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On May 16, 1967, at 7:20 a.m., in District 10 of Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City in front of the Tu Nghiem Pagoda, Nhat Chi Mai set herself on fire using a petrol accelerant. She was 33 years old when she died from her burns. Prior to her self-immolation she wrote ten messages outlining her anti-war beliefs and calling for an end to the Vietnam War. [5]
In 2007, Ho Chi Minh City's contribution to the annual revenues in the national budget increased by 30 percent, accounting for about 20.5 percent of total revenues. The consumption demand of Ho Chi Minh City is higher than other Vietnamese provinces and municipalities and 1.5 times higher than that of Hanoi. [88] [failed verification] 2008
District 1 and the other seven districts of Ho Chi Minh City were founded on May 27, 1959. Before 1975, the first district only had four small subsets (wards) which were Bến Nghé, Hòa Bình, Trần Quang Khải and Tự Đức (named after major historical characters), and the second district had seven different wards which were Bến Thành, Bùi Viện, Cầu Kho, Cầu Ông Lãnh ...
The Ho Chi Minh City–Long Thanh–Dau Giay Expressway (Vietnamese: Đường cao tốc Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh-Long Thành-Dầu Giây) is an expressway section of the Expressways of Vietnam, 55.7 km long and has its starting point at Long Truong intersection in Thủ Đức and the end point at Dầu Giây Interchange, Thống Nhất district, Đồng Nai.
Vietnam operates 20 major civil airports, including three international gateways: Noi Bai in Hanoi, Da Nang International Airport in Đà Nẵng and Tan Son Nhat in Ho Chi Minh City. Tan Son Nhat is the country's largest airport handling the majority of international passenger traffic. [348]
Landmark 81 is a supertall skyscraper in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. [1] It is primarily invested and developed by Vinhomes, the largest Vietnamese real-estate developer.. Landmark 81 holds the position of the tallest building in Vietnam, the second tallest building in Southeast Asia, as well as the seventeenth tallest building in the world o
The Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City (IUH), formerly known as Ho Chi Minh University of Industry (esquire: HUI) (Vietnamese: Trường Đại học Công nghiệp Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) [1] (esquire: ĐHCN TP. HCM), is a university in Go Vap District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It is one of technical universities in Ho Chi Minh ...
The district also hosts specialized institutions such as the Public Dermatology and Venereology Hospital, the Public Eye Hospital of Ho Chi Minh City, and the Public Traditional Medicine Hospital. Additionally, the Public Otolaryngology Hospital and Prima Saigon Eye Hospital are located in the area, contributing to the city's healthcare services.