Editors of the U.K. website have picked 12 destinations as the best to visit for a culture experience. HCMC is in fourth spot in the list, which says the city boasts "a buzzing cultural scene" and is affordable to travel to. Visitors to the city should try wandering around the city’s maze of alleys and looking for street cuisine and public art, it recommends. It suggests a destination off the beaten track, Lang Ong – Ba Chieu (also known as the Tomb of Le Van Duyet) as one of the worthwhile places for a visit. The temple is situated at 1 Vu Tung Street, Binh Thanh District, and worships Le Van Duyet (1764-1832), a general under the Nguyen Dynasty, the last to rule Vietnam. Le Van Duyet temple in Ho Chi Minh City with ancient and traditional architect. Photo by Shutterstock/xuanhuongho The selection of the list has been done based on users’ organic views about cities on the culture trip site and apps as well as data from a survey on 300 contributors in the … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City named among world’s culture destinations for 2019
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Ho Chi Minh City to build 6 underground reservoirs to control floods
The six reservoirs will have a total capacity of 40,000 cubic metres and cost VND475 billion (US$20.4 million). The largest reservoir will be located under Lang Hoa Park in Go Vap district and will have a capacity of 20,000 cubic metres, while the second largest, at 10,000 cubic metres, is to be built at Hoang Van Thu Park in Tan Binh district. The other locations for the reservoirs are the park at the Tran Thien Chanh residential neighbourhood in District 10, Phan Xich Long Street in Phu Nhuan district and Dien Bien Phu Street. The reservoirs will be constructed from propylene cross-wave modules, which are highly durable, easy to install and environmentally friendly. In August last year, an underground water reservoir with a capacity of 109 cubic metres was already built using the same technology by Japan’s Sekisui at Vo Van Ngan Street in Thu Duc district. Planning experts estimate that water reservoirs could help Ho Chi Minh City to reduce its rain-triggered flooding level by … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City to build 6 underground reservoirs to control floods
Various activities mark 128th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh
An art performance at the Sen Village Festival 2018 (Photo: VNA) In the late leader’s hometown at Sen village, Kim Lien commune, Nam Dan district of the central province of Nghe An, the “Le hoi Lang Sen” (Sen Village Festival) took place from May 16th-19th to express the local people’s love and respect for the leader. The festival, which is held every year on the occasion of the President’s birthday, included diverse activities such as the screening of documentary films and a photo exhibition on the President, and a singing contest involving 600 artists. Meanwhile at the Nha Rong port in Ho Chi Minh City, where Ho Chi Minh boarded a ship to begin his journey to seek a way to savage the country in 1911, an exhibition was held, showcasing nearly 200 photos and documents highlighting President Ho Chi Minh’s role in patriotic emulation movements. The President issued an appeal on patriotic emulation on June 11th, 1948, starting long-term and large-scale … [Read more...] about Various activities mark 128th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh
Nghe An: Festival marks 128th birth anniversary of Ho Chi Minh
A performance at the opening ceremony of the Lang Sen Festival (Photo: VNA) Nghe An (VNA) - “Le hoi Lang Sen” (Sen Village Festival 2018) began in Kim Lien commune, Nam Dan district, the central province of Nghe An on May 17 as part of activities to mark the 128th birthday of late President Ho Chi Minh (May 19). Sen village is the birthplace of President Ho Chi Minh. The highlight of the festival’s opening ceremony was a concert gathering more than 600 local artists. The same day, provincial leaders and organisations laid wreaths at the Uncle Ho Statue in Vinh City’s Ho Chi Minh Square. A procession carrying photos of President Ho Chi Minh from his memorial house at the Kim Lien relic site to Lang Sen Stadium also took place. Lasting until May 19, the festival features various activities, including film screenings, camping and sporting events, a photo exhibition, a musical festival and a kite flying contest. The Sen Village Festival, first held in 2003, … [Read more...] about Nghe An: Festival marks 128th birth anniversary of Ho Chi Minh
Foreign convenience stores go from strength-to-strength in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City has proven to be a fertile land for convenience store chains, and many are planning to expand their businesses in Vietnam's southern commercial hub. The number of convenience stores in HCMC rose by 5.1 percent on-year in the first quarter of 2018 to over 1,800. Convenience stores now cover more than 270,000 square meters of floor space in the city, Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) Vietnam said in its Q1 report on Vietnam’s property market. The U.S-based real estate service provider said the number of stores in the city will continue to grow to cater for its 13 million inhabitants due to the entry of newcomers. Vietnam is forecast to be the fastest-growing convenience store market in Asia by 2021 with a growth rate of 37.4 percent, according to new data released last Friday by international grocery research organization IGD, followed by the Philippines and Indonesia. IGD said it is "forecasting high double-digit compound annual growth over the next four years in Vietnam, … [Read more...] about Foreign convenience stores go from strength-to-strength in Ho Chi Minh City