Located on the rooftop of a complex in Thu Duc City (HCMC), the emerging cafe impresses diners when it combines camping with coffee enjoyment. Taking advantage of the garden space, the “2 in 1” model offers exciting experiences, allowing you to immerse yourself in nature and enjoy the facilities of a real camping trip. Photo: Anh Nguyet. Mr. Khuong Duy, founder of Square 39, shared with Zing: “The shop applies a high-camping model. This is a form of camping with full facilities such as tents, beds, air conditioners, toilets, etc. water heater, table and chairs, kitchen”. This form has grown quite strongly in many Asian countries such as Japan, Korea and Thailand. Photo: Anh Nguyet. “I want to remove the default of many people about camping that it is a sacrifice of needs and lack of utilities,” Duy added. Different from popular types of camping such as bushcraft (specializing in survival, taking advantage of what is available in nature), pure camping (only a tent and a few simple items), high-camping is aimed at comfortable, relaxing for visitors. Photo: _tientienvo_, bokttoonga. Due to the complicated situation of the epidemic, the restaurant limited the number of customers to 30 people. This place is suitable for those who are afraid to travel, camp far away during the epidemic season. The shop owner confided: “Due to the epidemic, I can’t travel, go to crowded places. It was my chance to come to camping, one of the safe forms of tourism in the context of complicated epidemic developments. “. The coffee shop is in the demo phase of perfecting the menu and process. Photo: Tran Ngoc Qui. The restaurant welcomes guests from 7am to 10pm. The main open space, natural light, so early in the morning or late afternoon, the sun is not too harsh, is the right time for you to take pictures here. The shop owns a cooling steam system, arranged many fans to help diners escape the hot summer days. Photo: Square39.sg. The menu at the restaurant is quite diverse, including coffee, juice, ground ice, smoothies, yogurt, priced from 37,000 VND. The pastries diners can enjoy are croissant or cookies. “The taste is not too good, but the drinks are okay. The plus point is that the shop uses paper straws to protect the environment” is the feeling of diners Anh Nguyet. Photo: Anh Nguyet, dyicon8888. After going into official operation, the shop serves some grilled snacks with craft beer and imported beer after 5pm. These are suggestions for visitors who want to experience a picnic at night. The shop has an impressive view of Landmark 81, you can also come here to watch the sunset, the city lights up. Photo: Square 39.

Maison Décor has chosen pink as the main color with a strong gray-brown accent . With an apartment area of ​​170m2, designed living room, kitchen and 3 bedrooms, 1 office. The apartment is delivered raw, with a kitchen and some sanitary equipment, all of which are famous brands. The female owner wishes to have a romantic, quiet, modern and optimal living space. Maison Décor has chosen pink as the main color with strong gray-brown accents. The color scheme is elegant, but the living space is not blurred thanks to the luxurious and high-class furniture and decorations. In the living room, before entering the house there is a large hall and a large kitchen. The living room is spacious and airy with a balcony planted with plants and a relaxing space. The kitchen area has a large area, including a dry kitchen and a main kitchen that is separated by a glass wall. The architect did not use a dining table, but instead a large bar enough for 8 people. The interior of the kitchen is designed simply, with deep colors but still brings a feeling of warmth and closeness. The master bedroom has a large window overlooking the internal park, the view from the top is wider than many other apartments in the building. The highlight in the bedroom is the gentle and sweet blue tone with the headboard and night light of the same color. In addition, the toilet is paved with marble in elegant, luxurious and clean colors. With the requirement to keep the current state of the house handed over by the investor, the apartment is designed with a focus on functionality and aesthetics at a cost of VND 800 million, excluding household electronics. The living room is spacious and airy with a balcony planted with plants and space for relaxation. The interior of the kitchen is designed simply, with deep colors but still brings a feeling of warmth and closeness. The master bedroom has a large window overlooking the park and a wide view. The highlight here is the gentle and sweet blue tone with the headboard and night light of the same color. The bathroom is tiled with marble in elegant and luxurious colors. Project: Feliz En Vista Apartment, City. Thu Duc, HCMC
Design & Construction: Maison Decor

