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.
How a Vietnamese Fishing Boat Saved 22 Filipino Victims From a Shipwreck
The group of Vietnamese fishermen includes ten people working on a fishing boat belonging to Tien Giang resident Ngo Van Theng.
Weekend Stories Roundup: Doctors Warn of Disease Outbreaks as Heat Wave Continues
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246 Illegal Vietnamese Workers Arrested in Taiwan
Taiwan continues its crackdown against illegal workers in the country that began in January.
Experts Warn Against Building Hydropower Plants On Red River
Lao Cai Province authorities have proposed building two hydropower plants on the Red River.
With Vietnam's Thriving Air Travel Comes Severe Pilot Shortage
The country will need 2,680 pilots for commercial flights by 2020, nearly twice as many as it currently has.
Morning Stories Roundup: HCMC's Accident-Prone Spots Get Closer to Downtown
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Saigon Is Sinking Fast Due to Too Much Groundwater Extraction, Experts Say
In late March 2018, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee issued a plan to close groundwater wells in the city.
Saigon BMW Driver Sentenced to 3.5 Years in Jail for Fatal DUI Crash
In October last year, a driver careened into a crowd of motorcyclists stopping at the Hang Xanh Intersection, killing one and injuring eight others.
Morning Stories Roundup: Bus Collision, Fast Food and Hanoi Air
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Vietnam Passes Stricter Regulations of Alcohol Ads, Blanket Ban on Drunk Driving
According to the current law, drivers are not allowed to drive with a blood alcohol concentration higher than 50mg/dl.
Vietnam National Team Players Become Ambassadors for Campaign Against Plastic Waste
Vietnam’s recently launched nationwide anti-plastic campaign just got a heavyweight celebrity endorsement.
Morning Stories Roundup: Bus Crime Hotline, Ha Long Tour Buses and Expressway
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Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam Imports $4.91bn Worth of Mobile Phones, Parts
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Morning Stories Roundup: Lychee Exports, Gender Imbalance and Landfill Stench
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Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam Airlines Makes Emergency Landing for Ill Patient
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Vingroup Begins Work on Huge Smartphone Plant in Hanoi
Vingroup, Vietnam's largest private company, is building a smartphone plant for its Vsmart subsidiary in the Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park in the capital's western suburbs.
Morning Stories Roundup: Vintage Vespas, South Korea Visa and Sunk Houses
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Vietnam's PM Endorses National Campaign to Eliminate Single-Use Plastics
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc announced the ambitious aim at the first national anti-plastic parade organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Hanoi administration l...
HCMC Signs Deal With South Korean Firm to Create Electric Bus Rapid Transit System
Can a bus rapid transit (BRT) system succeed in Saigon?
Weekend Stories Roundup: Vietnam Finishes 2nd at King’s Cup After Penalty Loss to Curacao
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