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Speaking at the event, Chairwoman of the Vietnam – Cuba Friendship Association of HCM City Truong Thi Hien said the victory was of significance to the fraternal Cuban people, marking the US’s military defeat in its invasion into Cuba, helping to bring its revolution to the final triumph and lead the country forward to the path to socialism.

She said Vietnam has consistently supported Cuba’s socio-economic reform, adding that bilateral ties are expanding into agriculture, industry, oil and gas, construction, culture, education, science-technology and health care.

The two countries are planning to lift two-way trade to 500 million USD by 2022, Hien added.

Cuban Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Indira Lopez Arguelles, for her part, said upholding the spirit of the Giron victory, the Cuban people always look toward the future, firmly holding the flag of national independence, sovereignty and socialism.

Participants at the event were also treated to music performances staged by Cuban artists.

Source: VNA

Large crowds of people have been reported at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City in some recent days as travel demand has increased.

HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City needs to prioritise resources for transportation infrastructure , especially major roads linking its seaports, the municipal Transport Department has suggested.

The department said that during the 2020-2030 period, priority should be given to six projects at a total cost of nearly 27 trillion VND (1.17 billion USD), including My Thuy Road in Thu Duc city, the first and second sections of Belt Road No 2, the Nguyen Van Linh Road – Ba Chiem Bridge with total investment of over 7 trillion VND, the Phu My Bridge – My Thuy Road with more than 1.21 trillion VND, and the My Thuy – Nguyen Duy Trinh intersection, with over 1 trillion VND.

It suggested that municipal authorities assign the Department of Planning and Investment to allocate capital for these projects in accordance with the 2021-2025 mid-term public investment plan .

In late 2020, the municipal People’s Council adopted a resolution on collecting fees for the use of infrastructure and public utilities at the city’s border gates and seaports

The Transport Department is working to collect fees starting from July 1./.

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According to the Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR), the No. 1 Metro Route is over 82 percent completed. However, disbursement of the capital plan has not been approved since the issuing currency of ODA loans is not yet agreed upon.

Accordingly, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh at a meeting on July 20, 2020 with government leaders on promoting public investment projects requested central agencies and the HCMC People’s Committee to work on related agreed plans.

At the meeting on July 20, 2020, the Prime Minister asked the HCMC People’s Committee to determine the value of ODA loans to be issued from the central budget. On that basis, the Ministry of Planning and Investment shall coordinate with the Ministry of Finance to consider if the amount is adequate.

The expected budget is equivalent to over 17, 8 billion Japanese yen granted in VND.

Previously in 2020, the project was allocated VND2,185 billion but the amount was not disbursed due to lack of basis.

The direction aims to prevent people from seeking to exploit homeless children and elderly people who live in streets in the city.

Under the direction, authorities in Thu Duc City and other districts increase inspections for timely detection of beggars especially the elderly and prevent those forcing them into the street to beg money. Functional forces should patrol the city center, the gateways of supermarkets, markets, hospitals and major intersections in HCMC where beggars often gather.

To protect the achievement of the Covid-19 pandemic prevention, district administrations need to prepare masks for beggars and vagrants when gathering them in the HCMC Social Support Center.

Additionally, the administrations organize medical declaration for beggar, coordinate with local health centers to check their health conditions, early detect and send cases of Covid-19 to centralized quarantine facilities.

Simultaneously, local authorities are assigned to verify the address as well as support people falling in disadvantaged situations.