Urban planners and architects should pay more attention to ways to integrate trees into their projects, as urban life should not be detached from nature, according to French experts at a recent seminar on sustainable urban planning and development in HCMC
During the urbanization process in the past 10-20 years, the number of cities of Vietnam has risen to 770 from nearly 600 cities in 1998, but the urbanization rate of Vietnam, about 34 percent annually, is slow compared to other countries in the region.
The two-day French Fair 2013, better known as Balade en France 2013, brought the taste of France to local diners in HCMC
The forum is the highlight of the 2013-2014 Vietnam-France Year which marks the 40th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties between the two nations