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.
Saigon Will Spend $4bn on New Roads, Bridges in Hopes of Curbing Traffic Congestion
By 2020, 82 mostly state-funded projects will add nearly 190 kilometers of roads and 39 bridges to the southern metropolis.
Morning Stories Roundup: 54.2% of Vietnam’s Population Uses the Internet
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Formula One Race Likely to Appear on Hanoi Streets by 2020
Race Director Charlie Whiting visited Hanoi last week, and believes setting up a race in the capital by 2020 is feasible.
Weekend Stories Roundup: More Prehistoric Artifacts, Wasteful Textbook Use and Walking Street Expansion
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Vietnam to Organize First Intra-Indochina Bike Race This December
One of Vietnam’s premier bike races will wind through three countries over its 12 stages for the first time next year.
Vietnamese Woman Fined $5,000 in Singapore for Smuggling 490 Trứng Vịt Lộn
Some very passionate trứng vịt lộn fans in Singapore must be worried sick about the whereabouts of their duck egg order.
Morning Stories Roundup: Eco-Friendly Tech and Latin American Film Festival
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Vietnamese Woman Fined $5,000 in Singapore for Smuggling 490 Hột Vịt Lộn
Some very passionate hột vịt lộn fans in Singapore must be worried sick about the whereabouts of their duck egg order.
Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam Donates $100,000 for Disaster Relief Work in Indonesia
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Da Nang to Reclaim Land From Stalled Resort Project to Create Public Park, Beach
Da Nang authorities recently announced that the city will reclaim a large plot of seaside land from a development project to make room for a public park and beach.
Morning Stories Roundup: Drug Abuse Crackdown, Malware Infection and Made-in-Vietnam Cars
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Morning Stories Roundup: Green Tax, Stranded Tourists and the Medicine Nobel Prize
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Saigon Unveils Plan for a New Opera House in D2, the City's Largest to Date
If things go according to plans, Saigon’s Thu Thiem New Urban Area will get a brand-new performing arts center within the next four years.
Hanoi Customs Confiscates One Ton of Pangolin Scales, Ivory From Nigeria
In addition to 805 kilograms of pangolin scales, customs officials recovered 193 kilograms of elephant ivory.
Weekend Stories Roundup: Smart City Progress, Hanoi Metro and Earthquake in Indonesia
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Morning Stories Roundup: Chess Olympiad, Double-Decker Buses and Vietnam's Book Publishing
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4 American Passengers Caught Trying to Smuggle 250 New iPhones Into Saigon
All the smuggled iPhones are Apple's newest XS model.
Taiwan Considers Opening Citizenship to Skilled Southeast Asian Workers
To address an aging population and loss of skilled workers to more affluent neighbor nations, Taiwan is debating policies that would make it easier for skilled workers from Southeast Asian countries t...
Sexual Assault Allegation Against Former Tuoi Tre Editor Dropped Due to Lack of Evidence
In early April, news about an alleged rape case involving the head of Tuoi Tre's TV Department, Dang Anh Tuan, and a journalism student during the latter's internship made headlines nationwide. The in...
Morning Stories Roundup: Floating Market Upgrade, Organic Agriculture and Sexist Meme
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