The owner wishes to have an airy space, with lots of natural light and green trees. At the same time, members can interact directly with each other easily, but the construction cost is also somewhat limited. According to Architects Story Architecture, the homeowner requested three bedrooms: one for his parents and two for his two sons. The total cost of completing Mai Huong’s house in Thu Duc City is two billion dong. The living room space mainly uses wooden materials with neutral colors. There is a partition between the living room and the kitchen The kitchen is full of natural light thanks to the backyard. The three floors of the house are connected by a wide atrium along the house. The main source of natural light for Mai Huong’s house comes from the atrium. Due to limited funding, the architect offered a solution to make two and a half bedrooms instead of three. One bedroom for the couple and one and a half bedrooms for two boys. The bedroom for parents is adjacent to the atrium. A bedroom and a half means a normal basic bedroom. To save space, the architect could not increase the width or length of the room, but chose to increase the height to create an additional mezzanine. Creating a bedroom with a mezzanine helps homeowners not need to build an extra floor, which is expensive. In addition, it solves the family’s need to use space and unintentionally creates a bonding routine between two children and parents. The bedroom and a half for two boys is also linked to the bedroom with the parents by the atrium and on the same floor. Mezzanine in the bedroom of two children With low investment costs, the architect designed the most minimalistic decoration, leading light into the house and green space with the use of corridors as relaxing corners. Instead of planting a lot of trees on the terrace, the architect brought inside the house with a roof combined with a nylon mesh hanging from the atrium. This way creates a relaxing area to read books, take care of trees for the little ones to have fun under the supervision of their parents. Nylon nets hang between the atrium as a place to play and read books for members. Green trees are adorned in many places in the house such as corridors, playgrounds… At this playground on the third floor, where parents can observe their children. Besides, a corner of the house is also planted with many kinds of plants and flowers to help cool the indoor air. First floor plan tầng

However, before he had time to prepare the ingredients, Man heard from his neighbors that the alley in front of the house had been blocked off after a person living here was positive for SARS-CoV-2. “At that time, everyone was surprised, did not understand what happened. However, knowing that the epidemic situation is complicated, all of them strictly follow the instructions of local officials and medical staff.” Like Mr. Man’s family, most of the households in alley 287 are trading and trading in food. At the time of the blockade, many households had prepared cooking ingredients, and breakfast shops that had just moved out had to be cleaned up immediately. “A few stalls of ready-made rice, porridge, and soup cakes that can’t be sold are shared by everyone in the neighborhood, each family taking a few portions to eat. They’re all neighbors, and they both work as wholesalers, so they all try to support each other,” Mr. Man said Zing . Alley 287, Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City was blocked on the morning of May 20. Photo: Chi Hung. “Rescuing” food in the blockade area During the outbreak from April 27 to now, Ho Chi Minh City has recorded 6 positive cases of SARS-CoV-2 and is blocking 9 areas in Go Vap District, District 10, District 3, District 7, Binh Tan district and Thu Duc city. Although quite surprised by the blockade information, people living in these areas remained calm and complied with epidemic prevention measures. Especially for business and trading households, despite facing many disadvantages, they still show their concern and help the community when they switch to distributing food and free food to people in isolated areas. Alley 287 Nguyen Dinh Chieu connects with alley 270 Vo Van Tan about 500 m long with 70 households living. In addition to the large concentration of business households, shops, and restaurants, this alley is the place where Ve Chai market is held every morning. Ms. Linh, a fish seller in the market, said that on the morning of May 20, when her family and many other people had finished packing, the ward officials announced the disbandment, no market meeting and quickly erected a fence to blockade the surrounding area. around the alley. People in the blockade area share food with each other. Photo: Nguyen Nhuong, Trang Anh. Both domestic and foreign, fresh food traders like Ms. Linh choose to give free vegetables, fruits, meat and fish to neighbors to bring home to store refrigerators and gradually eat them during the quarantine days. However, what surprised Ms. Linh was that everyone who visited her shop also offered to pay instead of receiving free items. “Many people say that when they sell, people buy to support them, but when they give, they don’t dare to accept them,” she said. Similarly, Mr. Man’s beef noodle shop was also “rescued” by many familiar neighbors. However, because he did not prepare much and did not suffer much damage, Mr. Man refused. “The first day, everyone in the neighborhood kept ‘rescuing’ from one shop to another. Everyone hopes no one gets hurt much. Like my family, we also run to the market to support the sisters selling fish, selling vegetables and at the same time having food for the coming days.” “Health comes first, money comes second” Ms. Pham Minh lives in block A1, Sunview Town apartment building (Hiep Binh Phuoc ward, Thu Duc city, Ho Chi Minh City) – a place under lockdown after recording a Covid-19 case on May 18. Previously, Ms. Minh sold fruit and some drinks online. However, after the block was blocked, she switched to making smoothies and juices to cheer up her neighbors who were quarantined like her. “Every day, I make about 20-30 glasses of juice and smoothies to distribute for free to neighboring households. It’s not much, but it’s also a way to spread positive energy and optimism to everyone around,” Minh said. On each glass of juice, Ms. Minh sticks sticky notes with words of encouragement and encouragement for the recipient. “The epidemic has also affected my business a lot. However, for now, health is still first, money can be earned later.” Parts of bread and sticky rice were distributed free of charge by Mr. Bui Hoai Thanh’s group to people in the blockade area in Thu Duc City. Photo: Bui Hoai Thanh. Although he does not live in Sunview Town apartment building, Mr. Bui Hoai Thanh still regularly delivers food to people in the blockade area for the past 3 days. On the first day, Mr. Thanh’s group distributed 100 servings of sticky rice, on the second day 180 loaves of bread and on the third day 150 portions of spicy rice cakes. “I have a bakery near the apartment building and have been in business since 1992. Many of my regular customers are living in this apartment, so when I heard the news of the blockade, I immediately thought of helping people,” Mr. Thanh said. know. In the past few days, temporarily putting aside the business, every day Mr. Thanh and his group of friends prepare ingredients and make dishes from morning to 5 pm to deliver to the apartment. “We are planning to make 100 more jars of braised fish sauce to support people to bring home to eat with white rice. Everyone is affected by the epidemic season, but I believe that with the spirit of solidarity and the efforts of each individual, we will all win the pandemic together again,” Thanh shared.

