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A group of thieves have been caught on camera stealing from multiple people at a bus stop in an outlying district of Ho Chi Minh City. Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reporters went undercover at a bus station in Thu Duc District for days this month after several readers reported being pickpocketed when traveling along bus routes passing this stop. The busy bus stop, located just opposite the Suoi Tien Theme Park in District 9, serves nine operational bus routes that mainly transport students to and from nearby university campuses. On Monday morning, the reporters spotted two middle-aged men, one of whom carried a plastic bag containing some objects while the other wore a satchel. They stood among a small crowd of commuters waiting for the bus, acting as if they did not know each other. Their elaborate scheme began when a bus arrived. After targeting an elderly woman, one of the men stood in front of her, blocking the entrance to the bus while the other stayed behind the woman and stole the … [Read more...] about Pickpocket gang caught on camera stealing from bus riders in Ho Chi Minh City

The committee’s Deputy Chairman Vo Van Hoan said on September 9 at a reception with An Homyung, deputy general director of Lotte Asset Development, Lotte Group's arm in charge of this project, that the city welcomes and would create favourable conditions for Lotte Group to continue its projects which can become a landmark of Thu Thiem and the entire city. Lotte Eco-smart City will be built in Function Area 2A of Thu Thiem New Urban Area. Photo Le Toan. Hoan also assigned the city's Department for Planning and Investment to work with Thu Thiem New Urban Area’s Management Board, related bodies, and Lotte Group to finish the necessary procedures and compile dossiers to send to the prime minister for approval. In July 2017, four Lotte members and Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee signed a contracton the construction of Eco-smart City with the initial investment capital of $884.4 million, after seven years of proposals. The project, however, was halted … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City green-lights Lotte Eco-smart City

Legally speaking, a vintage building needs to be examined to be listed as a remnant site and put under rightful governmental protection, which is a long process. As a result, 600 out of 1,300 vintage houses had been teared down before district-level permits for renovation could reach them, reported HCMC’s Department of Planning and Architecture. Explaining the situation, Deputy Manager of District 1 Urban Management Nguyen Phuoc Thanh said many proprietors of vintage mansions dismantle them as they are more interested in using the land for economic activities. The renovation of historical and religious premises also faces multiple problems, the proprietors’ materialistic mindset being one of them. If a premise is listed as a religious heritage, the owners cannot reconstruct them to their liking, said Deputy Head of Binh Thanh District Internal Affairs, Ta Dinh Du. Legal roadblocks and financial difficulties are also hindering renovation attempts. For instance, Ngoc Hoang … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City struggles to preserve national heritage sites

The administration of Ho Chi Minh City has said it will ask the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to stop issuing new licenses for groundwater extraction as work to seal thousands of existing groundwater wells is already under way in the fast-sinking city. The city said it has tasked the municipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment with reviewing the current situation of groundwater extraction in industrial and residential areas. Based on the results of the review, the department must come up with a road map for reducing groundwater extraction in the southern metropolis and providing residents with alternative sources of clean water, it said. The municipal administration added it’s also looking to propose that the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment restrict and cease the issuance of new groundwater extraction permits in Ho Chi Minh City. For the rural district of Cu Chi, where tap water is not yet widely available, the city said it’s … [Read more...] about Fast-sinking Ho Chi Minh City seeks to end groundwater extraction

Ho Chi Minh City police will spend two weeks starting August 1 to educate foreign traffic violators on Vietnamese rules of the road before intensifying patrols to impose fines on foreigners who break traffic laws in the city. In the campaign’s first phase, which lasts from August 1 to 15, police officers will look to disseminate traffic rules among foreigners in the city, during which foreigners will only receive warnings for their traffic violations. From August 16 until the end of October, the city’s police will increase patrols and impose traffic fines on foreigners who break traffic rules. Lt. Col. Nguyen Van Binh of the Ho Chi Minh City Road and Railway Traffic Police Division said officers who are fluent in foreign languages will be mobilized in the campaign. Last month, Ho Chi Minh City police officers commenced a month-long campaign to crack down on driving under the influence (DUI), speeding, failure to wear crash helmets, street racing, and other traffic rule … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City begins crackdown on foreigners violating traffic laws