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 to Tackle Spam Texts, Calls, Emails with New Draft Decree
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[Photos] Saigon Unveils Design of Nguyen Hue Flower Street for Year of the Mouse
Lo and behold.
Weekend Stories Roundup: Investment in HCMC Bus System Remains Ineffective
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Weekend Stories Roundup: Staff Leave First Hanoi Metro Line in Droves
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Flights From Southern Vietnam, China Expected at Officially Approved Sapa Airport
It will be Vietnam's 23rd airport and based in a region already struggling with overtourism.
Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam Beats UAE 1-0 in World Cup Qualifier
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Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam Advised to Cut Tax Incentives for Long-Term Development
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Morning Stories Roundup: Zalo Domain Suspended for Unauthorized Social Network Function
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Saigon to Hold Nightly Music, Light Shows on Nguyen Hue Walking Street
To add to the hustle and bustle of downtown Saigon, a new water spectacle was recently announced.
A Student Was Punished for Insulting BTS Online. Now the School Is in Trouble.
He must really hate K-pop.
Morning Stories Roundup: BIDV Acquisition, Buddha Statues and Water Shows
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Morning Stories Roundup: Cold Spell, Air Pollution and Flooding
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Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam Passenger Car Import Surges 150% Between January and October
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Storm Nakri Brings Prolonged Downpours, Cancelled Flights and Blackouts
Tropical Depression Nakri hit coastal regions in south-central Vietnam on Sunday night, bringing blackouts, toppled trees and torrential rains.
Morning Stories Roundup: New Inter-Regional Road to Link HCMC, Dong Nai
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Storm Nakri Arrives With Prolonged Downpours, Cancelled Flights and Blackouts
Tropical Depression Nakri hit coastal regions in south-central Vietnam on Sunday night, bringing blackouts, toppled trees and torrential rains.
Saigon Pilots Park-and-Ride Scheme at Ham Nghi Central Bus Terminal
Authorities hope the parking facility will increase convenience for bus riders.
Weekend Stories Roundup: Hanoi's Long Bien Bridge Replaces Train Street as Selfie Hotspot
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Weekend Stories Roundup: Storm Nakri, AFF Awards and Jackie Chan
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EF Ranks Vietnam's English Proficiency 52nd Out of 100 in 2019
EF's English Proficiency Index reports that between 2011 and 2014, Vietnamese English skills improved from 'very low' to 'low,' and then reached 'moderate' proficiency in 2015, a level it held until t...