The remote operation success rate is over 99%. When an incident occurred, 81% of affected customers were immediately transferred and restored to power in less than 5 minutes (compared to 120 minutes of TCT’s regulation). The process of investment in development and modernization of the power system in Thu Duc City over the past years has shown that the reliability of power supply has improved significantly. Average number of outages per customer (SAIFI) is 1 time/year; the average outage time of a customer (SAIDI) is about 60 minutes/year – much lower than the 2015 index of 6 times/year and 700 minutes/year, respectively. With the motto “Electricity is one step ahead”, Ho Chi Minh City Electricity Corporation has a plan to prioritize investment in the development of the power system for Thu Duc City, focusing on developing smart grids in parallel with deploying other utilities. underground works. The goal is that by 2025, the electricity output supplied to the people of Thu Duc City will reach 5,500-6,500 kWh/person/year, the average number of power outages is less than 0.3 times/person/year and the average duration of power failure. less than 30 minutes/person/year. Mr. Pham Quoc Bao, Chairman of the Members’ Council of Ho Chi Minh City Electricity Corporation. In the period of 2021-2025, Ho Chi Minh City Electricity Corporation will invest about VND 3,200 billion to build a new 220 kV station and 6 110 kV stations (total added capacity is 1,382 MVA), develop 245 new stations km of medium voltage grid; 585 km of low voltage power grid, renovating and installing 447 distribution substations with a total capacity of 363 MVA in Thu Duc city. In this year, the corporation will complete Phuoc Long 110 kV station, start construction of new 110 kV Linh Dong station, 220/110 kV Thu Thiem station and 110 kV Thu Thiem station 1. In addition, the Ho Chi Minh City Electricity Corporation deployed 27 projects to undergroundize the power grid combined with information lines in Thu Duc city, in order to increase the undergroundization rate of the medium voltage grid from less than 50% at present to 75. -80% by 2025. With the motto “Customer is the center”, the electricity industry promotes digital transformation to improve the quality of electricity supply and customer service for the whole Ho Chi Minh City, including Thu Duc City. The focus is on promoting digital transformation in power system operation management and customer service provision in Ho Chi Minh City. The Corporation promotes the development of smart grids in Thu Duc city with the investment of a remote metering system, increasing automatic components on the power grid. Currently, the Corporation has basically completed the installation of distance meters in Thu Duc city. By the end of this year, 100% of medium voltage lines in Thu Duc city will operate fully automatically (DAS/DMS). In the period of 2021-2025, the corporation will continue to invest in strengthening remote control devices for medium voltage lines, along with solutions to close loops, and enhance the form of construction without power cut (live- line), in order to improve the flexibility of transmission, reduce the range and number of customers affected by power outages (if any). View of Thu Duc city. On the other hand, the corporation promotes the development of EVNHCMC Customer Care application (app) on the phone. The area of ​​Thu Duc district (old) has completed the installation of distance meters since 2020. Customers can monitor their daily electricity consumption through this application. All electrical services are provided online by the corporation. Customers do not have to go to the electricity headquarters to register, instead register for the service on the customer care website or via the app) EVNHCMC Customer Service of the corporation. In addition, TCT also promotes the application of 4.0 technology in surveying, designing and improving procedures to continue to improve the electricity access index, ensuring all investment projects through the medium voltage grid. 22 kV power supply for customers is carried out by the electricity industry within 5 days, contributing to attracting investment businesses in the city. “EVNHCMC prioritizes focusing resources, rapidly developing modern power systems in Thu Duc city, in order to ensure the power supply capacity to meet the city’s development needs, constantly improving the quality of electricity. electricity and customer service, contributing to building Thu Duc City into a new growth pole of Ho Chi Minh City, worthy of its potential and meeting the expectations of leaders and people”, Mr. Pham Quoc Bao positive.

