The sixth plenary session of the 10th tenure peoples council of hcmc

Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh and her team is helping local students in Thap Muoi District to use IT. (Photo: SGGP) “I’m so happy that the street is safer at night, and traffic users can move around conveniently. All of this is thanks to the effort of these young students. We are happily welcoming them, but now feel so sad to say goodbye”, shared Mr. Sau – a local from Tan My Commune. Besides that meaningful project, these young volunteers also organized summer classes to help children here to review their lessons and learn social skills. They built a small bridge and aided the local to decorate exterior walls of public buildings. Anh Thu, a member of the campaign this time, said that since this was her first time, she felt a bit anxious, but then quickly overcame it thanks to the care of local people here. Her voluntary spirit is always high as she is doing such useful activities. Participating for the second time, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh from the Young Scientific Scholar Team to … [Read more...] about HCMC youth wholeheartedly participating in voluntary campaigns

Public officials of the People's Committee of District 3 (HCMC) are handling administrative documents for residents. (Photo: SGGP) “The locomotive” is slowing down According to Professor - Dr. Nguyen Thi Canh, University of Economics and Law under the Vietnam National University HCMC, in 2019, the population of HCMC, excluding temporary residents, is about 9 million people. HCMC has the largest economic scale in the country, but in the past 2-3 years, due to the heavy impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the city's economy had gone down. HCMC's GRDP reached 21.92 percent of the national GDP in 2015, 22.27 percent in 2017, 21.8 percent in 2020, and 20.12 percent in 2021. Regarding the proportion of budget revenue in the area, HCMC contributed 30.49 percent to the national budget in 2016, but it was only more than 24 percent in the past two years. "HCMC's economy is going down with many indicators," Prof.-Dr. Nguyen Thi Canh emphasized. She added that in 2015, the export proportion … [Read more...] about HCMC needs new strategic resolution for development

Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen (R) presents the "Vietnamese Heroic Mother" title to relatives of mothers. The event celebrating the 75th anniversary of Vietnam's War Invalids and Martyrs' Day was co-organized by the Party Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee and Vietnam Fatherland Front of HCMC at the Southern Women's Museum. The “Heroic Vietnamese Mother” title was awarded to mothers namely Dang Thi Lua in District 5’s Ward 2, Phan Thu Hue in District 6’s Ward 10, Pham Thi Thach in Hoc Mon District’s Tan Hiep Commune, Nguyen Thi Huong and Nguyen Thi Muong in Cu Chi District’s Tan Thanh Tay Commune. On this occasion, the municipal authorities bestowed the "Hero of the People's Armed Forces" title to martyr Phan Van Han, a former member of the Standing Board Committee of Saigon - Gia Dinh Military Region and former secretary of Division 2’s Party Committee of the Saigon - Gia Dinh Military Region to honor his great contribution in the … [Read more...] about HCMC bestows “Heroic Vietnamese Mother” title to five women

Participants at the program called People Ask - Government Answers The Deputy Director made the state at a program called People Ask - Government Answers with the topic ‘Reform of administrative procedures in the field of administrative law in the field of administrative law" land and construction sector’ organized by the People's Council in Ho Chi Minh City in collaboration with the Television Station and the Department of Information and Communications with the participation of Nguyen Thi Le, Chairwoman of the municipal People's Council. During the program, voters posed many problems for delegates and guests. Specifically, voter Tran Viet Trung in Thu Duc City said that people who go to administrative procedures for land are looking forward to knowing how their dossiers have been handled. In fact, some state agencies make an appointment to return the land records but they didn’t write a detailed date. Meanwhile, voter Nguyen Dinh Tue from the HCMC Union of Business … [Read more...] about HCMC to digitize land records to create shared data for all districts

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam suggests Ho Chi Minh City spend the city’s state budget buying 70 percent of textbooks for students ( Photo:  SGGP) On the afternoon of August 5, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam led a delegation  working with Ho Chi Minh City on the results of the performance of tasks in the first six months of the year and orientation towards the last six months related to science and culture - society. He expected the southern city to pilot some changes in the sectors of health, education, culture, and society. At the meeting, Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Duong Anh Duc on behalf of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee proposed many contents in various fields. Specifically, in the field of culture, sports and tourism, Ho Chi Minh City proposed the Government allow Ho Chi Minh City to apply the Investment Law under the method of public-private partnership (PPP) to select investors for the implementation of these projects. Furthermore, … [Read more...] about Deputy PM suggests HCMC spend city’s budget buying 70 percent of textbooks

Another 12 projects had a disbursement ratio of below 10 percent, Le Truong Hai Hieu, head of the economic-budget committee of the HCMC People's Council, said at a forum Thursday. Disbursement for all public projects in Vietnam's biggest city was 26 percent, 5 percentage points lower than the national average, he said. This was far from the city's target to disburse 95 percent of funds this year, he added. Some of the projects that have seen zero disbursement are the HCMC Children Hospital with a public investment of VND1 trillion ($42.74 million); a VND277 billion medical infrastructure complex in Binh Chanh District; and the VND350 billion HCMC Exhibition Center. Some road and sanitation projects have seen disbursement of less than 10 percent. One of the reasons for very low public spending is a delay in the valuation of land price for compensation, said Tran Van Bay, deputy director of the city's Department of Natural Resources and Environment. "Land valuations do not … [Read more...] about 100 HCMC public projects receive zero funds