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.”
After a Two-Year Renovation Project, Binh Tay Market Will Reopen Next Month
After months of operating in sub-optimal conditions, vendors and customers of Binh Tay Market are finally allowed to move back in.
Morning Stories Roundup: Hanoi Formula 1, Bamboo Airways and Deadly Shoot-out in Bangkok
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Thailand Closes Famous Maya Bay Indefinitely to Save Coral Reef From Tourists
Maya Bay, a small beach on Thailand's Phi Phi Leh Island, has been a popular tourist destination since it appeared in the 2000 film The Beach starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
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.
