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At the meeting, the city leader expressed his pleasure at good friendly and cooperative relations between Vietnam and the Netherlands, especially since the establishment of the diplomatic ties in 1973 and strategic partnership relations in water management and climate change adaptation in 2010. The Netherlands is currently the major trading partner and the eighth largest foreign investor of Ho Chi Minh City with 153 projects having the total investment capital of nearly US$2 billion. On the base of the desire to strengthen the mutual cooperation in the fields of climate change adaptation and sustainable agricultural development, HCMC has made efforts to materialize the potential cooperation, notably the public-private partnerships (PPP) initiative for the Sustainable Greater Ho Chi Minh City Flood Protection Scheme. As for Mr. Elsbeth Akkerman, she highly appreciated achievements of Ho Chi Minh City in the fields of urban infrastructure and public transport development.  … [Read more...] about Netherlands ready to support HCMC in projects against flooding

According to the Decree No.65/2018/ND-CP issued in 2018 on guiding the implementation of the Law on the Railway Law 2017, around 54 locomotives and 705 carriages must be replaced since January 1; 24 locomotives and 44 wagons will not be operational starting on January 1,2021. … [Read more...] about Project of upgraded, newly-built railway carriages needs VND6,800 billion

During the pandemic, start-up offline activities were limited, however, it also created opportunities for localities to connect through online platforms. The National Start-up Support Centre and Sai Gon Innovation Hub (SIHUB) are working with Binh Duong Province’s community start-up idea centre to build an inno-tech platform which connects mentors, start-ups and investors. We want a series of start-up events will be organised on this platform to develop new ideas, offer training, connect with international markets and call for investment. … [Read more...] about Supporting start-ups to adapt to new normal

"Among those missing, six are my siblings," said Ho Van De, a villager. Two days before the disaster, he had gone to their farm with his wife and stayed in the hut there. On Thursday, when they returned, tons of rocks and soil had buried their neighborhood, including their son. … [Read more...] about Unbearable grief grips landslide survivors in central Vietnam

By 10:30 am that day all those who attempted to purchase tickets were greeted with a message saying, “All tickets of this price tier have been sold out or the remaining tickets are in the process of being paid by customers. Please choose another price tier or come back later!” … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s ticket fever for ASEAN semi moves from stadium counters to cyberspace