News from Ho Chi Minh City
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- Music on tap
VietNamNet Bridge - Young, lively and vibrant Cuban band, Luna Negra, have begun their Vietnam sojourn at the Caravelle Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City . The six-piece band performs a combination of salsa, bachata, merengue and other genres, featuring prominent violin work. - HCMC get poor emissions marks
Up to 30 percent of Ho Chi Minh City busses failed the city's first fleet-wide emissions test, an official said Thursday. - HCMC asks for more railway funding
Ho Chi Minh City authorities have asked the prime minister to increase the investment in the citys first metro rail to over US$2.49 billion. - We think, therefore we are
VietNamNet Bridge - Famous composer Duong Thu has opened a café within a café in Ho Chi Minh City that invites famous scholars to talk about their areas of expertise in literature, poetry, art and other subjects. - No skin off your teeth
Its not easy for sensitive skin to weather the harsh climate of Ho Chi Minh City. But here are a few traditional Vietnamese remedies to keep your skin healthy amid the heat, sun and humidity. - Ethanol petrol E5 to be marketed from this August
Nhan Dan Online Ethanol petrol E5 will be sold at 20 petrol stations in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Vung Tau, Hai Phong and Hai Duong from this August, according to a July 29 announcement by the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam). - School supply prices stabilised
The Peoples Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has begun a programme to stabilise the commodity market for the 2010 2011 academic year in the city. Businesses participating in this programme will meet 30 40% of a total demand of local pupils for notebooks, school bags and uniforms. - Ho Chi Minh City discharges 80 per cent of sewage untreated
Hanoi - Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have found 80 per cent of household sewage is being discharged directly into rivers and canals, an official said Thursday. - Listeriosis In The Developing World May Not Follow Usual Pattern
Rogier van Doorn and colleagues from Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam present a Learning Forum article in this week's PLoS Medicine that describes three unusual cases of patients with listerial meningitis. Listeriosis is a foodborne infection caused by Listeria monocytogenes that presents with a sepsis-like syndrome or as an acute-to-subacute central nervous system infection, mostly meningitis, with a ... - Vietnam HCM City to Spend $3.14M on Toxic Waste Treatment
Authorities of Ho Chi Minh City have decided to spend VND60 billion ($3.14 million) on the treatment work of toxic waste, Vice Mayor Nguyen Trung Tin said at a meeting in the city July 19. The money will be used to build more waste treatment facilities and incinerators in order to expand the capacity of Dong Thanh dumping site from 30 tons to 80 tons of waste daily, the Sai Gon Giai Phong ...
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