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.”
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: Official Visit to Set Historic Milestone in Vietnam-North Korea Relations
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from Saigon, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them...
VietJet, Bamboo Airways Sign Orders of 110 Boeing Planes During Trump-Kim Summit
Bamboo Airways currently uses six leased Airbus aircraft while VietJet's fleet includes 20 owned Airbus and 44 that are leased.
Morning Stories Roundup: More Than $2.7bn Worth of ODA Pumped Into irrigation
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New Proposal Turns Ton Duc Thang Into Walking Plazas, Shoos Traffic Underground
The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City recently unveiled an ambitious development proposal that might vastly change downtown Saigon’s public space.
Morning Stories Roundup: Warmer Weather Forecast for Northern Vietnam as Heatwave Lingers in South
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Hanoi to Face Widespread Road Closures During Trump-Kim Summit
Both Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un are expected to arrive in Hanoi today for their historic second summit. Security will be tight, and over the next few days, numerous roads in the capital will be clos...
FLC Group, Owner of Bamboo Airways, Wants to Build Tan Son Nhat's 3rd Terminal
In January 2019, the Airports Corporations of Vietnam (ACV) submitted their proposal for the construction of the third terminal at Tan Son Nhat airport, anticipating that contractors finalize in Febru...
Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnamese Firms in Japan to Compete in 1st Football Championship
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African Swine Fever Ravages Hai Phong’s Pigs
The Year of the Pig has just begun, but already pigs are dying. In northern Vietnam’s port city of Hai Phong, African swine fever, an incurable disease, has led to the deaths of 35 pigs on one farm al...
Saigon to Officially Ban All Vehicles on Nguyen Hue During Weekend Nights
In November 2018, the District 1 People's Committee proposed to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transportation that motorized traffic on Nguyen Hue be banned by 2020.
Weekend Stories Roundup: Kim Jong-Un Leaves Pyongyang for Vietnam Summit
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HCMC Lowers Tuition Fees for Students in Public Kindergartens, Secondary Schools
Last year, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education proposed that tuition fee for all students in public secondary school be exempted.
Have Unwanted Ornamental Trees After Tet? These 2 Cemeteries Want Them.
While buying ornamental trees and flowers has always been a tradition followed by many Vietnamese during Tet, throwing them away after the holiday's passed can be very wasteful.
Morning Stories Roundup: Da Nang Horse Racing, Football Delay and New Samsung Phone
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Japanese Brand Muji Will Open First Vietnam Store in Saigon in 2020
Japanese homeware company Ryohin Keikaku will bring its distinct collection of “no brand, quality goods” to Vietnam in the near future.
Morning Stories Roundup: Honda Acquires Massive Profit in Vietnam, Report Says
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Hanoi Barber Offers Free Presidential Hairdos in Honor of Trump-Kim Summit
Tuan Duong Beauty Academy, a barbershop in Hanoi, is offering its patrons the iconic hairstyles of either leader in anticipation of their arrival in Vietnam's capital next week.
Morning Stories Roundup: Foreign Investors Pump $6bn Into HCMC via M&A
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Thailand's Illegal Wildlife Trade is Open 'For All to See' on Facebook
Facebook is once again in the spotlight, this time for the rampant illegal wildlife trade being facilitated through its groups in Thailand.
Saigon Aims to Have 75% of New Buses Run on Natural Gas by 2020
Compressed natural gas (CNG), which emits less pollution and is considered to be safer than gasoline or oil, was used by 428 buses in Saigon at the end of 2018.
