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Five suspects allegedly involved in the gruesome street murder of a gang leader in Ho Chi Minh City last week have turned themselves in to the municipal police, raising the number of people arrested in relation to the case to 11. Ho Thanh Phuong, a.k.a. Su, a 33-year-old resident in Thu Duc District, and four accessories surrendered themselves on Sunday. Su is the head of a gang of about 20 machete-wielding men who fatally attacked 54-year-old Mai Van Quan, another notorious gang leader in the border area between Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong Province, and Dong Nai Province, on November 4. All of the five suspects had been convicted of crimes including assault, disturbing public order, robbery, and gambling in the past, police said. Officers under the municipal Department of Police previously launched a criminal investigation into the murder and arrested six suspects including Vo Thuy Linh, 28, Nguyen Anh Trung, 35, and four others on Friday. According to preliminary information, … [Read more...] about Five turn selves in following fatal attack on gang leader in Ho Chi Minh City

This is the first destination of SSEAYP 2019’s journey. Attending the event were Nguyen Ngoc Luong, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Chairman of the National Council of Young Pioneer, Standing Deputy Chairman of National Committee on Youth of Vietnam (NCYV); Yamamoto Shigeki, Chief Executive Officer of SSEAYP 2019; and representatives of consuls-general of the countries. SSEAYP was launched by the governments of the 10 ASEAN member countries and Japan in 1974. Vietnam joined the Program in 1995. Over the past 46 years, the Program has become a traditional event and a good bridge for the young generations of the countries in the region. This year, Nippon Maru ship (Japan) carries 328 delegates who are outstanding youths from 10 countries in ASEAN and Japan. They will participate in a 50-day journey through the five countries of Japan, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, and Myanmar. From November 10 to 13 in HCM City, the delegates join art … [Read more...] about ASEAN – Japan Youth Ship docks in Ho Chi Minh City

  Ho Chi Minh City authorities is working with all 24 districts on a wide range of plans to prevent flooding in the rainy season. The People’s Committee has asked the Department of Natural Resources and Environment and district People’s Committees and other departments to prohibit the filling of canals and rivers for construction projects, which can reduce drainage  during rains. The chairman of each district People’s Committee will be responsible for handling violators. Each district People’s Committee will also be responsible for monitoring the situation and report results to the city’s People’s Committee and Steering Centre for Urban Flood Control. The steering centre will also send inspection teams to some key flood-prone areas. If successful, the project will be implemented in other flooding areas in the city According to the centre, rains have occurred 22 times this year, with four of them causing flooding on 32 streets. — VNA … [Read more...] about HCM City develops new flood-prevention plan for rainy season

Illustrative image (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - Ho Chi Minh City's authorities are set to step up oversight of inland waterway transport to ensure safety and smoother movement of goods and passengers. The HCM City Waterway Traffic Police will crack down on unregistered vessels, overloaded ones and those that do not comply with technical safety specifications. Skippers without proper qualifications will be fined. Inspections will focus on vessels transporting building materials like sand and gravel and encroachment of banks on both sides, which used to be vacant to serve during times of emergencies on the water. The traffic police will collaborate with local authorities to regularly conduct training courses on waterway traffic laws and analyse the main causes of accidents. The city's transport inspectors are collaborating with relevant authorities to review accident-prone places. In Binh Chanh district, the Urban Management Sub-department will cooperate with the natural … [Read more...] about HCM City to improve waterway transit management

The Binh Hưng sewage treatment plant in Binh Chanh District. (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – The southern largest economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City has set a target of treating 80 percent of total daily household wastewater under its pollution reduction programme in 2016-2020. The amount of domestic wastewater generated daily is around 1.75 million cubic metres. But with only two treatment plants, Binh Hung and Binh Hung Hoa, the city is only able to treat 171,000cu.m, or 10 percent of its total wastewater. At some establishments, including hospitals, clinics, and service providers, wastewater is only partly treated before being discharged directly into lakes, canals and rivers, polluting them. Nguyen Thi Thanh My, deputy director of the municipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment, said the city was implementing multiple solutions to meet the increasing need for wastewater treatment. The Centre for Operation of Flood Prevention Programme would continue to … [Read more...] about HCM City to increase treatment of household wastewater