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The newly opened Ngoc Linh Ginseng Museum in HCM City boasts over 400 varieties of the healing plant called a national treasure.  A 250sq.m museum includes displays, pictures and a national map depicting the distribution of varieties of Ngoc Linh ginseng. VNA/VNS Photo The museum opened in early December at No. 374 Nguyen Son Street in Tan Phu District. It includes a display of Ngọc Linh ginseng tubers that are worth billions of Vietnamese dong. Nguyen Tan Viet, museum director, said that Ngoc Linh ginseng, which has medicinal properties, reflects the history and culture of Vietnam. "Having researched for years, I had a strong desire to build a museum so that others could appreciate and learn more about this precious ginseng species," Viet said. The museum is open to the public daily except Tuesday. – VNS Ginseng men in the midst of Ngoc Linh forest A group of men neatly wrapped themselves in three layers of clothing in the middle of a summer night in July, … [Read more...] about Ngoc Linh Ginseng Museum opens in HCM City

HCM City authorities are demanding that district authorities strictly enforce regulations on separating land plots for sale, especially in suburban areas where the practice has led to rising prices. One of the hotspots is District 9, where land prices are climbing daily.   Signs advertising land for sale in HCM City’s District 9. Photo realestatevietnam.com.vn The office of the district’s People’s Committee is packed with people every day, looking to settle administrative records related to land, including adjustments, renewals and extension of land-use rights certificates, according to local media reports. Many of the visitors to the office are mortgaging their land-use rights to borrow bank loans. Notary offices in the district are also busier than ever, with many people completing procedures for land transfer. Speculators are focusing on land in the district’s Tăng Nhơn Phú A and B wards, including on the streets of Lò Lu, … [Read more...] about HCM City seeks to bring down soaring land prices

Many areas in HCM City and Can Tho have been forecasted to be ravaged by flood tides which would reach a record high so far this year. According to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the record-high tides would happen today and tomorrow (September 30 and October 1). The tides at Phu An and Nha Be would climb to 1.68-1.7 metres and last for 5-7 hours. Flooding in Can Tho on Sunday The highest water level at the lower basin area of Sai Gon and Dong Nai rivers has been sharply increasing and this would last by the end of October 3. The same problem has also occurred in Cuu Long River.This would be the record high tides so far this year, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said, warning measures to respond to the flooding in riverside areas and erosion in provinces such as An Giang, Dong Thap, Vinh Long and Can Tho.HCM City, which often faces the flooding due to tides, has been also predicted to be severely inundated today and tomorrow.Flood … [Read more...] about High tides to strike HCM City, Can Tho

Permanent Vice Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem speaks at the sesion (Photo: VNA) Ho Chi Minh City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City is prioritising foreign investment into projects on urban infrastructure and environment treatment, said Permanent Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem on December 13. At a working session with representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam, the official further said authorities of the southern hub also hope the US business community will take an active part in investing in and providing technical support for the city. Liem elaborated that HCM City authorities are prioritising foreign investment into projects on smart city, innovative city, waste and effluent treatment, and urban infrastructure, and asked the US business community to contribute ideas to the acceleration of the relations between the city and the US. For her part, Chairwoman of the chamber Amanda Rasussen said … [Read more...] about HCM City calls on US firms to boost investment

   A 250sq.m museum includes displays, pictures and a national map depicting the distribution of varieties of Ngọc Linh ginseng. VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY — The newly opened Ngọc Linh Ginseng Museum in HCM City boasts over 400 varieties of the healing plant called a national treasure. The museum opened in early December at No. 374 Nguyễn Sơn Street in Tân Phú District. It includes a display of Ngọc Linh ginseng tubers that are worth billions of Vietnamese đồng. Nguyễn Tấn Việt, museum director, said that Ngọc Linh ginseng, which has medicinal properties, reflects the history and culture of Việt Nam. "Having researched for years, I had a strong desire to build a museum so that others could appreciate and learn more about this precious ginseng species," Việt said. The museum is open to the public daily except … [Read more...] about Ngọc Linh Ginseng Museum opens in HCM City