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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falling room occupancy In District 1, many hotels which used to be crowded with foreign travelers are now empty or have been replaced by other businesses.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

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

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

A tourism development forum with the participation of Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and major provinces/cities in the central region, is slated to take place in Quang Nam province on November 27-28. The Departments of Tourism, Culture and Sports of Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Danang, Quang Nam and Thua Thien-Hue on November 6 held an online meeting to discuss the organization of a tourism development forum gathering provinces and cities across Vietnam. A caravan tour from Hanoi to the central region. The forum is slated to take place in Quang Nam province on November 27–28. In the first day of the forum, there will be meetings and discussions among tourism companies from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Danang, Quang Nam and Thua Thien-Hue; the launch of a tourism exhibition space, including travel destinations, tourism products and local specialties, among others. On November 28, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in collaboration with tourism management … [Read more...] about Hanoi to cooperate with central region to promote domestic tourism post Covid-19

Logo of Techcombank on its headquarters in Ly Thuong Kiet Street, Ha Noi. The bank shares surged nearly 4 per cent on Tuesday, helped lift the market sentiment. — VNS Photo Ly Ly Cao The Vietnamese stock market diverged on Tuesday, but the VN-Index extended its rising streak to the sixth straight day. On the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the VN-Index increased 2.04 points to end the trading day at 1,054.29 points, or up 0.19 per cent. The breadth of the market remained in positive territory with 166 stocks on HoSE inching higher, while 158 stocks went down. Liquidity continued to rise over the previous session. Specifically, the trading value on the southern exchange advanced by 15.4 per cent to more than VND11.2 trillion (US$477 million), equivalent to a trading volume of 648.1 million shares. The VN30-Index, tracking the 30 biggest stocks on HoSE, edged up 2.37 points, or 0.22 per cent, to 1,058.82 points. In the VN30 basket, 12 stocks added points, while 13 slid and … [Read more...] about VN-Index rises for sixth day in a row

At the working session (Photo: VNA) Prague (VNA) -  A delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy in the Czech Republic has freshly visited Ceske Budejovice city to promote exchanges and cooperation in education-training, culture, and tourism. At a working session with Rector of the local University of South Bohemia (USB) Bohumil Jirousek, Ambassador Thai Xuan Dung lauded the establishment’s collaboration with its Vietnamese partners such as Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, University of Cuu Long and Nha Trang Fisheries University in fisheries development and management and water resources management. He proposed the USB enhance its joint work with Vietnamese universities in scientific research on digital transformation, green transition, renewable energy, circular economy, and climate change response, among others. He also suggested the university grant scholarships to Vietnamese students with excellent performances. At a meeting … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Czech Republic strengthen education-training engagements

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

Consul General of Italy in Ho Chi Minh City Enrico Padula realized that when Vietnamese people think about his country, all they know is the 3 Fs: food, fashion, and football. “Italian culture is surely more than that,” the diplomat said during an interview with Tuoi Tre News on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Italy. So what is 'Italy' in your mind? We are heading to a 'mixed' development. Culture, commerce, and sciences in Italy are indispensable. Because all are linked through time, that’s how our fashion segment has developed so successfully. And now, we have technology to join in the aggregate. For example, a car will have the mix of Italian technology and the Italian esthetics that we already have in our architecture and interior design. We are trying our best to introduce and promote the aggregate all together. I think this is one of the best ways to develop. I am sure that Vietnamese people highly appreciate this … [Read more...] about Italian culture more than just food, fashion, football: consul general