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Gia Dinh Wasuco JSC and Saigon Water Corporation (Sawaco), two water suppliers of Ho Chi Minh City, have issued notices for a water disruption that is expected to affect 12 districts this weekend. The service disturbance started at 9:00 pm on Friday and will last until 5:00 pm on Saturday for technicians to repair pipes, leaving the entirety of Binh Thanh District, Phu Nhuan District, Wards 12, 13, 14 in District 3, and Ward 1 in Go Vap District to experience low water pressure, according to Gia Dinh Wasuco’s announcement. Sawaco also said that it will temporarily suspend water supply in some districts for the routine maintenance of Tan Hiep Water Plant from 10:00 pm on Saturday to 4:00 am on Sunday. As a result, there will be no water from the taps in Wards 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 16 in District 8, and Tan Tuc Town, Vinh Loc A, Vinh Loc B, Pham Van Hai, Binh Loi, Le Minh Xuan, Tan Kien, Tan Nhut, Binh Chanh, An Phu Tay, Tan Quy Tay, Hung Long, Phong Phu, and Binh Hung Communes in … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City’s water suppliers announce low pressure, shut-off for this weekend

Instead of having to go to many places to seek support, women and children who are victims of violence just need to go to a one-stop model for women and children located at Hung Vuong Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City for medical care, and psychological and legal counselling. Launching ceremony of one-stop model for women and children (Photo: VNA) The model, the first of its kind, made its debut on March 24, and will be piloted from now to 2026. It will perform its functions of receiving, screening, treating, consulting, and providing on-site services to patients who are women and children subject to violence and sexual abuse. If an emergency shelter is needed, social workers of Hung Vuong Hospital will refer victims to the City Centre for Social Work - Education and Vocational Training for Youth, located at 14 Nguyen Van Bao street, Ward 4, Go Vap district, for care and nurture, therapeutic intervention and access to other essential services on demand. Le … [Read more...] about HCM City launches first one-stop model for women, children

A construction site of Phat Dat Real Estate Development Joint Stock Company (PDR). PDR rose 2.9 per cent on Friday. VNA/VNS Photo Shares gained for a fourth straight session on Friday thanks to the sharp rise of large-caps in the securities and real estate group, supporting the overall market. On the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, the VN-Index rose 0.16 per cent to close Friday at 1,046.79 points. The index had risen 2.3 per cent in the last four days. Market breadth was positive with 265 rising stocks and 122 losing ones. Nearly 580 million shares worth VND9.4 trillion (US$399.7 million) were traded on HCM City’s bourse. The VN-30 Index, tracking the 30 biggest stocks on HoSE, gained 0.46 per cent to close at 1,051.42 points. In the VN-30 basket, 19 stocks gained while ten lost ground. The biggest gainers included the Vietnam Rubber Group (GVR), SSI Securities Inc (SSI), PV Power (POW), Mobile World Group (MWG), Vietjet (VJC), Vingroup (VIC), HDBank (HDB) and Vinhomes … [Read more...] about Shares gain for fourth session thanks to large-caps

Vietnam Airlines and Bamboo Airways, two Vietnamese carriers, on Friday evening announced the rescheduling of their flights to and from Frankfurt International Airport due to an upcoming strike slated for March 27 at Germany’s biggest aviation hub. According to Bamboo Airways, its round-trip flights linking Hanoi with Frankfurt have been rescheduled for March 28, instead of March 27. Flight QH73 on the Hanoi-Frankfurt route will depart at 3:15 am (local time) while Flight QH74 will leave Frankfurt for Hanoi at 12:45 pm (local time). Bamboo Airways currently operates direct flights between Vietnam and Germany, with two weekly round-trip flights in the Hanoi-Frankfurt route, and one weekly flight on the Ho Chi Minh City-Frankfurt route. As for Vietnam Airlines, the national flag carrier adjusted the departure time of its flights to and from Frankfurt as follows: Flight VN37 was rescheduled to depart from Hanoi at 9:35 pm on March 27 while Flight VN36 will take off from … [Read more...] about Vietnamese carriers reschedule flights to/from Frankfurt due to airport strike

The police in Ho Chi Minh City have busted a human trafficking ring involving Malaysian nationals that allegedly deceived 30 Indonesians for property appropriation in Vietnam. Six Malaysian suspects at the police station (Photo: Ho Chi Minh City Police) The Indonesian nationals said they had been incited by a group of Malaysian nationals to get employment in Vietnam. Upon arriving in Ho Chi Minh City, they were locked inside a building on 455 Binh Quoi street in Binh Thanh district where they were forced to hand in passports and phones and pretend to be bank employees and other Indonesian authorities making scam calls back to Indonesia in order to swindle money from people. Hearing about the news, the Ho Chi Minh City police raided the building, but all of the Malaysian suspects thought to be involved in the scam had fled. By profession, the police later arrested six of the suspects at Tan Son Nhat hotel. The Malaysians then confessed that they had already … [Read more...] about 30 Indonesians fall victim to Malaysia human trafficking ring in Vietnam

