Big steel producer debuts higher despite market fall
	Thursday,  March 18,2010,00:53 (GMT+7) HCMC – Tien Len Steel Corporation Joint-Stock Company on Tuesday debuted on the Hochiminh Stock Exchange at VND34,700 per share, 16% higher than the reference price although the VN-Index crashed with 157 stocks falling.

Tolls proposed on cars using downtown streets
	Monday,  March 15,2010,13:49 (GMT+7) HCMC – The city’s Tien Phong Technology Joint Stock Company has proposed starting toll collection on cars using downtown streets from January 2012 with a fee level from US$1 to US$2, or VND20,000 to VND40,000, per car.

Slow site clearance causes delays in major traffic projects
	Thursday,  March 11,2010,22:42 (GMT+7) HCMC - While traffic in HCMC is becoming worse, many major communications projects have been delayed for years due mostly to slow site clearance, according the city’s Department of Transport.

City suggests German investors do EPC for subway project
	Wednesday,  March 10,2010,23:03 (GMT+7) HCMC - The HCMC chairman on Tuesday proposed German investors play their role as an EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contractor in a subway project in the city as one of the measures to ensure quality integrity for the project.

Private funds sought for two southern beltways
	Wednesday,  March 10,2010,18:02 (GMT+7) HCMC – The Ministry of Transport and local authorities of the Southern Focal Economic Zone will seek to woo private investors into developing two key beltways in the region with total costs estimated at VND100 trillion, or some US$5.35 billion, an official said.

First element of Thu Thiem Tunnel immersed
	Tuesday,  March 9,2010,22:37 (GMT+7) HCMC – The first element of Thu Thiem Tunnel was immersed under the Saigon River on Monday morning after it was towed for 22 kilometers from Dong Nai Province’s Nhon Trach District to HCMC on Tuesday.

Gov’t asks to clear hurdles for Kenh Dong Water Plant
	Tuesday,  March 9,2010,14:15 (GMT+7) HCMC – Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has told the HCMC government to quickly remove any hindrances to construction of a pipeline to transfer water from Kenh Dong Water Plant in Cu Chi District to the city’s distributor.

First Thu Thiem tunnel section towed to city
	Monday,  March 8,2010,22:30 (GMT+7) HCMC – The HCMC East-West Highway and Water Environment Project Management Board successfully towed Thu Thiem Tunnel’s first section through the Saigon River from the casting basin in Dong Nai Province’s Nhon Trach District to the construction site on Sunday.

City approves tolling at Phu My Bridge
	Monday,  March 8,2010,22:21 (GMT+7) HCMC – The HCMC government has approved Phu My Bridge BOT Corporation to collect fees for vehicles, except motorbikes, crossing Phu My cable-stayed bridge which links Road 25B in District 2 with Nguyen Van Linh Parkway in District 7.

City to reduce flood-prone sites by 40% this year
	Friday,  March 5,2010,16:39 (GMT+7) HCMC – HCMC’s Center for Urban Flood Control will continue work on 11 key projects citywide to reduce flooding by 40%, an official from the center said.