HCM City agencies have unveiled plans to promote waterway transport on the 975km of riverways in the city, according to the city’s Department of Transport.For the last decade, the city has focused on land transport in an aim to tackle traffic congestion, especially at the entrances to the city and its ports. Cát Lái River Port in HCM City’s District 9. — VNS File Photo A number of projects to expand road networks were completed, but did not ease traffic congestion, especially at the northwest gateway and the entry to Cát Lái Port, transport experts said.Bùi Xuân Cường, director of the Department of Transport, said the city last year built 106km of roads and 21 bridges.Võ Kim Cương, former deputy architect of HCM City, said that rapid urbanisation was one of the main causes behind the overloaded streets.The inappropriate locations of ports have also caused pressure to existing road networks.Cương … [Read more...] about HCM City maps out plans for water transport expansion
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HCM City maps out earthquake, tsunami response plan
The HCMC government has approved a plan for earthquake and tsunami responses in the city, in which the force to be mobilized in case of disasters consists of nearly 30,000 people.Additionally, hundreds of vehicles such as motorboats, pontoon boats, ferries, barges, tugboats and rescue boats will be allocated to all districts and mobilized when disasters occur. Furthermore, earthquakes and tsunamis will be promptly covered by the mass media. According to the municipal government, HCMC is located in the Saigon River fault zone, with a type of fault able to cause earthquakes of up to 5.5 on the Richter scale and level-7 vibrations in the city and the neighboring areas. Although the possibility of earthquakes is low, the effect of aftershocks on old high-rise buildings, structures with weak footings and poor-quality construction works is worth considering. There is even a chance of tsunamis happening if epicenters lie in adjacent waters. So far, there has been no epicenter in the city. … [Read more...] about HCM City maps out earthquake, tsunami response plan
HCM City in world top ten cities for street food
HCM City has been listed among the world’s top ten cities for street food according to the USA's Food and Wine Magazine.Their world's top ten destinations for street food include: Austin, Texas South by Southwest put Austin on the map for its indie music scene, but the city is gaining just as much recognition for its street food such as Lucky J's fried-chicken waffle tacos (wrapped in a waffle shell) and kimchi fries from the Chi'Lantro Korean-Mexican fusion truck. Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok is the ultimate tourist destination for any street-foodie, It boasts thriving markets throughout the city, along with some of the most robustly flavored street snacks from neon-lit Yaowarat Road in Chinatown. Here, makeshift stands offer pork skewered on sugar canes; fragrant fish curries, and sweet bananas deep-fried in rice-flour batter; as well as the notoriously stinky fruit durian. Berlin, Germany Beer flows freely in Berlin, so there's almost always a street-food vendor … [Read more...] about HCM City in world top ten cities for street food
HCM City plans to use Russian technology for wind power project
HCM City's authorities are considering cooperating with Russian partners to develop wind power using a new technology which is expected to have the production cost lower by 50 percent compared to the current popularized technologies, and to replace hydropower plants. The information was released at the working session between the HCM City People's Committee and relevant agencies on August 23, discussing the clean energy development. It is expected that the pilot project would be carried out in Can Gio district which includes two wind power units, capitalized at 60 billion dong. Phan Minh Tan, Director of the HCM City Science and Technology Department, said that the wind speed in Can Gio district is 6-7m/s, in accordance with the wind speed map. The speed is lower than that in Binh Thuan province, but it is completely possible to apply the new technology in Can Gio district. The information that the HCM City authorities have decided to use a Russian technology - "YnS-V" - for … [Read more...] about HCM City plans to use Russian technology for wind power project
HCM City enhances use of IT for disease surveillance
The city’s Preventive Medicine Centre last year used GIS technology for disease surveillance (Photo courtesy of the Preventive Medicine Centre)HCM City (VNA) - Ho Chi MinhCity will expand the use of geographic information system (GIS) technology thisyear for surveillance of infectious diseases, such as hand-foot-mouth,throughout the city after successfully piloting it for dengue fever, deputydirector of the city’s Preventive Medicine Centre, told Viet Nam News.Last year, the city recorded nearly 5,000 patients with hand-foot-mouthdisease, according to the preventive medicine centre.“This IT application, especially the GIS technology, was one of the methodswhich the city applied last year to help reduce new dengue fever incidences,” Hungadded.According to the city’s Preventive Medicine Centre, the city last year reportedmore than 19,500 cases of dengue fever, dropping from 22,099 in 2016. Lastyear, six people died due to the disease while five died in … [Read more...] about HCM City enhances use of IT for disease surveillance