District 12 ho chi minh city vietnam

Although Vietnam reopened its door to international tourists over a year ago, small and medium lodging facilities in Ho Chi Minh City are still struggling to recover due to the small number of international visitors. Their largest source market is China while the number of guests from the northern neighbor remains modest, forcing many hotels to use their facilities for other purposes or stop leasing spaces. Shutdown, falling room occupancy In District 1, many hotels which used to be crowded with foreign travelers are now empty or have been replaced by other businesses. On Ly Tu Trong Street, a spacious hotel is being repurposed. The hotel is in a prime site, near Ben Thanh Market, Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street, and Le Loi Boulevard, once favored by international tourists. Many 'House for Lease' signboards can also be seen along Bui Vien Walking Street and De Tham Street with many of them being hung in front of small, one- and two-star hotels. The director of a chain of … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City hotels waiting for int’l guests

Press conference on March 28 to announce the organisation of 19th Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Fair (Photo: qdnd.vn) HCM City (VNA) – The 19th Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Fair will be held in the southern metropolis from April 6-9, organisers announced on March 28. The annual event will see a wide range of cultural, artistic and sport activities, and this year's edition will be one among the activities in response to the Visit Vietnam Year 2023 hosted by the south-central province of Binh Thuan. Notably, the tourism stimulation space will have nearly 100 booths, including 46 of other cities and provinces. Bui Thi Ngoc Hieu, deputy director of the municipal Department of Tourism , said that the fair’s activities will seek to improve the quality of tourism services and promotion work./. VNA … [Read more...] about 19th Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Fair to take place next month

Police in Thu Duc City under Ho Chi Minh City raided the headquarters of Galaxy Debt Trading Company and Home Credit Vietnam, a consumer finance provider, over extortion and asset appropriation allegations on Tuesday. Hundreds of police officers inspected the office of Galaxy Debt Trading on the first and second floors of Linh Tay Tower in the namesake ward in Thu Duc City on Tuesday morning. In front of the building, there were many traffic police officers, mobile police officers, and security guards. Many police officers are seen at a building where Galaxy Debt Trading Company is headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Tuoi Tre Inside the searched facilities, the firm’s employees were asked to stop working for the inspection. The firm reportedly specializes in debt trading and financial services. On the afternoon of the same day, police cordoned off the headquarters of Home Credit Vietnam Finance Company on Nguyen Dang Giai Street in Thu Duc City’s Thao … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City police search Home Credit, debt trading company

Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday morning surveyed the planned site of a pedestrian bridge connecting Nguyen Hue Walking Street and the Bach Dang Wharf Park in District 1. A representative of the Ho Chi Minh City Road Traffic Infrastructure Management Center told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper that the center would report the survey results to the municipal Department of Transport. The footbridge is expected to help residents move from the city’s downtown area to the Bach Dang Wharf Park safely. At present, residents have to cross Ton Duc Thang Street with heavy traffic. After being revitalized and reopened to the public at the end of 2021, the Bach Dang Wharf Park has attracted a high number of visitors. However, traveling from the city’s center to the park is inconvenient. Many residents have proposed developing a tunnel or a footbridge. The Ho Chi Minh City authorities later assigned the relevant departments and agencies to study and make proposals to connect … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City seeks to build footbridge in downtown area

Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City are considering a plan to install roofs over suitable parts of the walkways of Le Loi Boulevard in District 1 at a cost of up to US$1.27 million to protect pedestrians from sunshine and rain. The municipal Department of Planning and Architecture recently submitted its scheme to the city’s administration aiming to improve the shopping road that was reopened last August after being closed for years due to the construction of the city’s first metro. As the large trees once located alongside the sidewalks were removed for the metro project, a roof system over them should be built to shield walkers and shoppers from the elements, according to the department. Accordingly, the Le Loi sidewalks with an average of 5.5 - 6 meters on each side will have a roof reaching out four meters, a departmental representative told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper. Not only do they help block sunlight and rain, the future roofs can also create a lively cityscape for this … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City considers spending up to $1.27mn on downtown street roofing

