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  Terry Fox Run to return to Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday

  (15:05:06 PM 22/11/2013)

  The 17th annual Terry Fox run will be organized on Sunday, November 24, at the Crescent Area in Phu My Hung of Ho Chi Minh City’s District 7 to raise funds for cancer research in and around the city.

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  Ho Chi Minh City Declaration

  (16:34:52 PM 05/04/2014)

  Ho Chi Minh City Declaration Water, Energy and Food security in the context of climate change for the Mekong River Basin, 5 April 2014

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  Ho Chi Minh City hosts Busan Day

  (21:49:37 PM 26/07/2014)

  Busan Day in Ho Chi Minh City – a festival to promote cultural identities of Busan city and the Republic of Korea – was held on July 25, drawing the participation of thousands of local people.

  Tags: Ho Chi Minh City, hosts, Busan Day
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  Ho Chi Minh City health authorities say watch out for Ebola

  (09:13:37 AM 08/08/2014)

  The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health has called on all the preventive health centers in the city’s 24 districts to take preventive measures against the fatal Ebola virus disease (EVD), a viral hemorrhagic fever which has claimed over 900 lives in West Africa so far this year.
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  Ho Chi Minh City determined to tackle inundation

  (15:53:10 PM 22/12/2014)

  Ho Chi Minh City is taking all possible measures to deal with deteriorating inundation as a result of climate change and sea level rise.

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  Ho Chi Minh City seafaring to adapt to climate change

  (11:39:03 AM 13/11/2014)

  During the period from now to 2025, Ho Chi Minh City will focus on developing seaport and sea urban basing on fully and accurate research on climate change and sea level rise.

  Tags: Ho Chi Minh City, seafaring, adapt, climate change
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  Sumitomo eyes investment in valuable Ho Chi Minh City land plot

  (14:55:38 PM 22/11/2013)

  Japanese Sumitomo Corporation is particularly interested in realty projects in Vietnam, especially a promising plot of land in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, one of its chief officials said Thursday.

  Tags: Sumitomo, investment, HCMC land plot
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  Ho Chi Minh City: Ensure the rights of residents when deleting the "hanging" zoning

  (10:07:36 AM 21/10/2014)

  Recently, the Economics - Budget Commission of the People’s Council of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) worked with the Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE) on Building, Planning & Investment... about the land use of the projects whose investment decision have been revoked, canceled in the city.

  Tags: Ho Chi Minh City, Ensure, the rights, residents, deleting, the "hanging" zoning, project
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  Ho Chi Minh City exhibition features Japanese antiques

  (14:15:10 PM 26/08/2014)

  More than 200 Japanese antiques are being displayed at an exhibition at the Ho Chi Minh City History Museum.

  Tags: exhibition, Japan, Ho Chi Minh city
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  Ho Chi Minh City continues canal project

  (10:53:09 AM 11/10/2014)

  ​HCM City’s People’s Committee has approved the second phase of its environmental sanitation project (Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Basin) in a bid to improve its urban environment. The project will be implemented in 2015-2020 at a total cost of 11.1 trillion VND (524 million USD), including an Official Development Assistance loan from the World Bank for 450 million USD.

  Tags: Ho Chi Minh City, canal, project, Nhieu Loc-Thị Nghe canal
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  Ho Chi Minh City invests $ 500 million for environmental sanitation projects

  (19:44:19 PM 10/10/2014)

  Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has recently issued a decision approving the investment of environmental sanitation project (Phase 2).

  Tags: Ho Chi Minh City, invests, environmental, sanitation, projects
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  HCM City, Ulan Bator wish to become twin cities

  (10:57:18 AM 26/11/2013)

  At his talks with visiting Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, Ho Chi Minh City mayor expressed his wish that Ho Chi Minh City and the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator should set up a twin relationship.

  Tags: HCM City, Ulan Bator, twin cities
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  HCM City needs more action to tackle depression

  (11:32:33 AM 15/07/2013)

  Ho Chi Minh City needs to reduce construction of fixed works in low lying areas--so as to contain and regulate floodwater--and also ban exploitation of underground water to limit depression that has contributed to increase in flooding in several parts of the City.

  Tags: HCM City, underground water, quick urbanization, dyke system,
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  US$450 mln for HCM City’s environment, sanitation

  (16:24:12 PM 13/03/2015)

  The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and the World Bank (WB) on March 12 signed agreements for a total of US$450 million in loans and credits to help Chi Minh City improve environment and sanitation.

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  Ho Chi Minh City: Development of transport infrastructure system to adapt to extreme weather conditions

  (10:51:30 AM 25/11/2014)

  According to a research announced by Siemens Corporation and Arup Consultant Company in September 21st, Ho Chi Minh City can benefit USD 1.4 billion from developing the transport infrastructure system with its better adaptability to extreme weather conditions

  Tags: Ho Chi Minh City, Development, transport, infrastructure, system, extreme weather, conditions
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  HCM City to build 30 lakes to control floods

  (11:36:40 AM 08/04/2014)

  Ho Chi Minh City will soon develop 30 lakes in suburban areas and hundreds of others in inner-city areas to hold rainwater in a move to effectively control severe floods, said the Saigon Times Daily.

  Tags: Hochiminh, lakes, flood