HCM City is drawing up a master plan on solid waste management and treatment for the next five years, aiming to have 100 percent of its domestic solid waste to be collected and treated and at least 80 percent of solid household waste classified at source.
The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has approved a project worth nearly VND400 trillion (US$17.3 billion) on improving access to public transport and limiting the use of personal vehicles over the next decade, according to the People’s Committee’s Office.
More than 6,000 enterprises in HCM City have resumed operations following the containment of the COVID -19 pandemic and more than 30,000 new ones with capital of VND696 trillion have been set up this year, the city chairman has said.
The People’s Court of HCM City on September 22 handed down severe sentences to 20 criminals, most of whom are members of the reactionary organisation “Trieu dai Viet” (Viet Dynasty), found guilty of “terrorism to oppose the people’s administration” and “illegally manufacturing, storing and trading explosives”.
Ho Chi Minh City and Japan’s Aichi prefecture will increase online meetings between leaders and agencies during the COVID-19 outbreak, in order to prepare for the implementation of cooperation activities when possible.
Farmers and experts have asked HCM City authorities to remove hindrances and create favorable conditions for residents to build greenhouses and breeding centers on agricultural land used to build nursery gardens.
Foreign investment in Ho Chi Minh City has totalled US$2.37 billion this year, including new and additional capital and share purchases, down 32.9 percent year-on-year.
