh City, November 13, 2022. Photo: N. Tri / Tuoi Tre The checking result showed that its E5 gasoline tank contained only 20 liters, A95 tank stored about 65 liters, and fuel oil tank had 1,380 liters. The supplier of Duong … [Read more...] about Examinations prove many Ho Chi Minh City fuel stations in short supply

Ho Chi Minh City’s police recently discovered over 11.7 metric tons of vegetables of unclear origin stored at two warehouses belonging to a company in District 8. On Monday, the city’s environmental crime prevention police division was working to bring a charge of trading smuggled food against T.N. Fruits and Vegetables Production & Processing Co. Ltd., which is located at the Binh Dien residential area in the district. Officers from the division detected the firm’s two cold storage warehouses were stowing more than 11.7 metric tons of vegetables packed in foreign-branded packages on November 9. All these goods had no Vietnamese sub-labels and were not accompanied by invoices to prove their origin. P.T.T., director of T.N., then admitted that the discovered vegetables were bought randomly in the market. Officers booked the case and confiscated the amount of vegetables. Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to get the latest news about Vietnam! … [Read more...] about Tons of vegetables of unknown origin found at Ho Chi Minh City supplier’s warehouses

A lotus-shaped skylight, a part of Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line project, is now 50 percent complete and expected to be finished by the end of the year. The skylight, about 27 meters in diameter, is designed to be an architectural feature of Ben Thanh Terminal, located in downtown Ho Chi Minh City. With a lotus-shaped design, the roof of the skylight is made of two main materials, namely glass and aluminum honeycomb panels. The wall glass is covered with a special type of insulation film. Most of the materials were imported from Japan and meet all of the requirements of the design, with outstanding insulation and durability. The skylight at Ben Thanh Terminal of metro line No. 1 in Ho Chi Minh City, November 15, 2022. Photo: Tuoi Tre A team of Japanese experts and engineers is in charge of supervising to make sure that the materials are assembled correctly as well as ensure the best quality for the project. The skylight will provide natural … [Read more...] about Skylight takes shape at downtown terminal of Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line

A reader recently wrote to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper about a section of the Rach Dia River in Nha Be District, Ho Chi Minh City which was being encroached on by a villa project. Upon receiving the letter sent by reader Thuy Vu, Tuoi Tre reporters paid multiple visits to the river section in question. On the morning of October 13, the reporters saw excavators pouring earth from dump trucks to fill the river bed next to the villa, which covers an area of thousands of square meters. Trees are planted on a new plot formed by encroaching on a river bed in Nha Be District, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Tu Trung / Tuoi Tre A new land plot was quickly formed on where bushes of nipa palm used to grow. Large trees were immediately planted on that plot, which stretched tens of square meters, while many piles were driven into the river bed. Trees are planted on a new plot formed by encroaching on a riverbed in Nha Be District, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Tu … [Read more...] about Villa project encroaches on Ho Chi Minh City river bed

Phuong Trang Bus JSC has recently submitted a proposal to the Department of Transport of Ho Chi Minh City on opening 17 new bus routes connecting Tan Son Nhat International Airport with urban areas, bus stations, university campuses, and seven districts in the city to meet travel needs. The transport firm put forward the plan as its shuttle bus service 109, which carries passengers between the airport and a bus station in downtown District 1, proves effective after more than one month of operation. The 17 suggested bus routes will include seven connecting the airport to Mien Tay Bus Station in Binh Tan District, Mien Dong Bus Station in Binh Thanh District, New Mien Dong Bus Station in Thu Duc City, the Phu My Hung New Urban Area in District 7, the Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City campus in Thu Duc City, the Sala urban area in Thu Duc City, and Thao Dien Ward in Thu Duc City. The remainder will benefit residents of Districts 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, Binh Chanh District, … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City works on proposal of 17 new bus routes linked with airport

A friend of mine who lives in District 7 recently told me about how difficult it can be to get from his house to other parts of Ho Chi Minh City. After the Kenh Te Bridge was expanded following a long construction process, traffic was just as congested within a week or two as more cars poured into the bigger space. What had been promised as a solution just led to more of the same. As a result, he said, his daily commute did not improve at all, with time lost sitting in traffic exposed to rain, heat, and exhaust fumes from the surrounding vehicles. He even has to think twice about going into District 1 for social occasions since the drive can take such a long time. This experience is familiar to many city residents, and a prime example of an urban planning problem called induced demand in which road expansion carried out in the name of reducing traffic simply creates further congestion. This is best exemplified by the massive highways of cities like Houston, which can stretch to 16 … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City and the limits of growth

The Ho Chi Minh City Forest Protection Department on Wednesday received a 2-meter python weighing about 4kg from a local resident after he caught the reptile inside the trunk of a motorbike parked in a factory in Binh Chanh District. The man, 42-year-old Pham Trong Vinh, and another person used a screwdriver to open the vehicle's trunk in order to catch the python. Vinh guessed that the reptile crawled into the factory from a nearby canal or trees outside before becoming trapped in the motorbike. After receiving the python from Vinh, forest rangers determined that the reptile was a Python bivittatus, which is native to a large area of Southeast Asia and is listed as vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. A supplied photo shows a forest ranger holding a python caught in the trunk of a motorbike parked in a factory in Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City. Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to get the … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City man catches python nesting in motorbike trunk

Ho Chi Minh City will play a significant role in meeting the Vietnam and New Zealand two-way trade target of US$2 billion by 2024, said New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. PM Ardern released her comments during a meeting with chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City administration Phan Van Mai on Wednesday, as part of her four-day visit to Vietnam, which started Monday, at the invitation of her Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh. PM Arden noted that this is the first time that she and her accompanying business representatives have visited Vietnam's southern economic and trade hub. New Zealand businesses are interested in learning more about the city’s trade and sustainable socio-economic development policies in order to seek opportunities for multifaceted cooperation, Ardern said. It is necessary to organize bilateral dialogues on trade promotion, inclusive economic development, and artificial intelligence development to help create the highest economic values for … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City to play key role in $2bn Vietnam – New Zealand trade target: PM Ardern

After a group of street vendors beat two youngsters on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in Ho Chi Minh City last week, control over street vending activities in the area has been tightened. However, many vendors has returned to the street just several days later. In particular, seven street vendors on the promenade violently beat two young men on November 7, injuring them and causing social disorder. Last weekend, after the police detained the seven street vendors involved in the scuffle for investigation, vending activities on the pedestrian street cooled down significantly. However, vendors soon returned to the street and began gathering into small groups of two to three people rather than forming large crowds in a single location. B., an official in charge of ensuring the urban order under the People’s Committee of District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, said “After the scuffle, the public order team has been reinforced to ensure the security on the walking street. Carts of … [Read more...] about Street performers, vendors rampant on Ho Chi Minh City promenade

Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City are investigating the cause of a traffic accident between a traffic police motorcycle and two other motorbikes that severely injured two residents in Thu Duc City on Firday night. The traffic police motorcycle belongs to a traffic police team under the public security division of Thu Duc City, according to a source. Travelers heard a loud bang from the collision between the three said vehicles on Man Thien Street in the city’s Hiep Phu Ward at around 9:15 pm on Friday. Two residents who rode the two personal motorbikes were severely injured after the crash and were rushed to hospital for emergency treatment. One of them is in a critical condition. The traffic police motorcycle rider had slight injuries. All three vehicles were damaged. Police investigation is underway. Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to get the latest news about Vietnam! … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City investigates crash between traffic police motorcycle and personal vehicles