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: Vietnam’s GDP Predicted to Grow by 6.7% in 2018
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Grab, Uber Fined $9.5m in Singapore Over 'Anti-Competitive' Merger
The Grab and Uber merger from this past March led to an investigation over competition infringement conducted by Singapore's competition watchdog.
Hanoi Streets to Close for President Tran Dai Quang’s Funeral
Earlier this week, Vietnam declared a two-day state funeral for late President Tran Dai Quang.
Saigon Needs Smart Cards for Public Transport Instead of Single-Use Tickets: Experts
Could a single contactless card allow riders access to bus, water taxi, tram, monorail and metro routes?
Morning Stories Roundup: More Prehistoric Artifacts, Freed Turtles and Vietnam's UN Peacekeepers
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Saigon Moves Ahead With Plans to Build 3rd Terminal for Tan Son Nhat
The approved plan calls for the creation of a new terminal, expanded airplane parking and widened roads.
Weekend News Roundup: Vietnam to Work With Japan in Marine Plastic Waste Reduction
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Vietnam's Increased Green Tax on Fuels Next Year Will Bring in $677m Yearly
An extra VND15.7 trillion each year for environmental projects will be added to the national budget thanks to the new tax rate.
Morning Stories Roundup: Hanoi Metro Trial and New Sapa Bus Station
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Saigon Proposes Major Walking Street Project Linking Ba Son, Nguyen Hue, Ben Thanh
Yay or nay?
Morning Stories Roundup: Administrative Procedures Hinder Flood Control Projects in HCMC
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30% of Vietnam's Population Will Shop Online by 2020
Online shopping is becoming more popular in Vietnam in recent years.
Scientists Unearth Skeletons of Prehistoric Human in Volcanic Cave in Dak Nong
This is the first time an excavation in Vietnam has yielded such a significant amount of Neolithic human remains.
Morning Stories Roundup: Hanoi-Saigon Flight Route Is the 7th Busiest in the World
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Bangkok Banned Street Vendors Last Year. Now, Merchants Are Fighting Back.
Last year, Bangkok's military junta imposed a ban on street vendors on the grounds of maintaining the city's "order and hygiene."
Saigoneers Prefer Vietnam's Paper Lanterns Over Chinese Ones. Artisans Can Barely Keep Up.
In recent years, locally produced paper lanterns have slowly taken back the mid-autumn market from their Chinese counterparts.
Huge Fire Destroys Residential Buildings Near Hanoi Pediatrics Hospital
Last night, firefighters battled a major blaze in Hanoi that tore through buildings near a children’s hospital.
Morning Stories Roundup: Japanese Submarine Visit and More Social Housing in Saigon
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Vietnam Approves Price Increase for Wind Power to Encourage Investment in Green Energy
The future for renewable energy in Vietnam is looking up thanks to a new decision by state authorities to increase the feed-in tariff for wind power.
Weekend Stories Roundup: Lai Chau Bus Crash and Super Typhoon Mangkhut
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