Storm water pollution prevention plan

Officers of Ward 12 in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 3 guide people on how to register for an online public service account Mr. Nguyen Van Tuan, 52 years old, went to the police headquarters of District 3’s Ward 12 to submit an application for temporary residence registration for the tenant. After receiving the application, the ward officer will guide the registration of a national public service account to submit online documents for the next time. He said that with the application on the internet, he can now sit at home and do it, which is both convenient and time-consuming. When the high tide in Ho Chi Minh City exceeded the third-stage warning level, Ms. Nguyen Hoang Bach Phung working in District 1 often opens the UDI Maps application to see if the way back home at Pham Huu Lau Street in Nha Be District is flooded. In addition to updates on the current status and the flood forecast in the application, a person can also find a way to avoid flooded points as well as to … [Read more...] about HCMC residents benefit from digital transformation

A view of Bac Giang city. (Photo: VNA) Bac Giang (VNA) – Bac Giang city in the northern province of the same name is mobilising all resources to effectively implement its development plan for the 2021-2030 period. The plan focuses on turning the city into a green and smart urban area, according to Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Dang Dinh Hoan. The city will strive to fulfill criteria for the first-tier urban area in the period, he said. It will focus on attracting investors with financial potential and experience to carry out large-scale projects and high-rise buildings, as well as coordinate with the construction sector to devise specific mechanisms for the city’s development. Attention will be paid to the deployment of four key transport infrastructure projects in the locality. They include a project on expanding Provincial Road 293 with a total estimated investment of 300 billion VND (12.2 million USD) and a belt road from Tran Hung Dao Street to … [Read more...] about Bac Giang to modernise as smart, green city

Atmospheric night markets, historic temples, sleek cocktail bars, and an evolving culinary scene of Hanoi have conquered the heart of a journalist from the world-class travel magazine. The UK-based National Geographic Traveler magazine has just published an article titled “A guide to Hanoi, Vietnam’s beguiling capital” by Charlotte Wigram-Evans, Content Editor with a passion for all things travel, offering a detailed guide for international travelers to this charming city. A peaceful corner of Hanoi. Photo: Giang Trinh The warm and soupy atmosphere with the smell of sizzling meat and flowers fresh from the market; the crowded streets and tube houses with many different unique architectural styles in Hanoi Old Quarter have amazed the journalist. “It’s 8am and I’m wandering the streets of Hanoi’s Old Quarter. A dawn deluge has rinsed the roads clean, and already they’re a hive of activity,” she wrote. After spending time getting to know all aspects of … [Read more...] about National Geographic Traveler explores Hanoi

Speaking at the conference, Dr. Lam Viet Trung, Deputy Director of Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, said Vietnam records about 16,000 cases of colorectal cancer each year, yet there is no national colorectal cancer screening program. He suggested regular colorectal screening and good eating habits to prevent colorectal cancer. The two-day conference has brought together 300 surgeons from ASEAN member countries, including Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, Myanmar and Malaysia, and rapporteurs from Japan and the Republic of Korea. The participants looked into the diagnosis and treatment of colorectal diseases and colorectal cancer in particular, including minimally invasive surgery for colorectal cancer. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about 11th ASEAN Society of Colorectal Surgeons opens in Ho Chi Minh City

As part of our school safety zone model programme “Slow Zones, Safe Zones”, AIP Foundation along with the authorities of Gia Lai Province and Pleiku City on Friday launched the ‘Bike to school’ campaign providing 85 new bicycles for low-income students to be able to bike to and from school. The handover of bikes to students in Pleiku City, Gia Lai Province, as part of the ‘Bike to school’ campaign launched on Friday. — Photo from AIP Foundation This year, the programme is increasingly encouraging students and their families to use sustainable means of transport, paving the way for healthier and greener cities as well as promoting safe and sustainable mobility. This also aligns with Việt Nam’s National Green Growth Strategy 2021-2030. The objective of the “Bike to School” campaign is to engage students in healthy mobility across 19 secondary schools, aiming to reach a total of 18,135 students. Following the students' performance and remarks by the donors and the … [Read more...] about ‘Bike to school’ campaign launched in Pleiku for a greener and healthier future

MUSIC & PERFORMANCES Hanoi-Concert VNSOxVYO: Family Concert Dec 6, 08 pm Hanoi-no longer holding a cloud 10 – 18 Dec 2022, 02 pm – 08 pm Á Space, Alley 59 Ngô Gia Tự Street, Long Bien District From the organizer: Linh San’s solo show titled ‘no longer holding a cloud’, curated by Châu Hoàng. ‘no longer holding a cloud’ is the first stop that marks the more than year-long journey of Linh San working with the idea of ‘matter dispersal’, when for the first time, she experimented with clay, a material that requires a different handling of form-creation to her earlier practice with poetry and videos. This mixture of soil, water and chemicals is not a material to simply create shapes; it also envelopes and cradles the years gone by, a place for memories to be incarnated and be liberated. Done with meticulous and painstaking efforts, in almost a ritualistic manner, the series of works in ‘no longer holding a cloud’ … [Read more...] about What’s on December 5-11 /2022