The stilt house of late President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A photo exhibition featuring the life and revolutionary career of late President Ho Chi Minh in stilt houses was held in Hanoi on May 11. The event is part of activities to celebrate the 128th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890). The exhibition was divided into three parts titled “President Ho Chi Minh and stilt houses in Viet Bac revolutionary base”, “Uncle Ho’s stilt house in Hanoi”, and “Uncle Ho’s stilt house – symbol of thought, morality, style, national solidarity spirit and international integration”. A seminar was held the same day to promote the conservation of national relic sites recording the life and revolutionary career of President Ho Chi Minh. Participants shared stories about President Ho Chi Minh’s revolutionary activities associated with stilt houses. President Ho Chi Minh lived and worked in many … [Read more...] about Stilt houses associated with President Ho Chi Minh’s revolutionary activities
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Confusion shadows HCMC’s missing map for planning of new urban area
Just one day after Ho Chi Minh City announced a map for the planning of the city’s most important new urban area was missing, some officials doubt it ever existed. News of the loss, which has spread like a storm after it was revealed to reporters by city officials on Wednesday, has raised questions why and how the city could lose such an important document. The Thu Thiem new urban area in District 2 spans 657 hectares (1,623-acre) across the Saigon River from the city's central District 1. It is set to become one of the biggest international financial and commercial centers in Southeast Asia. To develop this megaproject, the city had to spend 10 years moving 15,000 households out of Thu Thiem Peninsula to make room for the project, and paid affected households nearly VND30 trillion ($1.32 billion) in compensation. Yet, the city’s planning department said on Thursday that it has never seen the map before. In a decision signed in 1996 by the then Prime Minister, this map was … [Read more...] about Confusion shadows HCMC’s missing map for planning of new urban area
HCMC lost key map for planning of new urban area: officials
A map for the planning of Ho Chi Minh City's Thu Thiem new urban area, which has been considered the most important part of the city's modern development, has gone missing, officials told reporters on Wednesday. "We have not been able to find the map," said Nguyen Thanh Nha, director of the city's Department of Planning and Architecture. Nha said the city's government agencies have been ordered to review all previous sources and consulting units in charge of the project, as well as the central government agencies. The map is one of the two key documents that form the legal basis for the planning of the Thu Thiem new urban area project to the city's east, besides a prime minister's decision issued on June 4, 1996. Since 1995, many units which were originally in charge of the map have moved. They said they no longer have it in their possession, Nha said. Vo Van Hoan, chief of staff of the city's People's Committee, said that agencies are looking for the map, dismissing claims that it did … [Read more...] about HCMC lost key map for planning of new urban area: officials
Festival highlights colorful lifestyles in Ho Chi Minh City
During the festival, a wide range of interesting activities have been held, attracting a lot of visitors, such as a kite-flying festival drawing over 50 artisans from five famous kite clubs in the city and neighboring provinces, a flycam performance, a barrier-crossing game, and a new game named Power Surge. Attentively, a program named “Saigon corner” gave visitors a chance to look back upon the past of Ho Chi Minh City with old music, street arts, Saigon in the 1960s-1970s. A highlight of the festival is a 13m-high and 8m-wide map of Vietnam made from hundreds of palm-leaf conical hats and brilliantly decorated with lamps. On April 30 evening, a typical art firework was displayed together with a new silver waterfall performance. Translated by Chung Anh … [Read more...] about Festival highlights colorful lifestyles in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City develops medical tourism
Since last year, Ho Chi Minh City has been piloting a medical tourism system, which is seen as having potential for development. Authorities said the city has high-quality hospitals and physicians, as well as affordable treatment. Ho Chi Minh City’s Tourism Department and Health Department have cooperated to develop medical tourism services (Photo: suckhoedoisong.vn/) Nguyen Duc Minh Tri, Managing Director of South Asian Travel Company, said his company is working with dental clinics in Ho Chi Minh City to offer medical tours to overseas Vietnamese. “This is to our advantage because Vietnam’s dentistry is good and costs are low. First we provide free consultancy to customers. Foreigners visit the dentists every 6 months. I think tours combined with dentistry services will thrive,” he said. The city’s top hospitals have begun receiving foreigners and overseas Vietnamese patients. Last year, Cho Ray hospital received 1,200 patients, Medical University … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City develops medical tourism