March 25, 2011
The 7th annual Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Day Festival will hit the city from April 7-10 to promote local tourism. The festival, co-organized by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the city’s Tourism Association, will include an industry fair featuring more than 150 booths from 80 companies and 24 cities and [...]
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February 28, 2011
A tour bus advertising the movie “Sex and the City 2” is seen in New York in 2010. Martial arts fantasy flick “The Last Airbender” swept the board at the pre-Oscar Razzie awards for worst movies of 2010 Saturday, while “Sex and the City 2” also won one of the dubious honors. “Airbender,” a box [...]
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December 7, 2009
Land use taxes need to be revised to resolve the ongoing dispute between homeowners and developers in Ho Chi Minh Cityâs Phu My Hung residential area once and for all, a government advisor has said. The dispute has revolved around who should pay land use taxes, but the real problem is whether the tax rates [...]
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September 23, 2009
LookAtVietnam – To improve traffic in HCM City, the local authorities have completed a priority list of key traffic infrastructure works that need US$250 million from now to 2010. Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Road, HCM City. LookAtVietnam – To improve traffic in Ho Chi Minh City, the city’s Department of Transport has recently completed a [...]
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August 5, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Faced with declining international arrivals, HCMC is running various promotion activities on the domestic market to attract local tourists to survive tough times, said a leader of the HCMC government. The cooperation program between Vietnam Airlines and the city’s tourism was bringing about good results in developing the domestic tourism.Nguyen Thi Hong, vice [...]
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May 18, 2009
Ha Noi river police step up safety, environmental patrols; First citizen born in Truong Sa island district; Leaders back master plan for cultural metropolis; Vocational school smoothes the way for senior students The waterway police will co-ordinate with the environment police and the city’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment.Ha Noi Waterway Traffic Police began [...]
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April 13, 2009
HCM City’s Department of Transport has submitted a proposal on a future inland waterway that would connect the city with neighbouring localities. Petro Express carries passengers along the HCM City-Vung Tau waterway. A mega-project worth US$133.3 million has been submitted to connect the city with neighbouring provinces. LookAtVietnam – HCM City’s Department of Transport has [...]
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March 11, 2009
LookAtVietnam – HCMC, the country’s largest economic center, has seen another 5,000 jobs lost since early February, taking to 24,000 the number of people who have become jobless since the global economic crisis began affecting Vietnam’s economy. HCM City has seen another 5,000 jobs lost since early February.The city and the country as a whole [...]
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