American Center Library, INSPIRE Library, General Sciences Library, and Idecaf Multi-library are four worthwhile venues for students in the city. American Center Library: 34 Le Duan Boulevard, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1 Located on the eighth floor of the Diamond Plaza building at 34 Le Duan Boulevard in District 1, the American Center library under the Public Affairs Section of the US Consulate General in HCM City is a popular address frequented by students of English and the expat community. Visitors are simply required to show their ID to gain access to the library. Those coming to the center on a regular basis can register for membership with staff at the center, or make online registration on its Facebook page or the US Consulate General website. The venue, equipped with modern facilities and a library of over 2,500 books and 50 magazine titles and 600 documentary and entertainment DVDs, is where Vietnamese people can get updated on new policies on the economy, trade, security, foreign affairs, culture and education of the US. Those wishing to search for opportunities to study abroad in the US, practice their English skills and delve into the American history and culture also could contemplate dropping by the library. The center also has an area providing a rich source of materials about study in the US with many books and resources about US universities, colleges, courses of study, scholarships and testing preparation materials (for TOEFL, SAT, GMAT, and GRE). Those having demand can also register to…
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HCM City is has made The Economist's list of 50 safest cities in the world, though at 48 it is a long way down from the safest, Tokyo, which was followed by Singapore, Osaka, Stockholm and Amsterdam. Ben Thanh Market in HCM City. But foreign and local residents differed in their view of HCM City as a safe city, Lao Dong Newspaper reports. Birgit Muller, a German visitor on his second trip to HCM City, said, "I totally agree with HCM Ciy’s position in the report. Compared to many cities I have been to, HCM City is quite peaceful. Local…... [read more]
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