Nguyen Xuan Thang (R), Politburo member, President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) and Chairman of the Central Theory Council, and Ogata Yasuo, Vice Chairman of the Presidium of the JCP and head of its International Department. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Nguyen Xuan Thang , Politburo member, President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) and Chairman of the Central Theory Council, received a delegation of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) in Hanoi on March 28. Thang noted that the visit by the Japanese delegation, led by Ogata Yasuo, Vice Chairman of the Presidium of the JCP and head of its International Department, demonstrated the friendship and close cooperation between the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the JCP. He conveyed the regards of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and other senior Party leaders of the CPV to JCP Chairman Shii Kazuo. Thang stressed that the theoretical exchange mechanism has been a pillar of … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Japan exchange experience in Party building

Thousands of houses and a section of the Ho Chi Minh City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway near the Long Thanh International Airport project in Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam have been cloaked in dust from the construction site for several months. Many residents of Binh Son Commune, Long Thanh District described the situation as a dust storm, which began a few months ago and has worsened since the end of January – the start of the windy, dry season. Teachers of Binh Son Kindergarten, located in the eponymous commune, said that although it takes more than two hours a day to clean the classrooms after students finish school, the school is still covered in thick layers of dust the next morning. Motorcyclists ride on Provincial Road 769 through a thick layer of dust from the construction site of the Long Thanh International Airport project in Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam, March 28, 2023. Photo: A Loc / Tuoi Tre Linh, a local kindergarten teacher, said that … [Read more...] about Dust blankets expressway, houses near giant airport construction project in southern Vietnam

Police in 32 provinces and cities in Vietnam have pressed charges against 506 individuals from vehicle registration and inspection centers nationwide for allegedly making illegal gains while on duty. The statement was released by To An Xo, spokesperson of the Ministry of Public Security, at a press briefing in Hanoi on Tuesday afternoon. According to investigation results, these suspects, including auto testing officers and technicians, colluded with 73 companies in 18 provinces and cities to offer vehicle registration and inspection services to nearly 40,000 autos during the 2018-22 period. They were found to have granted certifications to a host of vehicles that were ineligible to run on the road. Such practices posed a risk of traffic accidents and negatively affected society, Xo said. Commenting on congestion confronting auto testing centers after many of them were forced to shut down to serve investigations, Xo said the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry … [Read more...] about Over 500 individuals from Vietnam’s auto testing centers face prosecution

The People’s Committee of Dong Nai Province, a neighbor of Ho Chi Minh City, gave its approval to the development of the Hiep Hoa urban area project covering 293 hectares of land on Pho Islet in Hiep Hoa Ward, Bien Hoa City on Tuesday, budgeting an estimated investment of over VND72.2 trillion (US$3 billion). Vo Tan Duc, deputy chairman of the Dong Nai People’s Committee, signed a decision approving the project, which is expected to accommodate 31,600 people. The total area of the project includes 84 hectares for living, making up 28.8 percent, 110 hectares for green spaces, nearly 35 hectares for both of these purposes, over 14 hectares for public facilities, 43 hectares for traffic, and 3.8 hectares for technical infrastructure. The project is scheduled to be executed in 12 years, from 2023 to 2035, and divided into five sub-projects. It is aimed at developing a modern urban area with a low construction density in harmony with the surrounding landscapes. The An … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Dong Nai green-lights $3bn urban area project

GIA LAI -- Bitter and earthy. Fit for instant brews only. Robusta coffee has a dire reputation, but a small group of farmers in Vietnam is trying to turn the bean's fortunes around as a warming world threatens the industry. As an interior designer in trendy Ho Chi Minh City, Tran Thi Bich Ngoc, 42, largely stayed clear of Vietnamese coffee, puzzling over why it didn't taste as good as cups from abroad. Now, nearly a decade later, she runs her own coffee farm -- "Mori" -- in the remote Central Highlands, cultivating robusta she believes can match the world's favourite bean, arabica, in quality and flavour. "My beans have a fruity, flowery smell, and they taste strong -- but in a gentle way," Ngoc told AFP at her farm close to the city of Pleiku, in the heart of the Vietnamese robusta region. "Vietnamese farmers need to know it is possible to make these beans taste good." 'Vicious circle of bad quality' Long scorned by giants such as Starbucks, robusta -- which has … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s robusta: the go-to coffee bean in a warmer world?