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: Vietnam Prepares International Media Center for Trump-Kim Summit
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As Southern Vietnam Enters Dry Season, Saigon Records Dangerously High Levels of UV Radiation
Saigoneers should avoid going outside during noon, put on their “ninja” gear and slather on ample sunscreen as southern Vietnam will experience high levels of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in the next fe...
Hanoi’s Metro Line Contractors Are Hoping for an Official Launch This April
The Chinese construction company behind the long-delayed project has recently called for the train line to officially open this April.
Vietnam Aviation Safety Standard Approved by US for Future Direct Flights
Vietnamese flight carriers can now open direct flights from Vietnam to the United States.
Weekend Stories Roundup: Reduced School Fees, Solar Panels and Kim Jong-un Arrival
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Saigon Launches Competition to Redesign September 23 Park
Due to 23/9 Park’s dilapidated state, a competition to redesign the space was recently approved by city authorities.
Hanoi Aims to Plant Nearly Half a Million Trees This Year
Hanoi authorities, who aim to plant a million trees over the course of 2019 and 2020, have made progress in greening the city in the weeks after Tet.
Morning Stories Roundup: HCMC Plans to Sell 7,000 Resettlement Apartments
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HCMC Pedagogy University Faces Online Backlash Over New Height Requirements for Teachers
Are you tall enough to be a teacher?
Morning Stories Roundup: HCMC Pilots Automatic Bus Fare Payment
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[Video] Two Railway Flagwomen Save Elderly Woman Seconds Before the Train Comes
The incident happened on Nguyen Thanh Phuong Road in Bien Hoa City, Dong Nai Province.
Morning Stories Roundup: Huong Pagoda Chaos, Tet Crimes and USB in Seal Feces
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Morning Stories Roundup: Coffee Festival, Flu Vaccines and Reopened Air Route
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Driver Fined VND5.5m for Holding Tet Picnic on Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expressway
What could possibly go wrong?
In Thailand, Monks Ordain Trees to Protect Them Against Loggers
As development in Thailand is increasing, so is deforestation. Acres of forests are cleared for contract farming, habitats are torn down to make room for new factories, and soil is eroded, causing mas...
Holiday Stories Roundup: Hanoi, HCMC Among Most Dynamic Growing Cities, Report Says
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It’s Official: Trump and Kim to Hold 2nd Summit in Hanoi
It has now been officially confirmed that United States President Donald Trump and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un will meet in Hanoi at the end of this month.
Morning Stories Roundup: Saigon Man Offers Hand-Me-Downs to Needy People Ahead of Tet
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Tet Traffic Blamed for Hanoi's 'Very Unhealthy' Air Quality
Dangerous smog has throttled the nation's capital in recent days in part due to traffic related to the upcoming lunar new year.
Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam Is Ninth-Highest Receiver of Remittances
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