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To prepare for this report, the HCMC Construction Department has asked all 21 districts and Thu Duc City as well as related state agencies to submit corresponding reports for it to compile and summarize. Only 9/31 units, namely the HCMC Transport Department, the State Bank of Vietnam – HCMC Branch, HCMC Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority, HCMC Housing Development Fund, Vietnam Bank for Social Policies – HCMC Branch, and the People’s Committees of the districts of 1, 4, Tan Phu, Nha Be, fulfilled this request. Based on those local reports, the HCMC Construction Department informed that from 2016-2020, the floor area of the city increased by 53.7 million square meters, most of which belonged to self-built housing (a rise of 38.5 million square meters). Commercial housing took the second position, at 13.98 million square meters. Social housing witnessed an increase of 1.23 million square meters in 19 finished projects, accounting for 69.2 percent of the goal. However, … [Read more...] about HCMC only fulfills 12.4 percent of relocation for households along channels

(Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,092 VND/USD on June 28, down 10 VND from the previous day. With the current trading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applicable to commercial banks during the day is 23,789 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,399 VND/USD . The opening-hour rates at some commercial banks remained stable. At 8:26 am, BIDV listed the buying rate at 23,110 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,390 VND/USD, both unchanged June 27. Similarly, Vietcombank also kept both rates unchanged, listing at 23,080 VND/USD (buying) and 23,390 VND/USD (selling)./. VNA … [Read more...] about Reference exchange rate down 10 VND on June 28

Pham Van Mach competing in the SEA Games 31 last month. He will take part in the Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship in mid-July in Maldives. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - SEA Games champion Pham Van Mach is targeting a gold medal in his return to the 54th Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship next month in the Maldives. Mach is one of the best bodybuilder s in Vietnam, competing in the men's 55kg category and having won several national championships. The An Giang province-born athlete grabbed five world championship gold medals in 2001, 2009, 2010, 2014 and 2017. He also triumphed in the continental competition eight times, taking seven titles in a row from 2004 to 2012, and another in 2014. At last month's SEA Games 31, the 46-year-old athlete overcame all other rivals to secure his second Games gold. The title was a strong push for him to train hard in preparing for the Asian event on July 15-21. A total of 51 events will be … [Read more...] about Pham Van Mach to attend Asian bodybuilding competition next month

The Asia Pacific Property Awards celebrate the highest levels of achievement in the architecture, interior design, real estate and property development sectors in the region. LIXIL also reaffirmed its support for the IPA through the signing of a new three-year sponsorship. The Asia Pacific Property Awards are one of the biggest and most recognized awards in the industry with over 1,200 entries received from countries across the region. Sponsored by LIXIL Asia through its power brands GROHE and American Standard for the fourth year, the Asia Pacific Property Awards is the largest branch of the International Property Awards (IPA). The IPA winners are judged rigorously by over 100 of their peers and industry experts on design, quality, service, innovation, originality, and commitment to sustainability. IPA winners are held up as industry role models for their commitment to excellence and hard work. The live IPA event was greeted with enthuasism from winners and participants … [Read more...] about LIXIL announces continuing support for the Asia Pacific Property Awards

The ceremony was jointly organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications, the Vietnam Philatelic Association, and the Vietnam Post. From 506 stamp frames gathered by collectors of all ages, the jury carefully analyzed and selected the best frames for the award. In detail, four gold prizes were given to collector Luu Van Luong from the Hanoi Stamp Association, collector Ngo Viet Vinh from the Ho Chi Minh City Stamp Association, collector Nguyen Hoai Thanh from the Can Tho provincial Stamp Association, and collector Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc from the Khanh Hoa provincial Stamp Association. In addition, the organizing panel presented gold plating, big silver, silver, bronze, B and C prizes to other high-quality works. The Vietstampex 2020 exhibition offered a chance for stamp collectors to display their works, share information on creating stamps, acquire more knowledge and experience for international stamp exhibitions in the future. Meanwhile, visitors had a better … [Read more...] about National Postage Stamp Exhibition 2020 concluded

