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: SEA Games, Solar Panels and Olympiad in Hanoi
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Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam Start SEA Games With 6-0 Thrashing Over Brunei
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This Thursday, Meet Tamay, a Mien Textile Artisan From Sapa
Have you ever wondered who makes your clothes, how much they’re paid, or what their lives are like?
A Park Hang-Seo Street Sign Popped up in Saigon and Was Quickly Removed
Have you ever loved someone so intensely that you want to name a street after them?
Magnitude-5.0 Earthquake Shakes Northern Vietnam This Morning. Did You Feel It?
Hanoians felt tremors in the capital just after 8am this morning, only four days after the last earthquake to affect the city.
Weekend Stories Roundup: Hanoi Metro Section to Suffer 12-Year Delay, Cost $690m More
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Weekend Stories Roundup: Vietnamese Scientists, Old Saigon Buildings and Roadside BBQ
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From 2021, Vietnam Will Increase Workers’ Retirement Age
The current retirement age for female and male workers is 55 and 60, respectively.
Morning Stories Roundup: Asian Kids Fashion Week Opens in HCMC on Weekend
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Morning Stories Roundup: Visa Exemptions Set to Expire for Seven Major Tourism Markets
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Tremors Felt in Hanoi After Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake Hits Laos, Thailand
Hanoians experienced a rare shock this morning after an earthquake in Laos and Thailand was felt by some in the capital.
Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam Cautious in Setting Export Growth Target in 2020
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New Wastewater Discharge Fee Proposed for Hanoi Residents
If approved, the fee will be implemented in 12 of the capital's 27 districts.
Serious Drought Expected to Hit Lower Mekong Countries Through Early 2020
The next few months could be rough for regional agriculture.
Research Reveals High Rates of Drunk Driving, Low Seat Belt Use in Saigon
High rates of intoxicated driving, improperly worn helmets and not using seat belts are amongst the worrying results of a recently released survey of Saigon drivers.
Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam's Draw Against Thailand is Half Success, Says Coach
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Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam-Thailand Match, Blood Shortage and UK Truck Tragedy
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Inside Thailand's Ambitious High-Speed Train Project Linking Bangkok Airports, Pattaya
Thailand is currently planning and building a number of high-speed railway projects connecting cities both within and outside the country.
Vietnam Among Top 20 Countries With Highest Salary Growth: Survey
The survey was conducted by ECA International, a London-based company that sells marketing information.
Morning Stories Roundup: HCMC Takes Steps to Ensure Supply of Essential Goods for Tet
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