A pair of high school students in Ho Chi Minh City have created an all-terrain wheelchair aimed at helping handicapped people maneuver with greater ease in various settings. While most of their peers are revising for upcoming exams, Nguyen Hoang Ngan and Pham Thanh Truc, both seniors at Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted in District 5, have been spending their time in a workshop scanning through English materials to develop their all-terrain wheelchair. The idea for the wheelchair came from a time when Ngan saw his grandfather and other elders in his hometown only being able to stay around their homes because they were too weak to go anywhere on their own. The duo’s all-terrain wheelchair, codenamed TN98, which are the initials of their respective names and their year of birth, earned them the first prize at the 2016 National Science Contest for high school students in the south, which was held in Dong Nai Province in March. The wheelchair is equipped with a … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City high school duo develop all-terrain wheelchair
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Ho Chi Minh Museum – noteworthy site on National holiday
Nhan Dan Online - The Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi was built in 1985 and inaugurated on May 19, 1990 on the occasion of the 100th birthday of President Ho. The museum attracts a large number of visitors, especially during the National Day holiday. … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh Museum – noteworthy site on National holiday
Photos of Ho Chi Minh City’s construction and development displayed
PANO - Ho Chi Minh City's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism launched three photo exhibitions on the city's construction and development on April 26th to mark the South Liberation Day and International Labor Day (on April 30th and May 1st). The three events, themed "Ho Chi Minh City: 38 years of construction and development", "Economy of Ho Chi Minh City in the integration period" and "Ho Chi Minh City with urban area construction and development", are respectively run at the Lam Son and Chi Lang Parks and on Dong Khoi Street in District 1 until May 10th. They introduce more than 220 photos and 3 synopses featuring heroic traditions of people and troops in South Vietnam in the national anti-American resistance war, including the Ho Chi Minh Campaign, under the Party's guideline and the North's practical support, making contributions to the national reunification. Besides, the photos on display also depict the city's Party committee, authorities and people on healing war … [Read more...] about Photos of Ho Chi Minh City’s construction and development displayed
Ho Chi Minh City spends over VND1,000 billion on three steel overpasses
- Ho Chi Minh City will start construction on three more steel overpasses at key intersections. Total funding for the construction is VND1.016 billion. The overpasses will be at the intersections of Cong Hoa-Hoang Hoa Tham, Nguyen Tri Phuong - Ba Thang Hai - Ly Thai To and Cay Go traffic circle. These intersections do not need ground cleared, so the construction can be done in the first six months of this year. Earlier, two steel overpasses at Thu Duc crossroads on Hanoi Highway and Hang Xanh traffic circle have been built and put into operation. The two overpasses have been effective, significantly contributing to reducing traffic jams. Lang Cha Ca intersection in Tan Binh district is also being built, with invested expenditure of over VND121 billion. The project is expected to be completed by June 2013./. … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City spends over VND1,000 billion on three steel overpasses
Traffic congestion in Ho Chi Minh City eased
PANO - Traffic congestion has been eased with the opening of two steel overpasses at Thu Duc and Hang Xanh intersections on January 27th. Thu Duc overpass is 570m long and 16m wide with four lanes, including three lanes for cars and one for motorcycles, while Hang Xanh overpass is 390m long and 222m wide with four lanes for vans, cars, and two and three-wheel vehicles. As planned, the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City will start the construction of an overpass at Lang Cha Ca intersection in Tan Binh district on February 5th. Translated by Son Ca … [Read more...] about Traffic congestion in Ho Chi Minh City eased