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Ho Chi Minh City has put into service four bathrooms built in prime locations to serve the needs of dwellers and tourists as part of a bid to address a dearth of toilets in the city. The city’s administration approved the building of makeshift toilets on four out of five vacant land lots in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Natural Resources and Environment. They are located on Le Duan Boulevard, Hai Ba Trung, Nguyen Trung Truc and Nguyen Hue Streets. Each of these public toilets covers eight square meters and features a stall outside for selling goods. Earnings from this sale booth will be used to maintain the operation of these public bathrooms. The District 1 administration had earlier called on over 100 restaurants, eateries and coffee shops to offer gratis toilet service to residents and tourists. A bathroom featuring a shopping booth is open to the public free of charge. Photo: Luu Duyen / Tuoi Tre A … [Read more...] about Restrooms in Ho Chi Minh hotspots open to the public

On Friday Mac Thanh Thao, 35, said her relatives are discussing with the police how to send the watch to her since she is now in the U.S., Giao Thong newspaper reported. The police did not reveal where or how they found it. On December 25 last year Thao’s family left Phu Quoc for Ho Chi Minh City after a three-day trip to the island. For security screening at the airport, she had put her personal belongings including the watch in a bag and placed it in a tray. At the other end, she found her watch missing. She frantically check the area but in vain. She immediately complained to customs officers. Within a few days airport officials sent four video clips and three related photos to the police for further investigation. … [Read more...] about Police find $12,000 watch lost at Phu Quoc Airport 6 months ago

Catch up on the news in Vietnam today: Society -- The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade has set up an inspection team to oversee the power management and supply at state utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN) and other relevant units between early 2021 and June 2023 in a bid to clarify the cause of the ongoing shortage of electricity. The team was told to fulfill the duty within 30 days. -- Former Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam was forced to resign as a disciplinary measure for bribery charges by the prime minister. -- Police in Thua Thien Hue Province in central Vietnam said on Friday that they had teamed up with police in neighboring Quang Tri Province to detain a 47-year-old Chinese national for allegedly stealing gold necklace worth VND31 million (US$1,320) at a jewelry shop. -- The Education and Training Division of Ho Chi Minh City’s outlying district of Nha Be suspended a male teacher after he had been accused of sexually harassing a student in class … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – June 10

Xoi Bat in Ho Chi Minh City was the only sticky rice eatery in Vietnam to be named amongst the 29 establishments to Michelin Guide’s Bib Gourmand list. Bib Gourmand recognizes restaurants and eateries which serve great food at moderate prices. A total of 103 restaurants and eateries in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, including Xoi Bat, were honored by Michelin Guide on Tuesday. The Michelin Guide is world renowned guidebook which has been reviewing and recognizing exceptional restaurants around the world since 1900. Rising popularity Xoi Bat is owned by 28-year-old Huynh Phuc Thinh, who opened the sticky rice establishment in 2021 so that he could share his mother’s recipes with the world. “ Xôi (sticky rice) is a simple dish, but it always seemed special to me when my mother cooked it,” Thinh said. Situated at 8 Hoang Hoa Tham Street in Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Xoi Bat features a mere six tables. Yet despite its modest size, the eatery feeds dozens of … [Read more...] about Check out Vietnam’s only sticky rice eatery in Michelin Guide

Some contractors of the Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressway in southern Vietnam have filed a lawsuit against the state-owned Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC), the investor of the project, to the Singapore International Arbitration Center demanding compensation as the project has been put on hold for many years. The 57.8-kilometer Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressway project passes through Ho Chi Minh City and its neighboring provinces of Long An and Dong Nai and is considered a key national project. The project, which carries a price tag of some VND31.32 trillion (US$1.3 billion), was approved in early 2010. It uses official development assistance (ODA) loans borrowed from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) as well as local reciprocal capital. The project was planned to be executed between 2015 and 2025. VEC divided the project into three sections with 11 packages. There are three different loan contracts, including two with ADB and … [Read more...] about Contractors file lawsuit against investor of expressway project in southern Vietnam

Thomson Medical Group Ltd., a Singapore-based healthcare company, is engaged in advanced negotiations to acquire a majority stake in FV Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, which is backed by a French entity, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. According to the sources cited in the report, the group has emerged as the frontrunner in the competitive bidding process, surpassing other contenders. Additionally, the company is currently collaborating with a financial advisor to facilitate the potential acquisition. In a bouse filing on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Thursday evening seen by Bloomberg , the board of Thomson Medical said that the company is “currently in preliminary confidential discussions to explore a potential transaction.” “The discussions are ongoing and no definitive terms have been agreed upon between the parties,” Bloomberg quoted the filing. “Further, there is no certainty or assurance that any transaction will arise from these discussions. “The company will … [Read more...] about Singapore’s Thomson Medical Group in talk for stake in Vietnam’s FV Hospital: Bloomberg

Ring Road 3 running 90 km and costing more than VND75.3 trillion (US$3.2 billion) will cross Ho Chi Minh City as well as Binh Duong, Dong Nai and Long An provinces. Its first phase will stretch 76 km long with four lanes and each locality will be in charge of clearing the site and building the section in their territory. An overpass will be built to link the ring road with HCMC – Long Thanh – Dau Giay Expressway, which links Dong Nai and HCMC and connects with Dau Giay – Phan Thiet Expressway running from Dong Nai to the beach city of Phan Thiet. The section in HCMC will stretch 47 km and construction will start on June 18. Other localities plan to start work on the ring road late this month. Ring Road No.3 will also link with four other expressways: HCMC – Trung Luong that connects HCMC with the Mekong Delta; Ben Luc – Long Thanh, the longest expressway in the south that will link HCMC with Long Thanh and Dong … [Read more...] about What HCMC’s Ring Road No.3 will look like