Every year, thousands of people move to HCM City looking for work thus placing a strain on transport, educational and healthcare systems. A new master plan envisions improvements in infrastructure and services in the region that would help relieve overcrowding in the city and provide a higher quality of life to both provincial and city residents by 2030. Bo Xuan Hiep reports. An overpass with three branches, which has been partially built, will help ease congestion on streets around Tan Son Nhat international airport. Photo courtesy of the city’s Department of Transport Five years ago, Hoang Thi Thuy Van left her hometown in Vinh Long Province in the Mekong Delta to move to HCM City to find a job with a decent income. “It’s a nightmare to go to work every morning and come back in the afternoon because of the traffic. But I have to stay here to earn a living,” she said. Van, who lives in Go Vap District, works at a clothing factory at an export … [Read more...] about New master plan to transform HCM City Region
Beginning new life
Leaders join new school year openings nationwide
NDO – Party and State leaders joined the joyful atmosphere with local students and teachers nationwide on the occasion of the beginning of the new 2017-2018 school year on September 5. >>> Students nationwide begin new academic year >>> Education minister stresses importance of improving education and training quality The Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted in Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony on Tuesday to celebrate its 90th anniversary and kick start the 2017-2018 school year. On behalf of the city leaders, Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan sent congratulations to the generations of teachers and students on the occasion of the school's 90th birthday. With a long tradition of patriotic history and a fondness for learning, the city leader expressed his wish that in the near future, the school will continue to work harder and gain further success in their training career. Secretary Nhan sent his message to … [Read more...] about Leaders join new school year openings nationwide
Aikido instructor connects disabled children with life
VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Thanh Loan is an expert in the martial art of Aikido. For more than a decade she has held classes for disabled kids in HCM City, bringing hope and friendship to often lonely youngsters. Lesson in optimism: Aikido martial arts instructor Nguyen Thi Thanh Loan in a class in HCM City. — Photos: Xuan Du/VNS Nguyen Thi Thanh Loan, born in 1947 in the southern province of Long An, started learning Aikido – a modern Japanese martial art, when she was 11. Almost ten years later, she became one of the two first Vietnamese women to earn the internationally-recognised Shodan black belt. She has trained generations of Aikido learners in Viet Nam, especially children. In the last 12 years, she has become better known as a martial arts instructor of children with disabilities in HCM … [Read more...] about Aikido instructor connects disabled children with life
“Young Artists Biennale 2017”: Touching the Breath of Life
As diversified as the colors of life, the works of art displayed at the exhibition "Young Artists Biennale 2017" which took place at the Museum of Fine Arts in Ho Chi Minh City last week, have traced the rhythm of life and seem to touch the breath of contemporary society. With the theme "Youth - Innovation - Integration", the exhibition attracted the participation of 107 artists and art groups across the country with 158 works of different materials and genres of art, such as painting, sculpture, artistic video and installation arts. They all reflect the exceptional evolution of young painters from different localities, contributing to the overall development of contemporary arts in Vietnam. From the luminous and dark angles of life, the dependence of technology, the insensitivity of modern man and trust to the biggest issues such as environmental disasters and climate change, all were expressed thanks to the artists’ creativity. A visitor looking at a piece of art on … [Read more...] about “Young Artists Biennale 2017”: Touching the Breath of Life
Lunar New Year or Tet in Vietnam – Festivals – Travel
The Hanoitimes - The festival which best epitomizes Vietnam`s cultural identity is Lunar New Year or Tet, with a lot of meaningful customs and traditional special foods. “Tet” is the phonetic deformation of "Tiet", a Sino Vietnamese term which means "Joint of a bamboo stern" and in a wider sense, the "beginning of a period of the year". The passage from one period to the next may cause a meteorological disturbance (heat, rain, mist) that must be exercised by ritual sacrifices and festivities. There are many Tets throughout the year (Mid-autumn Vietnamese New Year, Cold Food Vietnamese New Year, etc.). But the most significant of all is "Vietnamese New Year", which marks the Lunar New Year. For the Vietnamese people, Vietnamese New Year is like a combination of Western Saint Sylvester, New Year's Day, Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving. It is the festival of Purity and Renewal.1. Clean and decorate the homeHomes are often cleaned and decorated before New Year's Eve. … [Read more...] about Lunar New Year or Tet in Vietnam – Festivals – Travel