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The event organised by Campus France Vietnam under the French Embassy in Vietnam, is scheduled to get underway at the Pullman Hotel in Hanoi on October 5 and the Rex Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City on October 6. It will see 46 universities from France participate, including nine general universities and 37 specialist universities in the fields of trade, engineering, cuisine, the arts, and hospitality and tourism management. Visitors, students, and parents going to the event will all have the chance of directly meeting with representatives from each of the universities, in addition to joining in a number of seminars which will discuss visa procedures and scholarship opportunities.  A host of of Vietnamese alumni and learners currently studying in France will share their experience on job seeking, administrative procedures, living accommodation, and student life in the European country. France ranks sixth in the world and first in Europe in terms of receiving the highest number of … [Read more...] about Hanoi and HCM City set to host French education fair

At the ceremony (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – The Republic of Korea (RoK) Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony on October 3 to celebrate the 4,351st anniversary of the East Asian country’s National Foundation Day. Speaking at the event, RoK Consul General Lim Jae-hoon said despite the geographical distance, relations between Vietnam and the RoK have been progressing across politics, economy, people-to-people exchanges, and culture-sport-tourism cooperation. The two nations regularly exchange high-level delegations, establish collaboration programmes, and support each other at multilateral and international forums for mutual peace and prosperity. They have also become important partners in economic development. The diplomat stressed HCM City, as Vietnam’s southern socio-economic and cultural hub, has maintained effective cooperation with RoK localities. By hosting cultural exchanges, implementing joint projects, and welcoming high-ranking leaders … [Read more...] about RoK’s National Foundation Day marked in HCM City

A street flooded due to high tides in HCM City’s district 8 (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - The Southern Regional Hydro-Meteorological Center has announced that river tides in Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta region reached flood warning level 3 on September 30 and October 1.    There are six warning levels, with more than 5m being the maximum. The centre said the tides at Phu An and Nha Be stations on the Sai Gon-Dong Nai rivers rose to a record 1.68-1.70m on the two days. The peak times are from 5am to 7am and 4pm to 6pm. The centre has issued flood warning level 2 for until October 2. On September 29 afternoon in district 8’s Me Coc Street, the tide caused 30m of the embankment to collapse, badly flooding the entire area near Kenh Ngang Bridge No 3. Members of the militia force in the district’s ward 16 were piling sandbags past 1am on September 30 to create a temporary embankment there. But the water continued to pour in, and … [Read more...] about River tides reach flood warning level 3 in HCM City, Mekong Delta

Hanoi, Danang, and Ho Chi Minh City are laying the foundations for many more cities to eventually become smarter (Photo: Le Toan) After the ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN) was launched in Singapore in April last year, Hanoi, Danang, and Ho Chi Minh City, which have been selected to join the ASCN, have been actively seeking effective solutions to transform themselves in alignment with smart trends. According to the Ministry of Construction, this is laying firm groundworks for Vietnam to develop smart cities on a larger scale in the future. Hanoi Department of Information and Communications (DIC) reported that in its journey to become a smart city, this year Hanoi will co-operate with partners to pilot 5G, in addition to expanding the application of IT solutions in parking and the supervision of the operation of buses via GPS and e-tickets. Next year, Hanoi will begin creating a scheme to develop itself into a smart city by 2025 with an orientation towards 2030, establishing its … [Read more...] about Cities pulling out all the stops to become smart

At the meeting (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City promises to create favourable conditions for foreign enterprises, including those from the UK, to make long-term investment in the city, a municipal official said on October 3. While receiving Conor Burns, MP, Minister of State at the UK’s Department for International Trade, Vice Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem rejoiced at the positive development of relations between the city and the UK, and acknowledged the performance of British investors in the southern largest economic hub. HCM City will host a roundtable next month in order to create conditions for British firms to directly discuss with local leaders, thus removing difficulties hindering their investment and business operations in Vietnam, he said. Liem thanked the UK for its support in implementing the smart urban building project, and pledged to facilitate the implementation of the project’s components. HCM City … [Read more...] about HCM City pledges favourable conditions for British investors