Tran The Luu, member of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee’s Standing Board, (R) receives Lieutenant General Mon Sopheap (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City is willing to continue takingmeasures to enhance its friendship and connection with Cambodian localities inorder to further develop the Vietnam-Cambodia traditional friendship andcomprehensive cooperation.The statement was made by Tran The Luu, member of themunicipal Party Committee’s Standing Board and head of the committee’sCommission for Internal Affairs, at his reception on February 5 for LieutenantGeneral Mon Sopheap, Deputy Commander of the Special Military Region under theRoyal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), who is leading a delegation to visit thecity ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.Luu affirmed that the local leaders always support theeffective development of relations between the municipal High Command and the SpecialMilitary Region.Mon Sopheap, in reply, confirmed that the Special MilitaryRegion and the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces at large are willing to collaboratewith the Vietnam People’s Army, including Ho Chi Minh City’s High Command.He thanked Ho Chi Minh City and the municipal High Command forsupporting Cambodia’s people and RCAF, which has helped nurture and develop thefriendship and solidarity between the two countries’ armies and people.-VNA
HCM City (VNA) - Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Dinh La Thang lauded the efforts of Gyeongsangbuk-do province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to co-organise the International Cultural Festival 2017 in HCM City late this year. Meeting with visiting governor of the province Kim Kwan Yong in HCM City on February 21, Thang stated that municipal authorities and sectors will coordinate with the RoK locality to organise the festival. Informing the guest of HCM City’s investment and business climate, he affirmed that the city attaches importance to creating favourable conditions for foreign firms to invest…... [read more]
VietNamNet Bridge - HCM City will spend VND17.58 trillion (US$837 million) under a programme to build new rural areas in its five outlying districts by 2020, the steering committee set up for it has said. Cu Chi District's Tan Thong Hoi, one of 11 communes selected countrywide for a national pilot pro-gramme, will, by the end of this year, become the city's first commune to meet all 19 criteria set for new rural areas. The 19 include proper transportation and irrigation facilities, housing development, poverty alleviation, environmental protection, and social and political stability. By the end of next year, five…... [read more]
Le Thanh Hai, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee made the statement while receiving a delegation from the Russian State Duma, led by First Vice President Ivan IvanovichMelnikov on December 25. At the meeting, Secretary Hai said the visit offers a chance for the city to strengthen wide-ranging cooperation with Russian localities. Over the past time, Ho Chi Minh City have maintained good relations with Saint Petersburg and Moscow, and hopes to expand cooperation with other localities in Russia, he added. Expressing delights at the drastic developments of Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City in particular, Melnikov said he believes…... [read more]
Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong made the remark at a reception for RoK Ambassador to Vietnam Lee Hyuk in the city on November 16.He said the two sides have signed several cooperation agreements over the years, bringing in positive outcomes.At present, HCM City and the RoK’s Gyeongsangbuk-do are jointly organising a world cultural festival in the city, aiming to attract tourists, locals and businesses.Lee Hyuk highlighted the growing bilateral ties and hailed HCM City’s efforts in working with the RoK to host the festival.He hoped the two sides will further promote cultural and people-to-people exchanges.... [read more]
If you ask for directions to the market, locals living in ward 1 in District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, they will enthusiastically tell you, “that market is located in a hamlet where Cambodian Vietnamese originally inhabited and traded. There are a lot of interesting things to see in the market, and people are sociable as well.”Indeed, when we walked into the market, we could feel an atmosphere which was totally distinct from other Vietnamese’s common ones. The foodstuff on offer there had delightful eye-catching colours. The sellers are all Cambodian Vietnamese who have resided in Vietnam for decades.According to…... [read more]
