HCM City seeks more green space amid rapid urbanisation Efforts needed to preserve wetlands Unconventional entrepreneur develops Việt Nam’s best-known co-working space Southern goodness, till the last bite, the last drop A comedian who made people cry Working hard: A man sorts and processes scraps in front of his house in the “scrap village” on Hoàng Cầu Street. — VNS Photo Khánh Dương By Khánh Dương HÀ NỘI — In a narrow alley on Hoàng Cầu Street in Đống Đa District, among a residential complex and multi-storey buildings, there is a row of shabby one-storey houses without address plaques. About 10 houses here were carelessly erected of wood. Pieces of canvas cover the low roofs and doors, making the houses more scruffy-looking. Passing these dark houses, nothing attracts more attention than big sacks filled with scraps, piled on the ground and stacked to the roof. This is where migrant scrap dealers have stayed and earned a living for more than 10 … [Read more...] about “Scrap villages” might explode in Hà Nội
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City takes steps to ensure fire safety at apartment buildings, high-rises
A water sprinkler system is tested at an apartment building in Tân Bình District. — VNS Photo Chí Công Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Fire-fighting police in districts throughout HCM City are working with investors and managers of apartment buildings to strengthen fire-prevention measures at all high-rises and apartment buildings in the city, following a fire at the Carina Plaza apartment complex in District 8 that killed 13 people and injured 50 on March 23. Since March 24, fire-fighting police in Tân Bình District, for example, have been checking fire alarms, emergency sprinkler systems, and other fire-prevention devices at many high-rises. In Tân Phú District, residents at the Phú Thạnh apartment building were informed about a similar check which took place from March 26 to 28. On March 25, firefighting police engaged in fire-prevention and fire-safety training at the building. On March 24, residents were shown how to escape down the stairs and exist safely during a drill … [Read more...] about City takes steps to ensure fire safety at apartment buildings, high-rises
The heroes who risk their lives to rescue the suicidal
Rescue officers in HCM City try to rescue a local man from a suicide attempt on a high voltage pole on Kinh Dương Vương Street in Bình Tân District in January. — VNA/VNS Photo Mạnh Linh Viet Nam News HCM CITY — HCM City rescue officers have often found themselves trying to save people from suicide attempts. Working under the Fire Prevention, Fighting and Rescue Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security, the brave rescuers often encounter suicide attempts that scar them psychologically, and others that are just downright confusing, the Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper reported. The most common cases involved people who took drugs then climbed up electric posts and threatened to take their own lives. These cases are the most time-consuming and require a lot of efforts to solve since they often happen on busy streets, said Major Nguyễn Chí Thành, vice captain of one of HCM City’s rescue teams. One example was when a local man, 38, climbed up a 30m high … [Read more...] about The heroes who risk their lives to rescue the suicidal