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.
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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.”
Saigon Set to Make Bus Service Free for All to Cut Congestion, Air Pollution
Saigoneers without private vehicles might be happy to hear that the city is planning to make the municipal bus system free to ride in the near future.
Bạc Liêu-94, Cà Mau-69: In Saigon, a Surprising Reminder of Home Lives on License Plates
Once in a while, I bump into a little sliver of my hometown on a random license plate on the street.
Pristine Blue Sky and Memorial Park: Ruminating on What the Covid-19 Pandemic Left Us
Recently, I visited Saigon’s newly inaugurated COVID-19 memorial park . Located at 1 Lý Thái Tổ, Vườn Lài Ward, the park o...
HCMC's Đồng Khởi Among World's Top 20 Most Expensive Retail Streets, Report Says
Saigon’s very own Đồng Khởi has once again made the list of world’s commercial streets with the highest annual rents.
Morning Stories Roundup: 7-Day Lunar New Year Break Proposed for 2020
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Nguyen Huu Linh Sentenced to 1.5 Years for Touching Minor in Saigon Elevator
After five months of trials, the sexual harassment case involving a seven-year-old girl on an elevator in the Galaxy 9 apartment building in District 4 is coming to a conclusion.
Noi Bai Runways in Dire Need of Repair, No Solution in Sight
Both runways at Noi Bai International Airport are in dire need of repair, yet it is unclear when such work may happen.
Morning Stories Roundup: Cable Disruption Strikes Again, Internet to Drag During National Holiday
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Weekend Stories Roundup: Vietnam Advances to Final of AFF Women’s Football Champs
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Vietnam Railways Requests $107m to Build Protective Barriers Along Tracks
Railway accidents used to be rare occurrences, but a recent surge in collisions involving cars and trains has prompted railway operators to take action.
Hanoi Aims to Eliminate Household Poverty by End of Year
Hanoi's municipal government aims to have no households in the city living below the poverty line by year's end.
Morning Stories Roundup: National Environment Film Festival Launched
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Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnamese, Korean Women Fined Over Brawl at Hanoi Airport
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Vietnam Bans Old MacBooks With Defective Batteries on Planes
Concerns of overheating batteries leading to potential fire risks have forced the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam to ban 15-inch MacBooks manufactured between September 2015 and February 2017 on f...
Morning Stories Roundup: HCMC to Build 100 Underground Anti-Flood Reservoirs
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Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam Internet Speed 10 Times Slower Than Singapore
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Son Tra's Monkeys Are Getting Sick. The Culprit? Junk Food From Tourists.
Tourists feeding wild monkeys on Son Tra Peninsula are posing a serious risk to both the health of the animals and the safety of people around them.
Quang Binh Forest Rangers Quit En Masse Due to Low Wages, Slow Pay
Waves of forest rangers leaving their job has created a domino effect of more rangers quitting as the result of more stressful work.
2,400 Hai Phong Workers Asked to Return to Work After Taiwanese Factory Owners Flee
Kai Yang, a Taiwanese footwear company, has promised to pay the salaries of over 2,400 workers and invited them to resume work after the former executives disappeared.
Morning Stories Roundup: Hanoi International Kindergarten Teachers Fired for Locking Child in Closet
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Morning Stories Roundup: Japan-South Korea Tensions May Hit Vietnam, Report Shows
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US Pledges $50m for Agent Orange Victims in 7 Provinces
The United States government will partner with Vietnamese authorities to assist people with dioxin/Agent Orange-related disabilities in seven provinces.
Vietnam Wins Silver Medal in Tank Contest at International Army Games in Russia
The International Army Games, held by the Russian Ministry of Defense, is an annual public display of national military might.
Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam Wins Bronze Medal at Asian Futsal Club Championship
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