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  Japanese experts check Thu Thiem Tunnel before it was officially open to traffic under the Saigon River on Sunday   The longest cross-river tunnel in southeast Asia, Thu Thiem, was opened to traffic across the Saigon River in southern Vietnam on Sunday. A big ceremony...

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  But city folk call for it to be maintained as tourist attraction Passengers on a Thu Thiem Ferry that connects Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 and District 2. Municipal authorities will close the ferry later this year after an under-river tunnel opens to traffic in November. Whenever...

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   Floating garden linking Saigon River and Thu Thiem project by French architect Olivier Souquet Oliver Souquet has had the rare pleasure of bringing gardens to Vietnam. The Frenchman won his government’s inaugural Young Architect Portrait in 2002 and has been helping several...

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Steel pipe makers target US; HCM City approves revised District 2 residential plan; Swensen’s opens franchise in HCM City; Motorbike imports fall over last year; Oil giant to market bio-fuels Steel pipe makers target US  Steel pipe makers have boosted exports to the US by improving the quality of their products. During...

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Work starts on $260m hydroelectric plant; Quang Nam to scrap slow-moving projects; Speculators turn to apartments; Viettel coughs up for struggling Haitian telco; HCM City set to host fashion, textiles fair Work starts on $260m hydroelectric plant Construction of the VND4.9 trillion (US$260 million) Song Bung 4 Hydropower Plant kicked off...

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VnnNews - Ho Chi Minh City’s giant Thu Thiem new township has yet to become hot property. According to Thu Thiem management board, the 657-hectare site has welcomed just three foreign-invested projects despite more than 200 investors having visited the area. Thu Thiem designers prep for final< /> City enlarges land compensation...

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Two sections of Thu Thiem tunnel were connected at a depth of over 20m under Saigon River’s bed. The door between the two sections opened on April 8 to welcome the first guests. VietNamNet Bridge – Two sections of Thu Thiem tunnel were connected at a depth of over 20 meters under the bed of the Saigon River. The door between the...

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The Management Board of the East-West Highway project on March 13 reported to the HCM City authorities the March 8 towing and placement of the first section of the Thu Thiem Tunnel.  VnnNews – The Management Board of the East-West Highway project met March 13 with the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee and Council to...

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Thu Thiem Tunnel, Vietnam’s first underwater tunnel now being built beneath HCM City’s Saigon River, will be safe for earthquakes of up to six on the Richter scale, an official said. VnnNews – The Thu Thiem Tunnel, Vietnam’s first underwater tunnel now being built beneath Ho Chi Minh City’s Saigon River, will...

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