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.
HCMC to Launch Open-Top Sightseeing Bus Service for Tourists
From January 15, these buses will start operating in Districts 1 and 3.
Weekend Stories Roundup: Conference on Higher Education for Disabled People Held in HCMC
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Weekend Stories Roundup: Citizens Allowed to Film Traffic Police to Allay Corruption Fears
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Fines, Bans, Ukuleles: Vietnamese Authorities Finally Get Strict on Drink-Driving
On January 1, Vietnam enacted legislation that makes operating any motorbike, car or bicycle with a blood alcohol level over zero illegal. Authorities have been swift to respond...
Vietnam Still Has 800,000 Tons of Unexploded Ordnance, Labor Ministry Says
Explosive remnants from the Second Indochina War continue to haunt livelihoods.
Morning Stories Roundup: Endangered Turtle, Airport Congestion and Wuhan Flu
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Location of Hanoi's Upcoming Uniqlo Store Announced
Queues formed outside Saigon’s Uniqlo store for weeks. Will the outlet receive the same response in Hanoi?
Should Hanoi Release Doves on Hoan Kiem Lake’s Walking Streets?
The suggestion is Hanoi’s latest attempt to introduce wildlife to the Hoan Kiem Lake area.
Vietnam Prepares to Evacuate Workers From the Middle East in Case of US-Iran Conflict
Tensions in the Middle East have been extremely high since the United States killed Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani in a drone strike on January 3.
Morning Stories Roundup: Repair of AAG Cable to Finish Ahead of Tet
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Morning Stories Roundup: 30 Vietnamese Companies Sell Goods on Amazon in 2019
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Parents Can Be Fined up to VND1m for Taking Children's Lucky Money
Recent information regarding the legality of parents taking their children’s lucky money has received attention in local media.
Muji Will Open in Vietnam Within the Next 2 Months, Real Estate Consultancy Says
While some Saigoneers are probably still recovering from the opening of Vietnam's first Uniqlo last month, they'll now need to ready their wallets for the arrival of another popular Japanese retailer....
Morning Stories Roundup: Electric Motorbikes, Plastic Waste Reduction and Wind Turbine Ablaze.
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Nhậu Places Respond to Drunk Driving Law With Their Own Transport Services
In response to a decline in customers following stricter laws regarding driving after drinking, bars and restaurants across the country are offering transportation services for patrons.
Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam to Start Plastic Waste Reduction Action Plan
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Vietnam Should Aim to Become High-Income Nation by 2045, PM Says
After Vietnam finished 2019 with impressive growth rates, leaders are optimistic that the country is on a stable trajectory to join the ranks of upper-middle-income or even high-income nations within ...
Saigon to Restore Square in Front of Opera House After Years Under Construction
The area has been fenced off for six years to make way for the construction of the metro.
Singaporean Scientists Find New Way to Break Down Plastic
It's a brave new world.
Morning Stories Roundup: Pork Demand, Thu Thiem Project and Boat Exports
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