HCMC submits project to control emissions of gasoline and oil vehicles in November
The Office of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has just announced the conclusion of Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Bui Xuan Cuong at the meeting on the implementation of green transformation tasks in the transport sector.
Regarding the Project on Control Emissions of Vehicles in Ho Chi Minh City (phase 1), the leaders of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee assigned the Department of Construction to urgently complete the dossier and draft Resolution to submit to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council at the November 2025 session on schedule.
For phase 2, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction will coordinate with relevant units to review and advise on the implementation of necessary procedures, speed up the green transformation progress in the transport sector in some eligible areas such as Con Dao and Can Gio, to submit to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council for consideration at the end of 2025 session. See more...
Ho Chi Minh City Police bust down a fake perfume production ring of Chanel, Gucci, Dior brands
On October 24, the Economic Police Department (PC03) - Ho Chi Minh City Police informed that it had just dismantled a large-scale counterfeit perfume production and trading ring, led by Nguyen Ngoc Tho (40 years old) and Truong Thi Mai Hien (41 years old).
According to the initial investigation, since the beginning of 2024, Nguyen Ngoc Tho - Director of Nguyen Huong Production and Development Trading Company Limited (Tam Binh Ward) - realized that the demand for perfume consumption increased, so he learned the recipe himself, purchased machinery, raw materials and bottles for Chanel, Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Versace, Burberry, Dior brands to make fake ones. The couple Tho - Hien rented a factory on Cay Keo Street (Tam Binh Ward) to organize for relatives to complete all stages from mixing, placing, printing stamps, packaging products, then selling them through social networks and quickly sending them to many provinces and cities. See more...
Removing difficulties for social housing business activities
According to preliminary statistics from the Ho Chi Minh City Real Estate Association (HoREA), in Ho Chi Minh City alone (before the merger), there were more than 8,740 short-term rental apartments ( flatbank model), creating jobs for about 15,000 workers.
This model has grown strongly thanks to the connection of popular online travel agencies (OTAs) such as Booking.com, Agoda, and Airbnb. A&T report shows that in 2024, this activity contributed VND16,200 billion to the country's GDP. See more...
The road that is often congested in Ho Chi Minh City will be expanded to 6-8 lanes, with more bridges and underpasses built
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction has just proposed that the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee approve the investment study policy for the project to upgrade and expand Nguyen Tat Thanh Street - a vital traffic route connecting the South with the city center to solve the congestion that has lasted for many years.
According to the proposal, the section of Nguyen Tat Thanh Street from Khanh Hoi Bridge to Tan Thuan Bridge (about 2.5 km long) will be upgraded and expanded from 6 to 8 lanes, ensuring smooth traffic and meeting the increasing traffic demand. See more...
A prime old villa in the center of Ho Chi Minh City is proposed to be reclassified
Recently, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee assigned the Department of Planning and Architecture to report and propose handling each case, for the proposal to adjust the villa group compared to the results of the previous inventory and classification assessment in Xuan Hoa ward.
Including a villa at 204 Vo Thi Sau Street, 210 Vo Thi Sau, a two-way house at the intersection of 13 Le Quy Don - 87 Nguyen Dinh Chieu.
According to Lao Dong, the villa at 204 Vo Thi Sau Street is currently closed with a high wall, and is in a state of disrepair. This is a group 2 villa, according to Decision 1472/2021 of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee on promulgating a list of old villas in the city, which has been classified (phase 5). See more...
