City guides app

HCM City locals can easily update the latest traffic information via the mobile application Zalo. — Photo courtesy of sggp.org.vn Viet Nam News HCM CITY – HCM City locals can now easily view the latest update of traffic information via the mobile application Zalo, according to the director of the HCM City Department of Transport. Director Bùi Xuân Cư ờng said the department had collaborated with technology firms to integrate the HCM City Traffic Portal with the Zalo app. They can find information about traffic flow, roadblocks, accidents, traffic congestion and current traffic via live images captured by 700 traffic cameras. To enhance interactions, the Sài Gòn River Tunnel Management Centre has added another function to Zalo, which can virtually assist locals in conveniently finding information. According to the Transport Department, integration of the HCM City Traffic Portal with Zalo was one of a number of projects that aim to build HCM City into a smart urban … [Read more...] about HCM City traffic app now available on Zalo

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The HCM City Department of Natural Resources and Environment has launched a mobile app providing information related to classification of solid wastes at source. — VNS Photo Viet Nam News HCM CITY — A mobile application to provide people information about solid waste classification at source was unveiled in HCM City on June 21. The app, “Phân loại chất thải rắn tại nguồn” (Solid waste classification at source) has been created by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DONRE) and the Việt Nam Post and Telecommunications Group. The helpful sorting tool offers users helpful tips on how to separate various types of untreated solid wastes through images, videos and text. It also shows the process of solid waste collection, how to categorise the waste based on recycling labels and a list of solid waste types. Users can send their feedback to the department about environmental issues and the … [Read more...] about HCM City launches mobile app to guide solid waste classification

The Ministry of Public Security has set up an interdisciplinary inspection team to supervise foreigners’ compliance with the regulations on their entry, exit, and residence in central Đà Nẵng City. — VNA/VNS Photo zing.vn ĐÀ NẴNG – The Ministry of Public Security has set up an interdisciplinary inspection team to supervise foreigners’ compliance with the regulations on their entry, exit, and residence in central Đà Nẵng City . The move was made after many foreigners were reported to illegally work as tour guides in Đà Nẵng City , affecting the tourism sector, security and order in the city. Lieutenant General Nguyễn Văn Lưu, chief inspector of the ministry, said that Major General Nguyễn Hữu Tiệp, deputy chief inspector of the Ministry of Public Security, would lead the team. The team is comprised of representatives of the Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and Đà Nẵng inspectors. Lưu said that during the 45-day … [Read more...] about Đà Nẵng cracks down on foreign tour guides

Chinese tour guide Wang Jihong (right) in a video clip in which she claimed Viet Nam was once a part of China in the city in February. — Photo courtesy Đà Nẵng tourism department Viet Nam News ĐÀ NẴNG — The central city’s tourism department has asked the Immigration Administration of Việt Nam under the Ministry of Public Security to ban Chinese tour guide Wang Jihong from entering Việt Nam due to her distortion of Vietnamese history and culture during a tour in the city in February. In a video clip on posted on Facebook, Wang Jihong told a group of four Chinese tourists that Việt Nam was once a part of China and that the national dress, the áo dài , originates from a Chinese style as she led them on a tour of the city’s museum on February 26th. Vice chairman of the city’s tourism department Trần Chí Cường said the department had investigated and concluded that Wang Jihong, 48, presented a distorted view of Vietnamese history and culture on the tour. Wang Jihong left … [Read more...] about Chinese guide banned after distorting history

Lê Minh Tấn, director of the HCM City Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs discusses plans for the “Child Friendly City Initiative project in HCM City for 2017-2021” launched on March 30. VNS Photo Thu Hằng Viet Nam News HCM CITY — The HCM City Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and UNICEF Việt Nam yesterday launched a technical assistance programme called “Child Friendly City Initiative Project in HCM City for 2017-2021”. The project will cost US$6.32 million, of which US$6.02 million will come from a non-refundable grant from UNICEF and the rest from the city. Its goal is to make HCM City the first Child-friendly city in Việt Nam where each child gets a fair chance at a start in life and opportunities to live, thrive, develop and grow in a safe, responsive and resilient environment, according to Friday Nwaigwe , UNICEF Việt Nam’s head of Child Survival and Development. Through the programme, the city joins a global community of more … [Read more...] about HCM City pioneers programme to become child-friendly

The total investment for Metro Line No 1 in HCM City after three adjustments has increased from VNĐ14.415 trillion ($631 million) to VNĐ47.325 trillion ($2.07 billion). The PM has agreed to advance ODA capital for the project. — VNS Photo Bồ Xuân Hiệp Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has agreed to advance Official Development Assistance (ODA) capital for the Metro Line No 1 Bến Thành – Suối Tiên to meet the project’s schedule. The Government Office on Thursday issued a document to announce the decision he had made at a recent meeting with HCM City leaders on the city’s socio-economic development. He agreed to advance funds to implement the metro project under a public investment plan for 2016-20. The PM also asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) to work with the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to propose solutions to accelerate disbursement of ODA projects in the city and report to the PM before August 15. He assigned the MPI to ensure … [Read more...] about PM speeds up City metro work

The Bình Thạnh Online app that allows people living in the district of the same name in HCM City to file complaints. It is set to be expanded to cover the entire city, possibly in December. – VNS Photo Việt Dũng Viet Nam News HCM CITY — The HCM City Department of Home Affairs has called on the People’s Committee to expand the public complaint app Bình Thạnh Online city-wide following its successful trial in Bình Thạnh District. Since April the district administration has been trialling the app, which allows the public to report violations related to garbage dumping, pavement encroachment and illegal construction. A complaint, once sent to the authorities, is processed within two hours after which the complainant is informed how it has been disposed of. In more than four months of testing, the app helped deal with around 4,000 complaints. The expansion is likely to begin in December. — VNS … [Read more...] about Public complaint app to be expanded HCM City-wide

A tour guide shows local products to foreign tourists at Bến Thành Market in downtown HCM City, a major tourist attraction. VNA/VNS Photo An Hiếu Viet Nam News HCM CITY — HCM City has great potential to attract tourists from new markets like India but the city must diversify its products and services to appeal to more international visitors, an official said on Wednesday. Bùi Tá Hoàng Vũ, director of the city’s Department of Tourism, said new policies were being designed to attract more tourists, especially from India. The department has also been working with airlines, he said. In September, the budget airline Vietjet Air plans to open direct flights from HCM City to India, he added. Last year, the number of Indian visitors to Thailand reached 1.6 million, while the number to Việt Nam was only about 170,000, according to the department. As one of the measures to improve the situation, the department is working with consultants on food publications for Indian tourists … [Read more...] about HCM City tourism sector targets tourists from India

A dilapidated apartment on District 1’s Lý Tự Trọng Street is among 15 apartment buildings classified at the D-level, which indicates serious damage. — Photo www.nld.com.vn Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Slow disbursement of fund has affected the renovation of dilapidated apartments in HCM City, according to authorities. An eight-storey building, for example, in District 1’s 23 Lý Tự Trọng Street is one of several buildings that require an immediate action. Built before 1975, it contains 76 households. Though the building’s structural strength in late 2017 did not meet official standards, it has yet to be dismantled. Khúc Văn Cường, a resident in the building’s room 4A, told the Người Lao Động (Labourer) newspaper that 90 per cent of the households have received compensation and resettled elsewhere, while 10 per cent are reluctant to move due to conflicts with authorities on their compensation rate. Other buildings in disrepair that face similar circumstances include … [Read more...] about HCM City to speed up rehabilitation of old buildings