Wednesday, May 19, 2021, 10:38 GMT+7
Recent rumors that authorities in Ho Chi Minh City request people to not leave homes between 10:00 pm and 5:00 am the next day are false, the municipal deputy chairman Duong Anh Duc says.
On Tuesday evening, an announcement titled New direction from the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City that included several restrictions on travel, public gatherings, transportation, education, and business activities was circulated on social media.
The ban on traveling outside between 10:00 pm and 5:00 am the next day was also among those mentioned in the list.
Ho Chi Minh City deputy chairman Duong Anh Duc immediately refuted the rumors later on the same evening, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Press Center.
How Colonialism Has Shaped the Design World
And how we should talk about it now. Alice Morgan/Getty Images
Design has long been a dialogue of visual ideas, on a scale as small as between two individuals say, colleagues who have a brainstorming session or as large as between two cultures through trade and conquest. From today’s perspective, one of the most influential factors on design in the modern era is undoubtedly colonialism, namely that of European nations whose imperialistic rule spread throughout the rest of the world from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
“The English mode of conquering was to occupy foreign territory and reproduce their society on it. The process was what they called transplanting; hence they referred to the territories as ‘transplantations’ or ‘plantations,’ for short, a term they applied everywhere from Ireland to the plantations of Rhode Island,” says Alexander von Hoffman, Senior Research Fellow at the Harvard Joint Center for Housing S
Cu Chi Tunnels on path of becoming world heritage
Located in Tan Phu Trung and Phuoc Vinh An communes in Cu Chi district, about 70km from downtown HCM City, Cu Chi Tunnels were built by local residents and soldiers using simple tools from 1946 to 1968 as shelters from US and Saigon troops during the war. VNA
Saturday, May 08, 2021 07:50
Cu Chi Tunnels, a popular destination for both domestic and foreign tourists thanks to its unique historical and architectural values, may soon join UNESCO’s list of world heritage. The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City is working on a dossier seeking UNESCO’s recognition for the tunnels. In the photo: Conference chamber at Cu Chi Tunnels can accommodate more than 20 people. (Photo: VNP/VNA)
Vietnam imposes strong measures as Covid-19 surges
Inessential services including religious activities have been suspended to curb a sudden increase in coronavirus cases
Updated: May 04, 2021 05:54 AM GMT
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Women in traditional dress dance and offer flowers in front of a Marian statue at Vinh Thinh church on May 2 in Hanoi. (Photo: tonggiaophanhanoi.org)
Many cities and provinces throughout Vietnam have suspended inessential services including religious activities to curb a sudden surge of coronavirus infections.
Le Trung Chinh, chairperson of the People’s Committee of Da Nang City, ordered all cultural and religious activities, sporting events and entertainment venues to be suspended starting on May 4 to contain the pandemic.