Pickpockets ho chi minh

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 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

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

The aim of the Ho CHi Minh City Economic Forum was to whip up capital support for the construction of a plan to develop Ho Chi Minh City into a global financial centre. This plan was assigned by Ho Chi Minh City Finance and Investment State-owned Company and Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management (Fulbright). Talking at the opening of the forum, Ho Chi Minh City Chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong expected that the plan to develop Ho Chi Minh City into a global financial centre will become a key national project. “Becoming a global and regional financial centre is key to bringing Ho Chi Minh City to a new level of economic and social development,” Phong said. According to Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, currently being the biggest financial hub of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City has high potential to become a global financial centre. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam talking at the forum Looking back at the past 30 yers of renovation, Dam said Vietnam has maintained a … [Read more...] about Building Ho Chi Minh City into a global financial centre

Politburo member and head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Popularisation and Education Vo Van Thuong speaks at the workshop (Source: VOV) Moscow (VNA) – A workshop discussing President Ho Chi Minh’s testament was held in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on September 20 as part of activities to celebrate the 70th founding anniversary of Vietnam-Russia diplomatic ties. The event saw the participation of over 500 delegates, including politicians, scholars and researchers from universities and research institutes; and large crowds of Vietnamese and Russian students. Speaking at the event, Politburo member and head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Popularisation and Education Vo Van Thuong affirmed that the President’s testament is an invaluable spiritual heritage, which was the quintessence of the intelligence, morality and noble style of a great man who dedicated his whole life to the goal of independence and freedom for the … [Read more...] about President Ho Chi Minh’s testament under discussion in Russia