Chinese-run gambling den busted in southern Vietnam
The facility handled some $44,000 worth of betting a day
Ho Chi Minh City region should sharpen competitive edge for economic breakthrough: pundit
The region covering the southern economic hub and neighboring provinces have many opportunities for an economic breakthrough that it will likely miss if an acceleration is not in place, an expert in competitive advantage research has said
Ho Chi Minh City police bust prostitution ring stealing clients’ possessions via secret passage
Members of the ring sneaked into the room from a secret passage to steal the properties of the clients having sex with the remaining one
Downtown HCMC to be bustling shopping district with new inauguration: report
With completion of The One, the second phase of Saigon Centre and the Tax Plaza in District 1, HCMC shoppers can anticipate a shopping district on a par with Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok or the famous Orchard Road in Singapore, said Richard Leech, executive director of CBRE Vietnam, in the latest Retail Market Update for Vietnam
HCMC state agency proposes unusual solutions to restrict private vehicles
Among the proposed solutions is a requirement for car ownership which asks that a potential car buyer prove that he/she has already has parking for their future vehicle
HCMC’s per capita income reaches over $5,100 as GDP growth edges up
With gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2014 reaching 9.6 percent, up 3.22 percent over last year, the per capita income this year rises 12.9 percent year on year to around $5,131.
HCMC event honors LGBT community, attracts 1,000
Around a thousand LGBT (lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender) people and their allies on Sunday flocked to the city’s Labor Culture Palace in District 1 for the event titled “Embrace Diversity Festival 2014”
HCMC to deploy all traffic police to streets for Vietnam-Malaysia AFF Cup semi
They will be backed by criminal police and mobile police forces to ensure security and order in Ho Chi Minh City tonight when the second leg of the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup semifinal between Vietnam and Malaysia takes place at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi
International culinary festival launched in downtown HCMC
The 9th annual 4-day festival is organized by the HCMC Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and the HCMC Tourism Association as part of the city’s tourism promotional program
Fog, mixed with air pollutants, covers Saigon for hours
As fog is water vapor suspended in the air, when it mixes with pollutants like smoke and dust caused by transport activities, it becomes much thicker and thus, lasts longer.