The apartment has an area of ​​170 m2 with a living room, kitchen, 3 bedrooms and 1 working room. The apartment is very large with kitchen and some sanitary equipment, all of which are famous brands. The female owner wishes to have a romantic, modern space that optimizes living space. The architects of Maison Décor have chosen pink as the main color with strong gray-brown accents. This is not a cute rose, but a gentle and deep color. In the living room, before entering the house there was a large hall and a large kitchen. Large and airy living room with a tree-planted balcony and relaxing space. Elegant colors, but the living space is not blurred thanks to luxurious and high-end interior and decorations. The kitchen has a large area, including a dry stove and a main kitchen separated by a glass wall. KTS does not use a dining table, but instead is a large bar enough for 8 people. Kitchen furniture has a simple design, deep colors, but still brings a warm and close feeling. The master bedroom has a large window overlooking the internal park, the view from above is wider than many other apartments in the building. The highlight in the bedroom is a gentle and sweet blue tone with the head of the bed and the night lamp of the same color. The toilet is paved with marble in elegant, luxurious and clean colors. The standard altar is designed according to the size of the hole in feng shui, with dividing partitions. The desk space has a beautiful interior view. With the requirement to retain the current state of the house handed over by the investor, the apartment is designed with a focus on functionality and aesthetics at a cost of VND 800 million, excluding household electronics.

The 120-square-meter 3-bedroom apartment of Sunwah Pearl project on Nguyen Huu Canh Street (Binh Thanh, Ho Chi Minh City), close to the banks of the Saigon River is the residence of a family of 4. The status quo is available with reasonable spaces and suitable to the needs of homeowners, so there is no need for much improvement. The architect team of Maison Décor just rearranges furniture to suit needs. The main color is cream white, accented with yellow because this is the color that suits the homeowner. Each room will have different colors that suit the destiny of each individual in the room. The kitchen has an open design. The dining table is rearranged near the kitchen island area for convenience in living. The piano position is also placed between the living room and the dining table, both decorative accents, and ample space for the player to be comfortable. The kitchen is half hidden inside, the other is exposed, making the kitchen space more spacious. The wall panels are paved with new wood materials, the surface is treated in a modern style, linked from one piece to another. The next highlight is the shoe lockers and wine racks are designed together to form a transparent system to make the space more open. The 7-year-old girl’s room nicknamed the Rabbit is designed with the main pink color, from bed sheets to appliances, decorative walls. This bedroom is highlighted by lovely pictures, has a neat study desk and closet; a large panel replaces the bed with the teddy bear house. The 5 year old boy’s room is predominantly yellow. With a passion for cars, the walls are painted with the boy’s favorite cars. The architects also arranged a bright yellow accent cabinet, taking advantage of a dead corner in the room.

Hanoi Highway, Rach Chiec Bridge, City. Thu Duc frequently jams traffic towards the Saigon Bridge

Thu Duc is expected to be the city with the best transportation infrastructure in the East of Saigon in the future. However, that expectation is probably still a long way from being fulfilled, while the people are still facing misery every day with increasing traffic jams.

