Ho chi minh city district 2

/ February 27, 2021

“COVID-19 Park” – a message of belief in victory over the pandemic

The park, located at a tourist sculpture tunnel at Tuyen Lam Lake National Tourist Complex, Da Lat city, Lam Dong province, has attracted the attention of locals and tourists from the first days after its launch. It was initiated by Trinh Ba Dung, General Director of the Sculpture Tunnel Tourist Site, who also tells the story of Da Lat's history with a complex of clay sculptures under a 1,200m-long tunnel at Tuyen Lam Lake National Tourist Complex. The park lies under a pine forest canopy. Mr. Dung is also the person that brought the Kilo submarine to the mountain, in the Submarine Tourism Area on the Mountain in Cam Lam district, Khanh Hoa province, with the model of a submarine same shape and size as the Kilo submarine of the army at Cam Ranh Port, by which he hopes to send the message that Vietnam is hospitable, peace-loving and ready to fight to protect the country. “The world has admired Vietnam in its battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. I really appreciate the Vietnamese spirit and the Government's decisive and timely leadership, which has brought about very good results. That helped me form the idea of building this park, thereby, continuing to send the message of a safe and peaceful Vietnam to international friends,” said Dung. Mr. Trinh Ba Dung introduces a model to send the message of "Only leave your house when it is really necessary". On the large steel clock placed at the entrance, each hour is an anti-epidemic measure (keep distance, disinfection, medical declaration, wear face masks etc), essential items for epidemic prevention (field hospitals, disinfection spray, breathing apparatus, communication) and 12 o'clock features the Vietnamese people unanimously joining the Government to repel the epidemic. The number 2021 also communicates a belief in the defeat of the coronavirus. At position 0 (2020) is standing the coronavirus. At number 1 (2021), there is a model featuring medical staff defeating the evil virus and …

/ September 20, 2020

HCM City: Residents swap trash for rice in fight against plastics

Local residents can get 1kg of rice for each kg of plastics or recyclable waste, and each of them can exchange a maximum amount of 10kg of waste. Since the programme was rolled out in early September, authorities have collected more than 1 tonnes of trash for recycling. Pham Ngoc Minh, Vice President of the district’s Fatherland Front Committee, said apart from environmental protection, the programme aims to support local residents amidst COVID-19. The exchange is held weekly and will last until December, she said, adding that the programme is financed by organisations and businesses in HCM City. According to the official, more than 4 tonnes of rice have been mobilised for the programme so far. Along with rice, residents can get other necessities like cooking oil and salt, and plants. Not only residents in District 1 but also those in other localities can also join the programme, Minh said. …

/ October 1, 2020

Photo of red-shanked douc wins first prize at Vietnam Biodiversity Photo Contest

Two second prizes were won by Dinh Tat Canh and Pham Quoc Thang for their photos capturing nature at Bau Ca Cai mangrove forest in Binh Son district, Quang Ngai province; and Tuyen Lam lake in Da Lat city, Lam Dong province, respectively. Three third and five consolation prizes were also presented to other excellent entries at the ceremony. The photo contest was launched in May this year by the Vietnam Environment Administration to raise public awareness of biodiversity conservation and encourage creativity amongst entrants to produce more in-depth images of nature conservation and biodiversity. The event attracted more than 2,000 entries from 120 contestants, whose works praise the Vietnam’s biodiversity and reminded viewers’ of their responsibilities in terms of biodiversity preservation. …