Trips ho chi minh city

Vice Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan (L) presents a gift to Undersecretary of the UAE Ministry of Economy Abdullah Al Saleh at the meeting on October 17 (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan expressed his city’s wish to boost economic links with UAE localities while receiving Undersecretary of the UAE Ministry of Economy Abdullah Al Saleh on October 17. Highlighting the progress in Vietnam-UAE relations, the host official said HCM City is an economic, cultural, educational and scientific – technological hub in southern Vietnam, and also the core of the southern key economic region. It also boasts a favourable location for air, rail, road and sea transportation, which is conducive to economic and trade partnerships. Therefore, the city is ready to cooperate with other countries for common development, he noted. Hoan said leaders of HCM City have made working visits to … [Read more...] about HCM City expects stronger economic ties with UAE

MUSIC & PERFORMANCES Hanoi-Song Slam “Connection – Kwal” Mar 10, 8 pm L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien Street Introducing result of the collaboration between French artist Kwal and pianist Todd Baker and violinist Hélène Lefebvre. Kwal, born Vincent Loiseau, started writing music since he was 15, and has been exploring different aspects of the creative process through his love for the French language ever since. A traveler, he finds his inspiration through trips around the world (Mali, Palestine, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Québec, Cuba, Tunisia, Turkey, India, Japan, Australia…), all the while creating his own travel handbook and the anecdotes that he tells through his songs. This concert is a rare chance to explore the French language through beautiful, melodic stories sung by Kwal. Ticket price : 210 000 VND Ticket price for members : 130 000 VND Ticket price for students : 100 000 VND Discounted prices applicable until 09 Mar 2018 … [Read more...] about What’s on March 5-11 (Daily updated)

A taxi driver in Ho Chi Minh City has been slapped with a fine and laid off from his job after he overcharged an Indian visitor while pretending to be an employee of a rival taxicab company last weekend. The Indian visitor, who landed at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on August 25, took a cab from the airdrome to a hotel on Nguyen Hue Street in District 1, about eight kilometers apart. The taxi driver, later identified as Nguyen Quoc Dat, charged the Indian visitor VND1.2 million (US$52) for the trip, which normally costs around VND150,000 ($6.45). Dat gave the Indian man a receipt bearing the logo of Mai Linh Corporation, a popular taxi firm in Ho Chi Minh City. A Mai Linh representative has confirmed the receipt is fake. Dat was in fact an employee of Saigontourist, a popular tour operator in Ho Chi Minh City which also invests in the taxicab business, a Tan Son Nhat airport management official told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Friday. The driver did not … [Read more...] about Saigon cabbie fined, sacked for ripping off Indian visitor while posing as rival company’s driver

A campaign to call for a hundred days without workplace accidents was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on September 27 It was jointly organised by the International Labour Organisation(ILO) and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry - HCM City Branch. According to the organisers, more than 100 businesses in Vietnam have joined the campaign. They will participate in training courses on workplace safety and hygiene, fire prevention, and pay fact-finding trips to factories. Participants will also receive regular updates on safety requirements in the hope of preventing workplace accidents after the campaign. The campaign, running until the end of this year, also forms part of the activities marking the centenary of the ILO. ILO Vietnam Director Chang-Hee Lee said both employers and workers need to understand risks and devise necessary measures to prevent workplace accidents. Compensation for losses caused by such accidents accounts for about 3.94 percent of global gross domestic … [Read more...] about Campaign on workplace accident prevention begins in HCM City

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council Pham Duc Hai (R) presents a gift to Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress of China’s Jiangsu province Liu Handong at the meeting on September 24 (Photo: VNA) Hai said HCM City has had cooperative relations with eight Chinese localities. It has also paid much attention to enhancing ties with other localities of China through delegation exchanges and joint events like economic forums or tourism workshops to help reinforce people-to-people links. Introducing the operations of the HCM City People’s Council, he expressed his hope that the council and the Jiangsu People’s Congress will have more practical cooperation activities and further share experience in law making and state management, thereby contributing to the healthy and stable development of the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership. For his part, Liu said the Jiangsu … [Read more...] about HCM City, Chinese province bolster ties between people-elected bodies