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Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh addresses the ceremony in Nakhon Phanom province on May 19. (Photo: VNA) Bangkok (VNA) – The administration of the Thai province of Nakhon Phanom and the Vietnamese-Thai People Association in the province held a ceremony on May 19 to mark the 133rd birth anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh. Addressing the event, held at the Thailand - Vietnam Friendship Village in Nong Yat commune of Mueang district, Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh described President Ho Chi Minh as a bright example of patriotism, revolutionary ethics, national solidarity, wisdom, and humanism, adding the late leader was an excellent international soldier and a brilliant activist of the world’s national liberation and revolutionary movements. Thanh said the Thailand - Vietnam Friendship Village and the memorial site of President Ho Chi Minh in Nakhon Phanom, along with other relic sites dedicated to him in some Thai localities, are … [Read more...] about President Ho Chi Minh held dear by Vietnamese expatriates, diplomat

Three more people in Ho Chi Minh City have been hospitalized due to botulinum poisoning after two of them, who are siblings, ate cha lua (Vietnamese pork sausage) and the remaining man consumed fermented fish kept for a long time. Cho Ray Hospital and Gia Dinh People's Hospital are jointly treating the three cases, Dr. Le Quoc Hung, head of the tropical disease department at the former hospital, said on Saturday. The three patients live in Thu Duc City under Ho Chi Minh City. The two siblings, aged 18 and 26, ate bread with cha lua sold by a street vendor, while the remaining patient, a 45-year-old man, downed fermented fish on May 13. They developed the symptoms of digestive disorder, fatigue, headache, dizziness, and diarrhea the next day and became worse later with muscle weakness, dysphagia, and diplopia. The 18-year-old patient was the first to report the symptoms and was taken to the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases. The 45-year-old man was rushed … [Read more...] about 3 hospitalized due to botulinum poisoning in Ho Chi Minh City

Hanoi's historic Ba Dinh Square has been closed to tourists from June 12 to August 14. Visits to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum will be temporarily suspended for annual maintenance and renovation work, according to the management of the historic relics site. Located in Hanoi’s downtown, the Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh is the resting place of President Ho Chi Minh, aka Uncle Ho. Photo: Duy Khanh/ The Hanoi Times From June 12 to August 14, the presidential mausoleum will be temporarily closed. However, local and international visitors can still lay flowers at the mausoleum, attend daily flag-raising and -lowering ceremonies, and visit other works and tourist attractions at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Relic Sites Complex. Activities in honor of President Ho Chi Minh and the heroic martyrs will resume on August 15. The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Guard Command said the renovation includes the reception areas, panels, posters, and slogans to ensure the best … [Read more...] about Visits to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum suspended for annual maintenance

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport has proposed banning sleeper buses from entering the inner-city area around the clock instead of between 6:00 am and 10:00 pm every day. Sleeper buses will be prohibited from traveling into the inner city area bounded by National Highway No. 1 – Nguyen Van Linh Street – Vo Chi Cong Street – Nguyen Thi Dinh Street – Dong Van Cong Street – Mai Chi Tho Boulevard – Hanoi Highway – National Highway 1. The department has issued a report on the implementation of the ban on sleeper buses from entering the inner-city area from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm every day. In particular, traffic in the downtown area has become better. Individuals and transport firms have basically complied with the prohibition. However, several sleeper buses regularly stop on the streets near the inner-city area for passenger pick-ups and drop-offs, causing traffic disorder and posing a high risk of traffic accidents. Unlicensed coach stations have also mushroomed along … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City transport dept proposes banning sleeper buses from inner city 24/7

The administration of Ho Chi Minh City has written to the Ministry of Finance urgently seeking additional capital allocation for the financially-distressed Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway No. 1 Company Limited (HURC1), which will operate metro line No. 1 in the city. The metro line No. 1 , which links the iconic Ben Thanh Market in District 1 with Suoi Tien Theme Park in Thu Duc City, is slated for completion by the end of this year after several delays. The municipal government has repeatedly proposed relevant ministries and agencies take measures to address the financial distress facing the metro operator, but almost nothing has been done as yet. Established in 2015, the wholly state-owned HURC1 was granted VND14 billion (US$593,700) in charter capital to purchase office equipment. Since then, it has yet to be allocated extra funding, leaving the company with insufficient finances for a long time and thus affecting its personnel recruitment and training plan to serve the … [Read more...] about Additional capital repeatedly sought for cash-strapped metro line operator in Ho Chi Minh City

