Monday, May 31, 2021, 09:00 GMT+7
Police officers are stationed at a COVID-19 checkpoint in Go Vap District as a social distancing directive takes effect in Ho Chi Minh City from 0:00 am May 31, 2021. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre
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Politics Vietnamese State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Sunday sent a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden, in which he suggested both countries enhance cooperation in COVID-19 vaccine research, production, and technology transfer.
COVID-19 Updates Vietnam’s Ministry of Health recorded 61 local COVID-19 cases in Bac Giang, Hanoi, and Lang Son on Monday morning, raising the national tally to 7,168, with 2,950 recoveries and 47 deaths.
Wednesday, May 26, 2021, 16:00 GMT+7
Electric buses designated for the pilot tourism operation in Can Gio District, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Che Than / Tuoi Tre
The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has just approved the trial operation of electric buses for tourists in outlying Can Gio District.
During the two-year trial, Gia Nghia Transport Tourism Co. Ltd. will operate 20 buses between 5:00 am and 10:00 pm daily, except in bad weather conditions.
In the first phase, the company will begin with six buses departing from Tac Suat Wharf and passing through tourist destinations such as Sac Forest Tourism Area, April 30 Tourism Area, swiftlet farming villages, and Vam Sat Ecological Tourism Site.
Wednesday, May 26, 2021, 18:05 GMT+7
An aerial view of Bach Dang Wharf Park in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Quang Dinh / Tuoi Tre
The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has approved a proposal by the municipal Department of Construction to renovate Bach Dang Wharf Park in District 1 by moving, cutting down, and replacing 178 trees there.
The renovation will be carried out in two phases, with the first on an area of about 8,700 square meters from Thu Ngu Flagpole to Berth No. 2 of the wharf at a cost of VND35 billion (US$1.5 million), from June 10 to September 2.
In the second phase, an area of about 7,000 square meters from Berth No. 2 to the location of the old cannons will be given a facelift costing VND30 billion ($1.3 billion) from September 2 to December 29.
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