Smart city

During the application period which ended 30th June 2020, more than 90 global teams submitted their innovative, deep tech ideas to reimagine city planning through the effective usage of data. After careful consideration, TMF has identified the following sixteen teams as semi-finalists, best suited to CATCH's problem statement and the five assessment criteria of creativity, desirability, feasibility, sustainability and technicality. These teams will be asked to further develop their ideas into proofs of concept (POC) and at this stage will each receive a grant of up to $5,000 for financial support. Furthermore, they will have access to datasets from public and private agency partners to CATCH which will help them identify daily mobility challenges in Kuala Lumpur. … [Read more...] about Toyota Mobility Foundation Unveils Sixteen Semi-Finalists for City Architecture for Tomorrow Challenge

Tran Minh Trieu, the owner of two apartments and a townhouse in District 7, said his total lease income used to be VND35 million ($1,500) per month, but he has had to reduce rents two times in the last five months by a total of 25 per cent. … [Read more...] about HCM City landlords have little choice but to cut rents as 2nd wave of COVID-19 hits

Covid-19 has not only affected the human life but also the animals at the zoo. In early August, Saigon Zoo which has been in operation for 156 years has called on the public to help it care for 1,500 animals amid the pandemic due to a lack of visitors. The zoo had to close for two months during the first wave and was forced to quickly close again in the second wave. The zoo used to earn VND330m (USD14,100) a day but its revenue dropped to VND15m a day. As a result, 270 staff members at the zoo agreed to cut their monthly salary by 30% and use it to buy food for the animals. However, it still was not enough and over 1,300 animals at the zoo may face hunger. On August 5, the zoo had called for the public to help them take care of the animals. Responding to the call, thousands of people across the country donated fruits and vegetables and over VND2.5bn (USD107,400) to the zoo. Nguyen Ba Phu, the deputy director of Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden Company, said they were grateful for the … [Read more...] about Food donated to save zoo animals in HCM City

HCM City (VNA) – Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have so far busted 152 illegal entries since May. According to the municipal Central for Disease Control (CDC), most of the illegal migrants are from China (72 percent) and Cambodia (11 percent), with the remains being citizens of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea. Upon being detected, all of them were quarantined and tested for COVID-19 in line with regulations. One of them was tested negative for the virus and became Patient 912 in Vietnam. The patient, who is a Chinese citizen, illegally entered Vietnam via the northern border area together with seven others. They travelled to HCM City between July 27 and 29 and were arrested on July 30. The group was tested negative for three times. The fourth test showed the one negative case on August 12. As of August 14, the southern economic hub recorded 72 COVID-19 cases, including 61 recoveries. There were 51,217 locals, who returned from Da Nang city – the latest COVID-19 … [Read more...] about HCM City detects 152 illegal entries since May

Meantime, Deputy head of the team of National Assembly delegates in the city Van Thi Bach Tuyet said that addicts aged from 12 to below 18 need more attention and timely rehabilitation; hence, the team of National Assembly delegates had petitioned the government to set up centers for rehab for these specially teenagers. … [Read more...] about Drug addicts rise by nearly 6 percent yearly in HCMC