Upgrading project

A project to upgrade Xuyen Tam Canal in HCM City was approved in 2002, but to date, it has remained on paper, resulting in serious pollution. Xuyen Tam Canal connects Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Canal in Binh Thanh District and Vam Thuan River in Go Vap District. Xuyen Tam Canal is 8.2 kilometres long, consisting of a 6.21-km main section and three branches with a total length of 1.9 kilometres. Temporary houses run along the canal. Many households have been living by the canal for dozens of years. People who live by the canal discharge rubbish and wastewater directly into the canal, worsening the canal’s pollution. It also has not been dredged for many years. A local resident said that her family has to face a bad smell from the canal every day. The pollution is worsening. The canal bed is full of litter after the flood tides retreat. The canal has also narrowed because of houses encroaching on the waterway. Piles of … [Read more...] about HCM City canal awaits two-decade late upgrade

Ho Chi Minh City Greenery Parks Company Limited has cut down nine large trees on the streets around Ho Con Rua (Turtle Lake) in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 3, as they are at risk of being uprooted and pose danger to road users. Some of the trees are at the site for a subproject to upgrade sidewalks in the area, part of a broader project to upgrade Turtle Lake, but the company claimed that their removal was not related to the sidewalk renovation. The nine trees were chopped down as per permits issued by the municipal Department of Construction and the Infrastructure Management Center. Of the nine trees, two hopea odorata trees had rotten roots and seriously damaged trunks. An ancient Dipterocarpus alatus tree on Vo Van Tan Street was severed due to the impact of the sidewalk upgrade subproject in District 3, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo : Le Phan / Tuoi Tre The felling of the trees is aimed at ensuring safety for local residents during the rainy season as the … [Read more...] about 9 large trees in central district of Ho Chi Minh City chopped down

Destroyer Marshal Shaposhnikov, corvette Gremyashchy and oil tanker Pechenga led by Colonel Alexey Anciferov had docked at the strategic naval base at Cam Ranh Bay in Khanh Hoa from June 25 to 28. During their stay, the Russian officers and crew members played sports with their Vietnamese counterparts at the High Command of Region 4 of the Vietnam People's Navy, which oversees the waters off the central coast. They also visited several cultural and historic sites in Nha Trang. Destroyer Marshal Shaposhnikov belongs to the Soviet designation Project 1155 Fregat and Russian designation Project 11551 Fregat-M, which are a series of anti-submarine guided-missile destroyers built for the Soviet Navy, seven of which are currently in service with the Russian Navy. Commissioned in 1985, the destroyer has a length of 163 meters, a beam of 19.3 meters, and a draught of 7.8 meters. She can reach a top speed of 35 knots (65 kph) and has a crew of 300 sailors. In 2017 the ship received … [Read more...] about Three Russian Navy ships complete Vietnam tour