Secretary of HCM City’s Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan requested screening all firefighting plans in apartment buildings in the city while inspecting Carina Plaza complex where a fire broke out.
Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Tran Vinh Tuyen has called on Japanese investors to join the city’s urban development projects, such as infrastructure building, equipment provision and management consultation.
As many as 13 people died and 28 others were injured when a blaze burned an apartment complex at No. 1648 Vo Van Kiet street, District 8 of Ho Chi Minh City in early morning of March 23, reported local authorities.
The Saigon Innovation Hub under the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology on March 21 announced its programmes through 2020, looking toward connecting the global start-up community.
Ho Chi Minh City always attaches importance to boosting the friendship and cooperation with Laos and its localities in all fields, said Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan.
The southern metropolis Ho Chi Minh City will form logistics centres in concentrated production areas or those near seaports to provide various services and operate as ports, container depots and container freight stations.
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan hoped that the Japanese Government and businesses will continue support and investment in the city, especially in high-quality infrastructure.
All districts will be expected to develop a “smart urban area” plan by 2020, said Tran Vinh Tuyen, Vice Chairman of the HCM People’s Committee, who is also head of the smart city management board.
Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Van Khoa on March 17 welcomed Adama Ouane, OIF Director, who is on a working visit to Vietnam and attends Francophone Day activities in the southern city.
Ho Chi Minh City’s People’s Committee has set a target of having more than 80 percent of local residents and organisations satisfied with public administrative services by 2020.
Young overseas Vietnamese working in Vietnam and their fellows at home engaged in a dialogue in Ho Chi Minh City on March 17 to make connection and share their experience indoing business.
Ho Chi Minh City wants to receive further assistance from the JICA in a number of key infrastructure projects, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong.
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan expressed his wish that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will continue support for the city in addressing issues arising from the urban development.