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.
For the First Time, Vietnam Buys More Choco Pies Than South Korea
We consumed a lot of Choco Pies last year.
Morning Stories Roundup: 39 Pangolins Handed Over to Cuc Phuong National Park
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...
Morning Stories Roundup: More App-Based Taxi Services Piloted in HCMC
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Hanoi Authorities Say Motorbike Ban Yet to be Officially Approved
Nguyen Duc Chung, the Hanoi chairman, has suggested the city’s long-discussed motorbike ban remains merely a proposal and has not been officially approved.
Vietnam Moves to End Plastic Scrap Imports by 2025
“Vietnam must not become a dumping ground for other countries' scrap,” Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc recently said in response to a dramatic rise in scrap imports to Vietnam.
Morning Stories Roundup: Bamboo Airways to Increase Capital by $30m
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Saigon Pours $347m More Into Flood-Reduction Projects Across City
Saigon is going all out to make sure citywide floods like those is 2015 and 2016 won't be a common occurrence.
Holiday Stories Roundup: Saigon Heatwave, Golden Kite Awards and Notre Dame Fire
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Morning Stories Roundup: Prices of Fish, Chicken Go up in HCMC Due to Fear of Swine Fever
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Saigon Co.op to Stop Selling Plastic Straws in Supermarkets Nationwide
The supermarket chain will opt for environment-friendly alternatives such as rice straws, paper straws and steel straws instead.
Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam Seeks Foreign Capital for Renewable Energy Projects
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Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam Says African Swine Fever Epidemic Put Under Control
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Morning Stories Roundup: National English Program and Can Gio Tourism
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Japan Recalls Over 18,000 Bottles of Vietnamese Chili Sauce Due to Food Safety
A popular chili sauce from Vietnam is under fire for food safety concerns.
Weekend Stories Roundup: HCMC to Use Its Autonomy to Raise Alcohol Tax
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Indonesian Theme Park Covers Breasts of Mermaid Statues, Citing 'Eastern Values'
Two mermaid statues in an Indonesian theme park were the latest victim of haphazard censorship.
Morning Stories Roundup: Solar Energy, Seized Pangolin Scales and UN Council Seat
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Singaporean Convenience Store Chain Shop & Go Sold to Vingroup for One Dollar
In October 2018, the giant also acquired convenience store chain Fivimart, which entered the market in 1997.
Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam Fashion Week, Stem Cells and Floral Design
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Saigon Is the Most Expensive City in Vietnam to Live, Statistics Show
Followed closely by Hanoi and Da Nang, the southern stronghold took the top spot due in large part to high tuition fees.
