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: Ha Long Beach, Auchan's Exit and Swine Fever
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from Saigon, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them...
After 2 Years, Hanoi's BRT Route Fails to Reach Full Capacity
In 2018, Hanoi’s bus rapid transit (BRT) only reached half its potential capacity despite serving 5.3 million passengers.
Thanh Hoa Fishermen Unknowingly Butcher Carcass of Endangered Whale Shark
On May 5, a fishing vessel arrived at a port in Sam Son City, Thanh Hoa Province with a carcass of a gigantic fish weighing almost a ton. That afternoon, the fishermen butchered the fish.
Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam Athletes Win Medals at World Para Swimming World Series
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74% of Vietnam's Garment Workers Earn Below Global Living Wage: Study
A recently-published Oxfam study looks at Vietnamese garment workers' wages and living conditions.
[Photos] Huawei's New European-Inspired Campus Has Its Own Private Trams
The Chinese technology behemoth's new campus in Dongguan, north of Shenzen, consists of 12 different "towns," each designed to resemble iconic European cities such as Paris, London, Bruges and Granada...
Ride-Hailling Apps Draw Commuters Away From Saigon Buses, Report Says
Bus ridership has plummeted in Saigon, but are ride-share apps to blame?
Will CCTV Around Hoan Kiem Lake Reduce Littering on Pedestrianized Streets?
Hanoi authorities are trialing a new system that aims to prevent littering in the city center.
Morning Stories Roundup: HCMC to Remove 277 Waste-Prone Sites
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Infrastructure Strains Flush Polluted Water Straight Into Vietnam's Beaches
Waste treatment infrastructures unable to contend with increased sewage from tourism and development projects means pollution is overwhelming some of Vietnam's most famous beaches including those in D...
Saigon Inks 7-Year Contract to Use 'Super Pump' to Drain Nguyen Huu Canh
The smart pump system was designed by the Quang Trung Industry Group.
Weekend Stories Roundup: Dengue Prevention Campaign Launched in HCMC
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Vietnam Is Among Top 5 Countries That Watch YouTube the Most
Thanks to high rates of smartphone ownership, the video streaming platform has proven quite popular in Vietnam.
Vietnam Airlines to Spend $3.7bn on 50–75 New Airplanes
On Tuesday, May 7, the national flag carrier officially switched from the Unlisted Public Company Market (UpCOM) stock exchange to the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), with an aim to encourage gover...
Construction Set to Begin on Hanoi’s Underground Metro Stations
Construction on Hanoi’s second metro line, the 12.5-kilometer Nhon–Hanoi route, is half complete. Work is underway on the 8.5-kilometer elevated section in the western district of Nam Tu Liem, and con...
Morning Stories Roundup: HCMC to Relocate 44,000 Households for 500 Projects
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Saigon Mulls 'Luxury Tax' on Mobile Phones, Tax Cuts for Middle Class
Along with cameras, cosmetics, perfumes, spa services and gaming, Saigon aims to up revenue by increasing the taxes collected on cell phones.
Morning Stories Roundup: Sapa Airport, Sand Mining and Foreign Investment
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Morning Stories Roundup: An Giang Solar Power, Bui Chu Cathedral and Poisoned Pines
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Singapore Trials Growing Plants Atop Buses to Reduce Interior Heat
What appear to be slabs of golf course sod strewn across Singapore public buses are in fact part of a pilot program attempting to ascertain if green roofs for vehicles can reduce heat waste.
