HCM City authorities have approved a project on the construction of a 150-hectare public park in District 12. 30/4 Park in HCM City The project proposed by District 12 and the municipal Department of Construction will stretch across the two wards of Thanh Xuan and Thoi An. The multipurpose site will have entertainment services and be home to a clean water reservoir for the city. District 12 authorities are calling for investment for the project. According to the HCM City Department of Construction, HCM City has a lack of parks. Many districts do not have any parks such as Thu Duc, Binh Tan, Nha Be, Hoc Mon, Cu Chi and Binh Chanh districts and districts 1 and 12. The department added that the park area of the city’s 13 old inner-city districts is now up to 273 hectares, accounting for up to 55% of the municipal’s total park area. Meanwhile, the area for the six new inner-city districts and the five outlying districts is 172 hectares and 42 hectares, equal to 35% and … [Read more...] about HCM City to have 150-hectare park
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RoK plans to build Vietnam-style village at coach Park Hang-seo’s hometown
Park Hang-seo is one of the most favorite football coaches in Vietnam, who has led the national football squad gaining many successes. Photo: VnExpress. Sancheong County would become a Vietnamese football shrine with a multi-million dollar project to build a Vietnamese style village. The county, which is the hometown of the successful coach of Vietnam's national soccer team Park Hang-seo, will invest US$3.39 million to create a Vietnamese style village in an effort to promote the local tourism, Vietnam News Agency reported. Construction of the village is slated to kick off in 2021. The local authorities said they came up with the initiative of creating a Vietnamese village in the Sancheong County during Park Hang-seo’s home visit earlier this year. On this occasion, Park also agreed to serve as the Honorary Ambassador for his home town. Under the plan, there will be an exhibition area and a soccer-themed coffee shop near Park’s house. The village is expected to … [Read more...] about RoK plans to build Vietnam-style village at coach Park Hang-seo’s hometown
Forty dead, 20 seriously wounded in NZ mosque shootings
WELLINGTON -- At least one gunman killed 40 people and wounded more than 20 during Friday prayers at two New Zealand mosques in the country’s worst ever mass shooting, which Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described as terrorism. New Zealand was placed on its highest security threat level, Adern said, adding that four people in police custody, three men and one woman, held extremist views but had not been on any police watchlists. The visiting Bangladesh cricket team was arriving for prayers at one of the mosques when the shooting started but all members were safe, a team coach told Reuters. The killings in the city of Christchurch were condemned by political and Islamic leaders across Asia. “We believe that 40 people have lost their lives in this act of extreme violence,” Ardern said. “It is clear that this can now only be described as a terrorist attack.” Video footage widely circulated on social media, apparently taken by a gunman and posted online live … [Read more...] about Forty dead, 20 seriously wounded in NZ mosque shootings