December 29, 2011
Ho Chi Minh City government in January will ban passenger buses that come from other provinces from entering the city center. There are major bus stations at the city outskirts, but many buses, especially those run by small businesses, have tried to win more credits by picking up and  leaving their customers at homes, some in the city [...]
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November 3, 2011
 Demonstrators with the Occupy movement stand on a utility box at the Port of Oakland. Clashes broke out between masked protesters and police after a day of peaceful anti-Wall Street protests shut down one of the United States’ busiest ports. Clashes broke out between masked protesters and police here early Thursday after a day [...]
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October 14, 2011
The central area of Hanoi, which comprises the four downtown districts of Ba Dinh, Dong Da, Hai Ba Trung and Hoan Kiem, has not seen much development over the past few years, a contrast to the fast growth seen at other new urban areas in the capital city. Modernizing central Hanoi while retaining its [...]
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September 23, 2011
HCMC is considering collecting car tolls on several downtown streets The transport department of Ho Chi Minh City has presented a plan to collect car toll fees in the downtown districts 1 and 3 to reduce traffic jams and boost public transport, the Tuoi Tre reported Sunday.  Toll stations will be put up on 15 [...]
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January 24, 2010
Cars and motorbikes stuck in gridlock on Ho Chi Minh Cityâs Hai Ba Trung Street. A plan to charge cars entering downtown Ho Chi Minh City wonât unclog the metropolis, experts warn, arguing that parking space is the real problem and that outer districts experience the worst traffic. Pham Xuan Mai, a lecturer at HCMC [...]
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October 30, 2009
LookAtVietnam – The plan to levy a special toll on cars in order to manage traffic in HCM City is not practical at present, Transport Minister Ho Nghia Dung said Wednesday. LookAtVietnam – The plan to levy a special toll on cars in order to manage traffic in Ho Chi Minh City is not practical [...]
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October 29, 2009
The plan to levy a special toll on cars in order to manage traffic in Ho Chi Minh City is not practical at present, Transport Minister Ho Nghia Dung said Wednesday. âThe ministry appreciates the plan of the HCMC government to have a research firm set up an electronic toll collection system for cars in [...]
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September 10, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Many asphalted roads in HCM City center have been improved and repaired, while the quality of some roads in the suburbs of the city have become seriously damaged. Work to improve Dang Van Bi street is not complete yet, poor road surfaces, environmental pollution. (Photo: SGGP)LookAtVietnam – Many asphalted roads in Ho Chi Minh [...]
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August 6, 2009
Can Tho City administration met Wednesday with a consultant and design company regarding plans for an express railway project that will one day connect Ho Chi Minh City to Can Tho. The US$4 billion project, which is part of a government-approved national railway zoning plan until 2020, is currently in the design stage with a [...]
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July 17, 2009
Hanoi City is giving positive consideration to implementing a long-term urban development plan it has commissioned from an international consortium. However, the draft plan is drawing fire from Vietnamese experts. The green belt, which accounts for 60 percent of Hanoi’s area, suggested by PPJ.Early in July, Hanoi authorities reviewed an ambitious plan for Hanoi’s development to 2030, [...]
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