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: Ministry Postpones National High School Graduation Exam Again
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Weekend Stories Roundup: Gas Price Drops, Bui Vien, and Water Shortage
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Vietnam Will Pay for Tests, Treatment, Quarantine of Coronavirus Patients
Free treatment will be offered for all Covid-19 patients in Vietnam.
Weekly Stories Roundup: New Covid-19 Cases, 'Adorable Home' Goes Vietnamese & Wildlife Trade Ban
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Morning Stories Roundup: Tax Delay, Free Face Masks and Saltwater Intrusion
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Morning Stories Roundup: Film Festival, UV Levels and Covid-19 Updates
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Singapore to Introduce Vietnamese Language to School Curriculum
Singapore's Ministry of Education (MoE) will introduce Vietnamese and Thai studies alongside increased attention to Malay and Chinese.
Morning Stories Roundup: Health Declaration, Imported Pork and Covid-19 Updates
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He Was Ordered to Be Quarantined. He Sent His Employee Instead.
LTH, the chairman of a wind power company, was on Vietnam Airlines flight 1547 from Hanoi to Hue on March 6, along with two subsequently confirmed Covid-19 patients.
Morning Stories Roundup: Mekong Delta Drought, Book Fair and Bear Protection
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Saigon Will Use CCTV to Catch Illegal Parking on 14 Streets Starting Today
As of now, cameras to monitor illegal parking have been installed on 14 streets.
Weekend Stories Roundup: Covid-19 Updates, Slowing Growth and Martial Arts
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Morning Stories Roundup: 4 Vietnamese Universities Listed in QS World University Rankings
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Weekly Stories Roundup: Covid-19, Samsung Investment and Hanoi's Air Pollution
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Saigon Proposes 50% Tax Cut for Tourism Businesses to Cushion Covid-19 Slump
The coronavirus epidemic has had a major impact on tourism-related industries in Vietnam.
Morning Stories Roundup: Hung Kings’ Temple Festival Cancelled Over Covid-19 Concerns
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Over 23,000 Drivers Fined for Driving Under Influence in First 2 Months of 2020
After the new bill on alcohol consumption was passed by the National Assembly, stricter regulations on driving after having consumed alcohol were enforced.
Da Nang's Ultra-Reflective Buildings Draw Ire of Local Residents
Over the past several months, residents of Nguyen Van Linh Street in Da Nang have been taking their morning cà phê sữa đá with a side of blinding glare.
Morning Stories Roundup: Food Discounts, Industrial Parks and Covid-19 Updates
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Tan Son Nhat, Noi Bai Stop Accepting Flights From South Korea
The move comes amid the rapid spread of the Covid-19 virus in South Korea.