Work began on the VND140 billion (US$5.98 million) project to renovate the 147-year-old Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica in 2017. The project was originally expected to be finished this year, but the completion date has since been pushed back until 2027. Priest Ignatio Ho Van Xuan, head of the church's renovation board, spoke with VnExpress in an exclusive interview about the unexpected challenges and difficulties that have caused the renovation work to drag on much longer than planned. After six years, how is the project going? Currently, the restoration work is 50% complete. It has been carried out on the principle of keeping intact the parts that are still good enough and replacing the parts that are too damaged. To date, no items have been completed. For example, the roof has been beautifully restored, but the gutter system for it has not been completed because the restoration of two bell towers and the metal towers with two crosses must be completed [before installing the … [Read more...] about Priest discusses challenges to iconic Saigon church renovation

Straight Outta Bangkok, running from March 16 until March 25, celebrates an authentic taste of Thailand and stars guest Thai chef Burin Pongchang from the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers Bangkok. Straight Outta Asia is the first culinary event with international guest chefs at Sheraton Saigon Straight Outta Asia casts an extensive array of international guest chefs who have a huge passion for developing their food cultures across the globe. Thailand, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Japan, and South Korea will all be represented. Inspired by the culinary offerings from each region, Straight Outta Asia rolls out the carpet straight to Bangkok, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, and Tokyo, while guests dine right in the centre of downtown Ho Chi Minh City. Chef Burin Pongchang Thai cuisine is featured as the first concept, as it has become tremendously popular in Ho Chi Minh City for its distinctive harmony of contrasting flavours. Through Straight Outta … [Read more...] about Sheraton Saigon launches Straight outta Bangkok

Mexico is located at the gateway between North America and Latin America, and the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) will be a good springboard for Vietnamese businesses to access the North American market worth more than US$28.5 trillion, ambassador Alejandro Negrin Munoz said Thursday at the Vietnam-Mexico trade promotion conference. The U.S. is Mexico’s largest trading partner, with Mexican exports standing at nearly $340 billion in 2020. Vu Minh Anh, honorary consul of Mexico in Ho Chi Minh City, told VnExpress that Vietnamese businesses have many advantages over other countries in the region. Both Vietnam and Mexico are members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). They also share many similarities in terms of culture and economic structure. According to statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs, the two-way trade between Vietnam and Mexico was more than $5.4 billion in 2022, up 7% against 2021. … [Read more...] about Mexico a springboard for Vietnamese goods to enter the US: ambassador

Miss Grand International’s Thai president Nawat Itsaragrisil said that he came to HCMC Thursday to prepare for this year’s pageant, which is set to be held in Vietnam in October. Accompanying Itsaragrisil are were contestants from the 2023 Miss Grand Thailand: Tapimsiya Kasemwuttirat, Vanessa Nattacha Wenk, Tia Li Taveepanichpan, Kamonwarai Prajakrattanakul, Ajcharee Srisuk, Tantawan Jiteelak, Kodchakorn Korntrakoon and Chayatanus Saradatta. Some of the beauties caught the media’s eye by wearing traditional Vietnamese ao dai and conical hats . In order to visit Vietnam, the women had to sell Miss Grand products via livestream. The eight contestants with the most orders got to go on the trip. Itsaragrisil gave the women a food product sales quota of at least 200 orders a day. Itsaragrisil 's actions caused controversy on social networks. While many of his Thai fans said he made good use of every situation to make money, … [Read more...] about Thai beauty pageant contestants visit Vietnam

Foreign tourists join a double-decker bus tour around Hanoi (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The tourism sector of Hanoi has worked hard to step up linkages with other localities nationwide to diversify products and improve the quality of tourism services, toward attracting more holidaymakers to the capital city. Since the beginning of 2023, Vietnam has seen a significant rise in the number of tourists. Hanoi alone welcomed more than 3 million visitors in January and February, an increase of 2.8% compared to 2022. The figure included 535,000 foreign tourists. In February, hotel occupancy in Hanoi was about 56.2%, up by 39.5% over the same period in 2022. The total revenue from tourists reached 13.2 trillion VND, 3.6% higher than that last year. Tours featuring destinations in Hanoi are always connected with other tourist attractions such as Ha Long (Quang Ninh), Sa Pa (Lao Cai), Trang An (Ninh Binh), and Moc Chau (Son La). Such tours are suitable for tourists nationwide, … [Read more...] about Hanoi exerts efforts to boost tourism development