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The HCMC Department of Transport is mulling over a scheme to control emissions from scooters and motorbikes on a trial basis. Scooter and motorbike users are stuck in a traffic jam on Xo Viet Nghe Tinh Street in HCMC. These vehicles account for a large proportion of vehicle emissions As of August 18, there were nearly 7.89 million motor vehicles, including 7.2 million two-wheeled vehicles and more than 734,800 cars, registered in the city. Air and noise pollution due to transport activities have grown. An increase in motor vehicles with poor emissions will affect the health of city dwellers, according to the department. Given the circumstances, the department is devising a scheme to minimize air pollution caused by motor vehicles. The department proposed the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association and the Japanese motorcycle and automobile producer Honda Vietnam help the regulator complete a survey on the use of scooters and motorbikes in a number of locations. Citywide … [Read more...] about HCM City seeks to reduce vehicle emissions

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council Pham Duc Hai (R) presents a gift to Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress of China’s Jiangsu province Liu Handong at the meeting on September 24 (Photo: VNA) Hai said HCM City has had cooperative relations with eight Chinese localities. It has also paid much attention to enhancing ties with other localities of China through delegation exchanges and joint events like economic forums or tourism workshops to help reinforce people-to-people links. Introducing the operations of the HCM City People’s Council, he expressed his hope that the council and the Jiangsu People’s Congress will have more practical cooperation activities and further share experience in law making and state management, thereby contributing to the healthy and stable development of the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership. For his part, Liu said the Jiangsu … [Read more...] about HCM City, Chinese province bolster ties between people-elected bodies

Illustrative image (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City authorities have promised to take swift action to curb the worsening air pollution, including improving environmental monitoring capacity and establishing an early warning system for residents. Cao Tung Son, director of the HCM City Department of Natural Resources and Environment’s Centre for Environmental and Natural Resources Monitoring, said the city was calling for investment in 11 additional air-monitoring stations by 2030. The city also plans to speed up current projects to build nine automatic air-monitoring stations and one mobile station to enhance environmental monitoring capacity.  It will enhance application of high-tech to manage the environmental monitoring network, especially the air environmental network. “The city will develop specialised software that will provide early warnings about air pollution to residents on a daily basis via the media or smartphones,” he … [Read more...] about HCM City to take swift action amid rising air pollution

The Danish Film Week 2019 will not only give local audience an opportunity to discover the modern society and film industry of Denmark but also promote the cultural bond between Denmark and Vietnam. Six movies that will be screened include “Long story short”, “Across the waters”, “Key house mirror”, “Land of mine”, “The hunt”, and “A hijacking”. They are among the best Danish contemporary films that have won international awards at prestigious film festivals such as the Cannes Film Festival. Free tickets can be picked up at the Danish Embassy in Hanoi, O Kia Hanoi art space, and Cine Star HCMC, or booked online through www.cinestar.com.vn or www.123phim.vn. … [Read more...] about Danish films to be screened in HCM City, Hanoi

Hanoi and HCM City are piloting programmes to reduce smoking. People smoking at a hospital in Hà Nội. Hà Nội and HCM City plan to pilot smoke-free areas in hospitals, hotels, restaurants and bus stations. Phan Thu Hương, deputy head of Respiratory Centre under Bạch Mai Hospital, said at a workshop held yesterday the hospital had not only printed posters and leaflets but also improved the capacity for doctors and medical staff so that they could consult smokers about harmful effects of tobacco and give them smoking cessation methods. The meeting was held in Hà Nội by the Ministry of Information and Communication, aiming to provide data for local media about projects implementing smoke-free environments in Hà Nội and HCM City. Hương also said the hospital conducted a survey among 300 smokers. Results showed 81.8 per cent of smokers intended to quit smoking, 89.3 per cent of smokers wanted to be advised to quit … [Read more...] about Hanoi, HCM City build smoke-free environments in public areas