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PUBLIC BICYCLE STATIONS PILOT PROJECT WILL BE
PROPOSED IN DANANG.
In the first phase, there will be 30 to 40 stations installed with five to
10 bicycles each depending on demand. The stations will be placed on
key roads and near bus stations to better connect with the city's public
transit system and popular destinations.
Bike-exclusive lanes will be designated and users can download a mobile app and use QR
code to unlock the bicycle. Users can pay for the service by hour, day or month, with cash
or online payments at the stations. They will have to pay extra fees if they do not return
the bicycles to the stations. The number of personal vehicles in Danang has grown at 12%
per year on average for cars and 10.5% per year for motorbikes. It is forecasted that from
2016 to 2020, Danang will have to face more severe traffic jams and the situation will
worsen if the authorities do not have urgent management measures.2
WHITE RHINOS HAVE SAFELY DELIVERED THEIR CALVES, ONE
MALE AND ONE FEMALE, IN THE NATURE RESERVE OF VINPEARL
SAFARI ON PHU QUOC ISLAND.
The two newborns, weighing 40-50kg each, came out after a year and a half in
their mothers’ wombs.
According to Bui Phi Hoang, head of animal care at Vinpearl Safari on Phu Quoc
Island, various scenarios had been discussed before the rhinos went into labor,
including difficult birth or the mother refusing to nurse her calves. The zookeepers
here prepared anesthetics, stretchers, ambulances and an emergency unit at a nearby
animal hospital, with two vets and an officer continuously observing the labor process
via CCTV.
The April 3 delivery came about smoothly, with the calf breastfed only two hours after
birth. The other one proved quite a challenge, as the mother started to assault the calf
instead of nursing it. According to Hoang’s team, the mother and her calf would have
to be separated if nursing did not occur until 9:00 am of the next day. They anxiously
observed the animals, and it was 30 minutes before the deadline when they could
finally give a sigh of relief. At 8:30 am, the calf started to breastfeed.2025
WILL SEE ALL OF HCMC'S OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL
CABLES BE BURIED UNDERGROUND. BETWEEN
2011 AND 2015, AS MANY AS 358KM OF MEDIUM-
VOLTAGE AND 620KM OF LOW-VOLTAGE CABLES
WERE BURIED UNDERGROUND ON 62 STREETS.
By 2020, about 650km of medium-voltage and 1,150km of low-voltage power lines are
expected to be buried, according to the HCM City Power Corporation under Electricity
of Viet Nam (EVN HCM City).
In suburban areas, the work will be carried out first in crowded areas near
administrative centers and shopping malls. By 2025, electrical cables will no longer
be above ground in central districts, administrative centers in suburban districts, new
urban zones, and industrial zones. Locally referred to as "spider webs", the overhead
intertwined electrical and telecom cables have been a characteristic of big cities like
Hanoi and HCM City for years.