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Ho Chi Minh City pedestrian street starts operating on pilot basis

Saturday, April 18, 2015, 15:11 GMT+7

The Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City has been launched on a pilot basis since Wednesday before officially opening to the public by the end of this month.

Work on the pedestrian street, located in District 1, has been almost complete, with finishing touches being given, the city’s Department of Transport announced.

It will open from now until Monday next week on the trial ground, the department said.

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