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.
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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: English Proficiency, Climate Change and Museum Cats
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Car Careens Into Motorbikes in D7, Killing One While Driver Flees Scene
Driver Tran Van Hoang might face up to fifteen years for killing one motorbike driver and seriously injuring four others.
Vietnamese Students Contribute $881m to US Economy in 2017
The US continues to be a highly sought-after destination for Vietnamese students.
Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam Coffee Exports Jump to Record High of 1.8m Tons
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Morning Stories Roundup: North-South Railway, Repatriation and Foreign Talents
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Asia's Latest Pokémon GO Icon Is a Taiwanese Grandpa Who Uses 11 Phones to Play
While many people spend their retired lives arranging flowers, playing chess, nurturing pet birds or yelling at cable news television, this Taiwanese man is devoting his golden years to catching Pokém...
Hanoi to Create Over $1bn Worth of New Parking Spaces
Hanoi is aiming to create around 1,500 new parking spaces over the next seven years to help deal with overcrowding at the city’s existing parking lots.
Morning Stories Roundup: HCMC Sees Sharp Rise in Dengue Fever Cases
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Vietnam Forms Toilet Association, Seeks to Give Everyone Free Public Toilets
Vietnam is determined to improve the standard of toilets nationwide.
Vietnamese-Australian Woman Accused of Putting Needles Inside Strawberries
50-year-old My Ut Trinh, also known as Judy, is a former farm worker in Caboolture, a town in Queensland, Australia.
Weekend Stories Roundup: HCMC to Spend VND2.5bn on Traffic Cameras
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Busy Bookaholics, Behold Saigon's First-Ever Book Vending Machine
The vending machine is located at Sense Market underneath September 23 Park.
Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam Beat Laos 3-0 in AFF Championship Opener
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Vietnam Formula 1 Grand Prix Track Layout Released
The layout of the track which will host the Formula Vietnamese Grand Prix in 2020 was released yesterday.
Rescuers Race Against Time to Save Miners Trapped by Flooded Hoa Binh Cave
Families of stranded miners are hoping for a miracle.
Hanoi Announces Plans to Protect Endangered Yangtze Turtles
Only four Yangtze giant softshell turtles remain in the world, with two in Hanoi and the remaining duo in Suzhou Zoo in Shanghai.
Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam Ranks 44th in English Proficiency Index
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Vietnamese Farmers Spend $989m on Imported Pesticides Last Year: Report
According to a report by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam spent US$989 million in 2017 on imported pesticide and materials, up by 36.4% from 2016.
Hanoi to Introduce Traffic Congestion Charges in Central Districts
As part of the capital’s efforts to reduce traffic jams, private vehicles will face charges for entering congested areas of central districts.
Morning Stories Roundup: Jetstar Sacks 2 Workers for Flinging Passenger Luggage
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