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen greeted Margaret Beazley, governor of Australia’s New South Wales, on Tuesday on the former’s working visit to the city to boost two-way partnership. New South Wales is Australia’s most populous state. Some 10,000 Vietnamese students are studying in New South Wales, whose capital city is Sydney. Ho Chi Minh City Party chief Nen said that the potential for cooperation between the city and Australian states, especially New South Wales, remains high. He also eyed stronger partnership with Australian localities in workforce training, logistics, and infrastructure development to ride out challenges over economic growth. The governor of New South Wales stated her appreciation for the cooperative programs between Ho Chi Minh City and New South Wales, and the expectation of further tourism collaboration between the two localities. Governor Beazley also underlined that the achievements from the Ho Chi Minh City - New … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City, Australian state eye closer cooperation

Some 300 drain covers along a Hanoi Highway section in Ho Chi Minh City were damaged by thieves taking steel for sale as scrap, a representative of the highway operator told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper. Nguyen Thanh Nam, deputy director of Hanoi Highway Construction and Investment JSC, said that the company sought support from the authorities of Thu Duc City, where the highway section is located, to seek and handle those damaging the infrastructure along the section. The damaged drain covers are mainly seen at the Cat Lai and Thu Duc intersections and an intersection in front of the main gate of the Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City. A patrol team caught people red-handed demolishing drain covers last Tuesday. They left their motorbike upon being detected and got away. The people demolishing the drain covers left their motorbike and fled after being detected. Photo : Hanoi Highway Construction and Investment JSC “Drain covers have been damaged … [Read more...] about Some 300 drain covers along Ho Chi Minh City highway damaged for scrap

A video being shared on social media shows a man, who appears to be a foreigner, vandalizing the security door of a beverage shop in downtown Ho Chi Minh City. The CCTV of the shop, located on Le Thi Rieng Street in Ben Thanh Ward, District 1, captured the entire incident at 3:32 am on Sunday. In the footage later shared on social media, the vandal parked his scooter opposite the shop, walked toward it, and started spraying paint on its coiling security door. This CCTV footage shows a vandal spraying paint on the coiling security door and wall of a shop on Le Thi Rieng Street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, May 21, 2023. He hid the spray paint bottle beneath his T-shirt when a passer-by appeared, and resumed the vandalism after the passer-by left. He stopped the destruction after 30 seconds and departed on his scooter, leaving behind the graffiti that was accompanied by an apparent signature, 'PRTX,' on both the shop’s door and wall. Graffiti is seen … [Read more...] about Vandal caught defacing downtown Ho Chi Minh City shop in CCTV footage

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen held a reception for newly-appointed Cambodian Consul General Chan Sorykan on Wednesday. Sorykan took the position in Ho Chi Minh City on April 11. Speaking at the reception, Sorykan expressed his gratitude to city authorities for creating favorable conditions for Cambodian firms to do business and Cambodian students to study in Vietnam. Two-way trade between Vietnam and Cambodia reached VND235 trillion (US$10 billion) in 2022, Sorykan said, adding that the impressive figure has contributed to fostering bilateral ties and backing the partnership between Phnom Penh and Ho Chi Minh City. The Vietnam – Cambodia diplomatic relationship has developed for 56 years, said Ho Chi Minh City Party chief Nen. The two countries will survive ongoing global uncertainties and thrive strongly thanks to the long-term friendship and solidarity, he underscored. Ho Chi Minh City will step up efforts to boost cooperation between … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City Party chief hosts newly-appointed Cambodian consul general

The ‘Taste of Southern Food’ festival opened at Dam Sen Cultural Park in District 11, Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday to honor the culinary culture of Vietnam's southern region and introduce local specialties to domestic and international tourists. The annual festival, co-organized by Phu Tho Tourist Service JSC and Saigontourist Group, is set to wrap up on Sunday. Delicacies showcased at 30 booths The festival’s 30 booths are showcasing southern dishes prepared by 20 different local F&B brands, including a restaurant chain run by Saigontourist Group, Rach Gia Kien Giang Restaurant, the Vam Sat ecotourism area, Thuy Ta Restaurant, the Phu Tho Hotel, and other food producers from Ho Chi Minh City. In the southern food area, visitors can savor hundreds of cakes and sweet soups prepared by the Binh Quoi Tourist Village. Among the dishes representing the southwest region of Vietnam are banh xeo (Vietnamese sizzling crepe), banh khot (mini savory Vietnamese pancake), and … [Read more...] about Southern food festival kicks off in Ho Chi Minh City