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: HCMC Seminar Discusses Service Infrastructure Planning
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Yok Don National Park Welcomes 2 Elephants Freed From Tourist Rides
Good news for Vietnam’s animal lovers!
Hanoi FC Makes History by Entering AFC Cup’s Zonal Finals for the First Time
Vietnam’s national team has enjoyed huge success in recent years, and now the nation’s club teams are making significant progress too.
Tropical Depression to Bring Heavy Rain, Flooding to Northern Vietnam
The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting says a tropical depression in the East Sea is predicted to become a tropical storm that will bring torrential rains to regions in northern and ...
Vietnam, EU Ink Historic Trade Deal That Reduces 99% of Bilateral Tariffs
The deal, which slashes 99% of tariffs between the two sides, represents the first such agreement between the European Union (EU) and a developing nation in Southeast Asia.
Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnamese Films Set New Revenue Records
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Pork Shortage Caused by African Swine Fever Might Last Until 2020
As of June 28, African swine fever had spread to 60 provinces and cities and resulted in the culling of three million pigs, or 10% of the total number of pigs in Vietnam.
As Hot Weather Grills Central Vietnam, Multiple Wildfires Ravage Ha Tinh
After three days of constant fire-fighting efforts by local law enforcement and military personnel, the forest fires in Ha Tinh Province were finally subdued.
Weekend Stories Roundup: HCMC’s CPI Goes Down Slightly in June
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Vietnamese Passport Strength Improves Slightly to 73rd of 94
Overtaking Algeria and Haiti, Vietnam moved up to 73rd out of 94 spots.
5 Men Jailed for Killing Endangered Primates in Nghe An National Park
Sentences were given to five men in Nghe An Province for poaching a pair of langurs in Pu Mat National Park.
Morning Stories Roundup: As Pork Imports Spike, Vietnam's Livestock Industry Is Under Pressure
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New Data Shows Fansipan Is 4.3m Higher Than Previously Recorded
After a recent round of measurements, experts believe that the peak of Mount Fansipan is higher than previously recorded.
Morning Stories Roundup: Quang Binh Signs Promotion Deal With Google
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Hanoi Applies for Recognition as UNESCO Creative City
As part of the capital’s ongoing efforts to bolster the city’s global standing, authorities are developing a dossier to submit for Hanoi’s recognition as a UNESCO creative city.
Da Nang Will Pilot a Public Bicycle-Sharing Program to Reduce Traffic
To combat increasing traffic and pollution concerns, the city will trial a high-tech bicycle-sharing program.
Morning Stories Roundup: Land Transfer Problem Hinders HCMC Public Toilet Project
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Saigon Earmarks $7m for Measures to Thwart Illegal Sand Mining
Illegal sand mining in the area is devastating ecosystems and ushering in a host of environmental problems.
ASEAN Countries Confirm Bid to Co-Host FIFA World Cup 2034
On June 22, a meeting between representatives of ten ASEAN countries was held to discuss the prospect of co-hosting the FIFA World Cup.
Morning Stories Roundup: HCMC Attracts 17m Visitors in First 6 Months of 2019
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