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Opening of first metro line in HCM City faces delay
The opening of the first metro line in Ho Chi Minh City, which runs between Ben Thanh Market in District 1 and Suoi Tien Theme Park in District 9, will be delayed until 2022, city authorities have said.
Shapes of Sounds offers new folk arts performances
The Voice of Ho Chi Minh City People (VOH) has launched a special art project offering folk music, dance and singing performances this month as part of its efforts to preserve and introduce Vietnamese traditional arts and culture to residents and visitors.
New tourism activities attract tourists to Phu Quoc
VOV.VN - Phu Quoc in Kien Giang province became Vietnam’s first island city last month, a range of new tourism activitie underway to attract more tourists to the ideal destination.
Legal move supports realty market development in 2021
Vigorous legal changes regarding real estate investment and construction are set to beef up the realty market in the Year of the Buffalo.
HCM City: Work begins to supply power for Metro Line No 1
The Management Authority for Urban Railways of Ho Chi Minh City (MAUR) and contractors kicked off work on power supply for the southern economic hub’s first metro line project on February 19, which has now seen 82% of works completed.
Steady prices of consumer goods, higher sales mark Tet
Demand for consumer goods during Tet in Ho Chi Minh City was higher than last year despite the economic impacts of COVID-19.
Returnees to HCM City must submit ‘honest’ health declaration forms
Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Health has told people who have returned to the city from other provinces and cities in the past 14 days to complete ‘honest’ health declarations amid the unpredictable COVID-19 situation across the country.
Deceased Korean man tests negative for SARS-CoV-2
VOV.VN - A man of the Republic of Korea who found dead at Goldmark City in Hanoi on February 17 has tested negative for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the Hanoi Centre for Disease Control has confirmed.
HCM City sees sharp fall in number of tourists
Ho Chi Minh City recorded 1,800 visitors booking hotel rooms during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday from February 9 to 17, the municipal Department of Tourism reported after summarising figures from 22 of the 124 local 3 to 5-star hotels.
Street bars in HCM City remain crowded despite temporary closure order
VOV.VN - A number of bars and sidewalk eateries in Ho Chi Minh City continued to receive customers on the night of February 16, despite the local administration requesting them to temporarily close in an effort to prevent the spread of community infections of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.