People are haunted by everyday jams

Nguyen Xien – Nguyen Van Tang (Thu Duc City) is one of the most serious congestion routes in Thu Duc during rush hour.

As noted by the reporter of Traffic Newspaper, when there is a traffic jam, the whole forest is almost buried without moving on the road. On the dense line of tall buildings and schools, but only a single two-way street, there are no herringbone lines that share the traffic. Meanwhile, the road surface is only large enough for two cars to avoid each other.

Mrs. Pham Thi Mai, a house on Nguyen Xien street (Long Thanh My ward, Thu Duc city) urgently: “The road is small, but early in the morning, trucks are noisy. At the same time, the bus transporting students to and from school is dense, making the route always crowded and overloaded ”.

Near the intersection of Thu Duc intersection, Dinh Phong Phu – Le Van Viet street is also often congested during rush hour. The section of Le Van Viet street was widened at the end, but at the intersection with Dinh Phong Phu, there was congestion. This place is like “bottleneck” because the vehicles are rushing in so much that the whole road is always suffocating.

Similarly, Do Xuan Hop street, which intersects Tay Hoa street, Phuoc Long B ward, has also become a people’s obsession. Meanwhile, this is a unique route for people to go to the Hanoi Highway towards the Saigon Bridge. To reduce congestion, authorities recently installed signal lights and traffic regulators. Still, the congestion did not get better.

Without funding to widen the road, the congestion persists

Nguyen Xien Street intersects Nguyen Van Tang with only 2 cars avoiding each other, but there are many vehicles

According to the HCM City Department of Transport, to develop transport infrastructure east of Saigon towards a smart city in the next 10 years, Ho Chi Minh City plans to invest 300,000 billion VND.

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Not only TP. Thu Duc, but the whole of Ho Chi Minh City is also facing a serious traffic jam. Many projects and works are implemented to eliminate traffic jams is not easy. Because at present, the megacities in the world invest a lot in public transport but do not completely solve this problem. If the city does nothing, the traffic jam cannot move. The city must invest in public transport for sustainable development, reducing traffic jams in the future.
TS. Vu Anh Tuan, Director of Transport Research Center Viet Duc

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However, this is just a project the city is aiming for, and at present, the people of the city. Thu Duc still faces daily and hourly congestion with no effective solution yet.

Representative of City Traffic Police Team. Thu Duc said that during rush hours, there are still many congestion spots in the area due to crowded cars, narrow roads, while many apartments and schools are surrounded.

“At the key routes, every day there are still traffic police forces to divert and regulate, but not because the number of vehicles is too crowded. The long-term solution is to soon deploy road widening projects at congestion points, ”he said.

Regarding Nguyen Xien Street, Mr. Le Ngoc Hung, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Traffic Construction Investment Management Board, said that before, there was an investment project to expand about 800m of the first section from Tan Van. However, it coincides with the Ring Road 3 project.

“Therefore, in order to avoid waste, the above project will not be implemented because the Ring Road 3 already exists. There are other projects included in the city’s transport development project but the possibility of not having capital in the fifth period. 2021 – 2025. Therefore, the city needs to have a different capital production mechanism to be able to invest, ”said Mr. Hung.

To reduce congestion, the representative of the Center for Road Traffic Infrastructure Management under the Department of Transport of Ho Chi Minh City said that the projects to expand a number of roads such as Le Van Viet, Do Xuan Hop, Nguyen Xien … has been included in the 10-year upgrade plan but has not yet been implemented due to the lack of capital allocation.

“If the work in progress are completed such as: Construction of Nam Ly Bridge, Tang Long Bridge, Long Dai Bridge …, congestion will decrease significantly. The above projects were suspended because of compensation for site clearance. At the same time, when metro line 1 comes into operation, it will reduce traffic pressure for the city. Thu Duc “, this person said.

TS. Vu Anh Tuan, Director of the Vietnam-Duc Transport Research Center, said that the first metro line 1 in operation has a great impact on the transport and economic development not only of the creative urban area in the East, but also of the Ho Chi Minh City. At the same time, in the future, the mass transit public transport routes will relieve the pressure of traffic congestion in the area.

With available infrastructure, TP. Thu Duc needs a specific plan. Projects that need to be completed soon, such as closed investment in Ring Road 2, Ring 3 and unfinished projects. At the same time, connecting functional areas to complete the inter-regional road network such as Le Van Viet, Nguyen Duy Trinh, inter-port road …