Posts Tagged ‘City’

HCM CITY — HCM City should offer more incentives and better working conditions to attract talented human resources, especially in technical fields, an expert panel said on a HCM City Television show on Sunday.
Many students studying in the city want to stay and work here after graduating but inappropriate policies mean many of them are [...]

HCM CITY — Hundreds of teenagers here have become glue-sniffing addicts.
The habit, which once plagued Western countries, is extremely harmful to health and can lead to physical and mental dependence.
The most popular form is a light-yellow liquid that gives users a euphoric feeling after inhalation.
Experts warn the habit can lead inhalants to cancer and stress, [...]

HCM CITY — At a meeting of the HCM City People’s Council that began on Tuesday, deputies expressed fears that pollution, lavish use of public resources, and other factors could cause severe hardships to city residents next year.
Truong Trong Nghia, a deputy, said public investment has become “wasteful,” pointing out that the city has to [...]

HCM CITY — Ho Chi Minh City has reached and exceeded its primary targets despite various difficulties, said Le Hoang Quan, chairman of HCM City People’s Committee.
Speaking at a meeting on Thursday, Quan said the city’s revenue exceeded this year’s projections by 17 per cent, topping a rounded VND115 trillion (US$7 billion).
The numbers strengthened the [...]

Farmers harvest melons in Nhuan Duc Commune, Cu Chi District, in HCM City. The area under cultivation with flowers and organic vegetables in the city has increased to more than 1,200ha from 880ha in 2005. — VNA/VNS Photo Pham Do
HCM CITY — HCM City’s agricultural output has risen by an average of 5.9 per cent [...]

HCM CITY — Motorola has deployed a WiMAX trial network for the Viet Nam Datacommunications Company (VDC), the largest internet service provider (ISP) in Viet Nam.
WiMAX allows more people faster access to internet connections and other advanced telecom services.
The network allows VDC, a member company of the Viet Nam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), to [...]

Around 85 drug stores in Ho Chi Minh City are qualified to meet the new Good Pharmacy Practices (GPP) standard.This follows an order from the Ministry of Health last year that requires all pharmacies to meet the GPP standard by 2011 in order to remain in operation.The GPP standard requires pharmacy owners to have [...]

HCM CITY — The city will support small-and medium-sized-enterprises (SMEs) in the coming period with trade fairs and exhibitions that will promote high quality products and services provided by the sector, a senior official has said.
Nguyen Van Lai, director of the HCM City Department of Industry and Trade, said that these events would help the [...]

Farmers till the soil before planting vegetables in Tan Phu Trung Commune in HCM City’s Cu Chi District. Farmers on the outskirts of HCM City are being forced off of their land by rapid urbanisation. — VNA/VNS Photo Pham Do
HCM CITY — The threat of poverty looms for more and more farmers on the outskirts [...]

A bus picks up passengers in HCM City. Smaller twelve-seat buses will still be allowed to operate in the city until their licences expire between 2017 and 2020. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Phan
HCM CITY — Twelve-seater buses will still be allowed to operate in HCM City until their licences expire between 2017 and 2020, the [...]