Posts Tagged ‘ The Municipal ’

City plan to eliminate beggars targets the poor 

September 9, 2011
City plan to eliminate beggars targets the poor 

  Experts argue that the plan is not feasible and ignores broader initiatives needed to eliminate the gap between haves and have nots A homeless man sleeps on Nguyen Tri Phuong Bridge connecting districts 5 and 8 in Ho Chi Minh City. The municipal authorities are considering a plan to wipe out begging in the [...]

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Fake logos, unregistered meters found in taxi crackdown 

July 18, 2011
Fake logos, unregistered meters found in taxi crackdown 

Tourists wait for a taxi at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City A joint task force in Ho Chi Minh City had fined 65 taxis VND277 million (US$13,480) for violating various regulations as of Saturday, a week into a large-scale inspection of taxis in the city.   Of the 65 taxis [...]

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Indian firms laud HCMC reforms, hope for better support 

April 25, 2011
Indian firms laud HCMC reforms, hope for better support 

Lai Tuan Vuong, Deputy Director of the Investment Registration Department of the Department of Planning and Investment of Ho Chi Minh City, speaks at the seminar Indian businessmen are sanguine about the business environment in Ho Chi Minh City but would like more support from the local authorities, a conference at Caravelle Hotel in HCMC’s [...]

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Prime Minister pushes city officials on beltway report 

April 1, 2011
Prime Minister pushes city officials on beltway report 

Construction on the Tan Son Nhat – Binh Loi – Outer Ring Road project in Ho Chi Minh City. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has called for strict punishment of any misconduct relating to the roadway’s construction. The central government has ordered officials in Ho Chi Minh City to quickly resolve the irregularities discovered during [...]

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Hanoi claims it came in under-budget on anniversary party 

December 13, 2010
Hanoi claims it came in under-budget on anniversary party 

  Hanoi spent VND265.928 billion (US$13.64 million) on its millennial anniversary, Hoang Manh Hien, vice chairman of Hanoi’s People’s Committee, said at a meeting on Wednesday, December 8. The sum is far below some of the astronomical projections that have surfaced in recent weeks. If the figure is indeed accurate then the city managed to [...]

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Toll plan decried as ‘misguided’ at Vietnam’s business hub

January 24, 2010
Toll plan decried as ‘misguided’ at Vietnam’s business hub

Cars and motorbikes stuck in gridlock on Ho Chi Minh City’s Hai Ba Trung Street. A plan to charge cars entering downtown Ho Chi Minh City won’t 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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Peninsula still in limbo

December 14, 2009
Peninsula still in limbo

The HCM City People’s Council wants to know why construction of an eco-tourism project and entertainment centre in Binh Quoi – Thanh Da peninsula has not begun . . . Many residential houses on Thanh Da Peninsula are in poor condition but not allowed to be repaired due to a long delayed development project. A [...]

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Polluted lakes to receive much needed treatment

December 14, 2009
Polluted lakes to receive much needed treatment

Environmental treatment to clean up 26 polluted lakes in Hanoi will be completed by the end of next year, said the municipal Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Truc Bach is one of 26 contaminated lakes in Ha Noi which will be cleaned by 2010 according to a plan by local authorities. LookAtVietnam – Environmental [...]

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HCM City targets 8% annual growth

December 7, 2009
HCM City targets 8% annual growth

LookAtVietnam – HCM City was set to achieve a gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of between 7.5 and 8 per cent by the end of the year. The HCM City-Trung Luong Highway project will open to traffic by the end of this year. The city expects to achieve 8 per cent growth by year’s [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 5/12

December 5, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 5/12

Remains of 33 fallen combatants found; Vietnam, Cambodia tighten anti-human trafficking ties; Solutions sought for sustainable craft village; Germany helps Vietnam reduce electric energy loss; PM orders general inspection of websites Remains of 33 fallen combatants found  Authorities in the central province of Quang Ngai have unearthed a mass grave, recovering the remains of 33 soldiers [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...