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Doctor-painter exhibits work in HCMC (15-08-2005) by Tran Dinh Thanh Lam Long-time Vietnamese expa-triate Dr Duong Cam Chuong’s paintings are on display in an exhibition at the Tu Do Gallery in District 1. The show, which opened last Monday and continues through August 19, demonstrates the passion the elderly doctor has held for painting during his 45-year stay in France and his subsequent return home in 1990. Although the artist, who turns 95 this year, describes himself modestly as "a doctor by profession" and only a "hobby painter", many art lovers take his works seriously. "The exhibition marks a new stretch of Chuong’s quest for beauty and humanism," said Than Trong Minh, also a doctor/painter and Chuong’s disciple who has organised the show. Chuong was captivated by art and drawing since his childhood in the southern province of An Giang. As a high-school student, he dreamt of becoming an architect. But he instead became a medical doctor, since Viet Nam did not … [Read more...] about Doctor-painter exhibits work in HCMC

Phan Anh will organize a solo exhibition in Binh Thanh District, HCMC from August 1 to 11. This half-real-half-fictional “museum of the mind” show presents the artist’s archives of the memories of his late grandmother. Found objects or artifacts (collective memories) are metamorphosed into personal memories to reflect the identities of two individuals whose beliefs are influenced by differing geographical and historical contexts in which the mind and compassion of humankind are the shared heirloom being inherited and continued. The repetition of images and human behaviors are intentionally observed, documented, and reconstructed, not only to replicate history, but also to pose questions or, in a way, re-identify the given objects and phenomena. “museum of the mind” takes place in a residential space that has lost its function – a space in which the artist and his companions have reconditioned in an attempt to challenge the definition of a museum per … [Read more...] about Phan Anh to hold solo exhibition in HCMC

The HCMC Department of Transport has proposed that the municipal government gradually reduce the number of scooters and motorbikes traveling on city streets, and eventually ban them from four downtown districts by 2030. Drivers are stuck in a heavy traffic jam in HCMC. The city seeks complete ban on motorcycles by 2030 On behalf of the local watchdog, the Transport Development and Strategy Institute under the Transport Ministry developed a plan to improve public transport and curb motor vehicles, in a bid to ease traffic congestion in the city. According to the plan, the ban on scooters and motorbikes in the city center is to be divided into three stages. Afterwards, the local government might possibly enact an outright ban on such bikes in 2030. Until 2020, the city will prohibit bikes from travelling on Truong Son Street of Tan Binh District and Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street of District 1 at peak times. Meanwhile, a similar move will apply to a Pasteur Street section and a Nam Ky … [Read more...] about HCMC seeks complete ban on motorcycles by 2030

With a huge database on Geographic Information System (GIS) collected after many years to be used in various applications of different departments, agencies, and districts, the platform of HCMGIS is expected to greatly contribute to the common database of Ho Chi Minh City while allowing easy integration into new software. HCMGIS Center is running the system to monitor infectious diseases Economic and social purposes  GIS is a system consisting of human beings, hardware, software, a database and procedures with professional expertise, regulations, criteria, standards, guidance, management policies, specialized and information technology knowledge. It is considered as a support tool in making many economic and social decisions of the  government as well as businesses and individuals thanks to its ability to collect, manage, analyze, integrate, and access information in a unified map based on the grids of input data. According to Mr. Pham Quoc Phuong, Head of HCMGIS (a … [Read more...] about Applications based on HCMGIS widely used in HCMC

By Huu Cong  &nbspMarch 28, 2018 | 12:10 pm GMT+7 Sagon Notre Dame Cathedral under restoration. The sign in front of the cathedral reads "under construction". Photo by VnExpress/Huu Cong A woman claiming to represent a leading priest has been asking for donations for the restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral. A group of scam artists have been impersonating a high-ranking member of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City in an attempt to con people out of money, according to a statement issued by the church on March 27. The group has been using the name of Father General Representative Inhaxio Ho Van Xuan to raise funds for restoration work at Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral, the notice said. The archdiocese affirmed that apart from a letter issued by Archbishop Paul Bui Van Doc in 2015, no other donation requests have been made. Father Xuan has never sent any written letters or emails to anyone asking for donations, it added. “A woman from this group … [Read more...] about Scammers impersonate Catholic clergy to con worshippers in HCMC