A new species of damselfly, an insect closely related to the dragonfly, has been discovered by a researcher from Da Nang’s Duy Tan University studying biodiversity in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum. Damselflies and dragonflies are indicative of the water quality and general health of an ecosystem.  They also help protect crops from pests. Dr. Phan Quoc Toan first wrote publically about the newly discovered species in an article published in the international journal of Zootaxa in early February, where he announced it would be named Coeliccia lecongcoi in honor of the scientific contributions made by Le Cong Co, the first president of Duy Tan University in the central city of Da Nang. Two damselflies of the Coeliccia lecongcoi are seen in tandem in this photo taken from Phan Quoc Toan’s paper published in Zootaxa in February 2019 . Phan Quoc Toan shows Coeliccia lecongcoi, the latest damselfly that he found in Vietnam and was featured in a … [Read more...] about New damselfly found in central Vietnam

Para Athletics Cao Ngọc Hùng poses with the scoreboard. Hùng secured a silver medal in the men's F57 javelin throw at the 2022 World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Tunisia. Photo courtesy of the athlete HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam grabbed two silver and two bronze medals from the 2022 World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Rades Stadium, Tunis, on June 27. Cao Ngọc Hùng finished second in the men's F57 javelin throw event. The Paralympian took his best result of 44.06m after six attempts. He was behind Muhammet Khalvandi of the hosts Tunisia, who threw 51.33m. Youssoupha Diouf of Senegal was in third with a 41.64m throw. Later, Hùng's wife Nguyễn Thị Hải claimed a bronze in the women's F56/57 shot put. Hải's six-attempt performance gave her 686 points for the third podium. "I have always tried my best to overcome challenges and difficulties. I believed that after all hard efforts, sweet results will come. And here, these are (successful) results of … [Read more...] about Vietnamese athletes get off to winning start at World Para Athletics Grand Prix

The sculpture of the toad sets a world record as the largest ceramic sculpture of a mythical creature. — Photo courtesy of Guinness World Records HÀ NỘI Two Vietnamese ceramic works will be recognised as having set Guinness World Records at a ceremony in Hà Nội tomorrow (June 30). The ceramic works, created by Vietnamese artisan Nguyễn Hùng and Hương Việt Ceramic Company, include a sculpture of a toad and a carved and embossed ceramic plate. They have been recognised as the largest ceramic sculpture of a mythical creature and the largest carved ceramic plates, respectively. The sculpture of the toad, measuring 173.5cm in length, 110cm in width and 77.8cm in height, was made of clay and a unique enamel. The mythical creature depicted is known as the holy three-legged toad or feng shui toad in Asia and is a symbol of prosperity. Sitting atop a pile of coins and gold bullion, the toad features the yin and yang symbol on its head, a coin in its mouth, and the Great … [Read more...] about Vietnamese ceramic artist sets two Guinness World Records

Available on Vietnam Family Day, the new DEEBOT combines next-generation technologies, such as AIVI 3.0 Upgraded AI-based Object Recognition and Avoidance technology, that offer tech-savvy family members more time with their loved ones instead of household chores. It also ushers in a new era of human-bot interaction with YIKO Voice Assistant, making the DEEBOT T10 every family’s intelligent butler. The DEEBOT T10 comes with AIVI 3.0, powered by a Horizon Sunrise® 3 Processor. The enhanced AI capability improves object single-frame recognition accuracy by 20 percent and the object single-frame recognition speed by 20 times. With an onboard 960P astrophotography camera that widens the Field of View (FOV) to 148.3°, DEEBOT T10 identifies common ground obstacles faster and is better at avoiding them. Therobotic vacuum cleaner also recognizes 18 types of floor obstacles, furniture, and floor materials and comes witha TÜV Rheinland privacy and safety certificate for software and … [Read more...] about ECOVACS ROBOTICS launches DEEBOT T10 featuring enhanced AI