Saigon Uncovers 9 of Possible 900 Human Remains From 1968 Tết Offensive Beneath Local Park
Authorities believe nine soldiers, alongside artifacts including a military poncho and hammock, are part of a mass grave of about 900 soldiers killed in the 1968 Tết Offensive, according to Tuổi Trẻ. After an eight-year forensics undertaking, local officials have undertaken a mission to recover the remains beneath Lê Thị Riêng Park in Hòa Hưng Ward (former District 10).
Xuân Phương in Hanoi
In Suburban Hanoi, With Summer Comes the Red-Purple Cascade of Mulberries
In suburban Hanoi, this is the season when mulberry branches heavy with bright red fruits dangle in the summer wind.
After Saigon Police Bust Major Pet Theft Ring, the City Rallies to Help Care for 400 Cats
After an extended investigation, the Hồ Chí Minh City Police Department has busted a major cat theft and distribution ring that operated across multiple southern provinces.
A Visit to Lê Minh Xuân, a Rare Craft Village Making Incense Sticks Amid Saigon
From inside the workshop, artisans carry bundle after bundle of freshly made incense sticks into the courtyard amid the morning mist. A gentle scent of spices linger in the air.
As Thanh Đa Faces Redevelopment, Writer Dạ Ngân Reflects on What Will Be Lost
To me, my trip to Cư xá Thanh Đa in summer 1982 was a serendipitous encounter. It was Saigon’s largest-scale residential complex in the first half of the 1970s, with nearly 4,000 separate units housing about 50,000 inhabitants. Cư xá refers to a residential quarter reserved for gainfully employed citizens, with a vision to establish a model community with a high quality of life. Here, in their three-bedroom apartments, civil servants, professors, doctors, and military leaders ranked major or higher lived in pride of being a part of a cư xá like that.
Uyên Đỗ in Saigon
How Saigon's Free Water Coolers Quench Thirst and Spread Kindness
In recent years, stories about climate change's impacts on the lives of Vietnamese people have been increasingly making the news.
Inside the Covid Memorial Park at 1 Lý Thái Tổ, Saigon's Brand-New Green Space
As part of Saigon’s latest initiative to increase green space coverage in the city, a number of abandoned land plots were converted into public parks, including a Covid Memorial Park that’s become a beloved destination for Saigoneers seeking a space to jog, reflect, or just simply touch grass.
Uyên Đỗ in Saigon
All Aboard Bus 146, Home of Plushies, Rubber Chickens and a Side of Humanity
“Cute” doesn’t seem like a fitting descriptor for any mode of public transport, but a bus in Saigon is driving straight into the heart of Saigoneers for being the quintessence of “smotheringly adorable.”
Weekend Stories Roundup: Vietnam to Lift MacBook Pro Laptop Ban on Aircraft
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Weekend Stories Roundup: Monsoon Festival, Macbook Pro Ban and Coal Addiction
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Seoul Closes All Dog Slaughterhouses in Campaign to Stop Dog Meat Trade
After committing to ending the dog meat trade over a year ago, on October 26, Seoul’s mayor, Park Won-soon, announced the official closure of all canine slaughterhouses in the city.
Saigon Proposes Forming Special Police Force to Protect Children Against Abuse
The proposal is one of the conclusions drawn by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee in their latest report on child protection legal policies.
Morning Stories Roundup: Hanoi Joins UNESCO's Network of Creative Cities
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Morning Stories Roundup: Storm Matmo Causes Widespread Blackout in Central Region
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Is Tourism in Vietnam Reaching a Tipping Point?
Tourism is surging in Hanoi and Vietnam as a whole, but is it too much of a good thing?
Morning Stories Roundup: F&B to Drive Retail Property Market in HCMC
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Morning Stories Roundup: Storm Matmo Weakens into Tropical Depression, More Heavy Rains Forecast
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Storm Matmo, This Year's 5th, Will Hit Southern, Central Vietnam This Evening
In the next 24 hours, provinces in central Vietnam should expect very heavy rain and subsequent flooding as newly formed tropical storm makes landfall.
Morning Stories Roundup: Visitors Flock to Long Bien Bridge After Popular Railway Area Closes
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Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam Greenlights $1.5bn Gas-Fired Power Plants
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Hanoi's New Horse Racetrack Set to Open in 2020
Hanoi’s new horse racing complex in Soc Son is set to begin operating in October 2020.
Hanoi's First Metro Line Begins 20-Day Trial Run
The Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro line has commenced a 20-day commercial trial run despite renewed reports earlier this week of the line being delayed for the ninth time.
Vietnam National University Included in U.S. News Global University Rankings
Two universities in Vietnam recently made the ranking of the world’s top tertiary institutions, though the selections are not surprising.
Morning Stories Roundup: HCMC Needs Over $3.57bn for Transport Infrastructure
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Morning Stories Roundup: Foreign Arrivals to Hanoi Surge 10.8%
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Plan to Permanently Pedestrianize 9 Streets Around Hoan Kiem Lake Grows Clearer
A number of Hanoi’s hugely popular walking streets may soon become permanently pedestrianized.
Weekend Stories Roundup: Da River Plant Apologises for Hanoi Water Crisis
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Weekend Stories Roundup: Saigon High Tide, AFF Futsal and Vietnamese in Japan
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