The committee said the city had a policy to re-check the operation of parking lots on pavements so that pedestrians received priority. It said if street pavements continued to be used for different purposes, operators would have to seek approval from authorities and the operation will be under tight supervision to protect the image of the city. Paid parking spaces will be managed by the youth volunteers and the price will need to follow current regulations. However, for those businesses that need the parking spaces on the pavements for the vehicles of their customers or employees, etc. free-of-charge, the district people’s committee can consider whether to allow this activity by issuing a permit (valid for a certain period). The People’s Committee of District 1 was told to inspect the licensing of parking lots in the area after local media reported that there were 48 parking lots on pavements located in “ideal locations,” i.e. places that draw in a lot of people, according to wards’ authorities in the district. Several parking lots are said to be still running although their business licences have expired. In response to the situation, vice chairman of the People’s Committee of the district Đoàn Ngọc Hải decided on Thursday to temporarily suspend 48 parking lots from operation. Hải said the committee would carefully consider each parking lot in order to decide to end its operation or not. In the meantime, many parking lots still operate illegally in Hà Nội, for example, in downtown districts of Hoàn… [Read full story]
VietNamNet Bridge – In an attempt to improve for the next V.League 1 season, HCM City FC have released 13 players and are set to sign some new faces.The players leaving the southern side include four strikers, six midfielders, one defender and two goalkeepers.Among them are midfielders Chau Le Phuoc Vinh and Vo Duy Nam and goalie Quoc Thien Esele, who have performed at their peak in recent seasons.Two key players in HCM City’s successful battle against relegation this season, Victor Ormazabal and Dominique Da Sylva, also left. Ormazabal was the club’s top scorer in the last campaign, netting eight…... [read more]
It is an Italian-funded joint project between the university and the Italian Trade Agency with technical support from the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers and the International Polytechnic for Industrial and Economic Development.Prof Dr Vu Dinh Thanh, rector of the university, said the centre is equipped with Italian machinery and equipment, while Vietnamese lecturers and engineers have been trained by Italian experts.The centre would be a reliable place for training and supplying manpower for Vietnamese and Italian textile-garment businesses, he said.“With the Italy-Vietnam Textile Technology Centre, Vietnamese textile-garment enterprises will be able access advanced technology and interact with professors…... [read more]
To give Hue natives in the City a little reminder of home, one man has built a miniature model of the Imperial town.Tourists eager to catch a glimpse of Hue’s imperial city in the central region no longer need to set foot there, but can see the World Cultural Heritage site complete with life-like models just 20km away from downtown HCM City.A half-hour’s motorbike ride from the city centre will bring you to Ngu Lam Vien, a miniature version of Hue created by Nguyen Thanh Tung in his garden in Long Binh Ward, District 9.In homage to the city of…... [read more]
The average temperature in HCM City has been increasing rapidly and steadily in the last three decades, while the gap between the temperature of the city and neighboring areas has widened. HCM City dwellers all say that they can clearly feel it is getting hotter and muggier. Experts have blamed this on the rapid and uncontrolled urbanization process, which has put the city under the influence of the urban heat island effect. Hot in daytime and at night HCM City is experiencing the hottest days in the year. The average temperature always stays firmly high at 36-37oC, while the outdoor…... [read more]
VietNamNet Bridge - Only 18 percent of multistory buildings in HCM City have sufficient parking space, said the Ministry of Transport's inspectors. According to a recent inspection of the Ministry of Transport on the management and use of roads and pavements in HCM City, Vietnam's biggest city did not attach adequate importance on building parking lots. The city has only one complete three-story parking lot at the Vincom building and a public parking lot at the Lam Son Square. The city planned to give 1,141 hectares of land to build parking lots but at present, it only has 561 hectares.…... [read more]
