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.
Lam Dong Officials Announce Ambitious 7-Year Project to Make Da Lat a 'Smart City'
A seven-year plan will rely on technical innovations to improve residents' standards of living, government efficiencies and tourism experiences.
Lam Dong Officials Announce Ambitious 7-Year Project to Make Da Lat 'Smart City'
A seven-year plan will rely on technical innovations to improve residents' standards of living, government efficiencies and tourism experiences.
Hanoi Mulls Use of GPS Dog Tags to Prevent Theft
Hanoi’s recently launched campaign against dog meat continues to develop, as public officials consider implementing a new proposal in an attempt to reduce dog theft in the city.
Morning Stories Roundup: More Bus Routes in Hanoi and Football Winning Streak
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Saigon to Ban Disruptive Digging on 88 Major Streets in 2019
Starting in 2019, Ho Chi Minh City authorities will require all underground work be done without tearing up massive sections of streets.
Bottom Trawling, Fine-Mesh Fishing Are Wiping out Vietnam's Fish Supplies
The use of banned trawling methods and fine-mesh nets off the south central Vietnamese coast is depleting fish supplies at a staggering rate.
Morning Stories Roundup: HCMC Predicted to Face Shortage of 90,000 Workers
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Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral Renovation Project to Extend to 2023
Saigoneers will have to say goodbye to Notre Dame Cathedral for three more years.
Vietnam to Play Champions Trophy Match Against Korea in Hanoi on March 26
Vietnam will play against South Korea in the inaugural AFF-EAFF Champions Trophy in March 2019.
Morning Stories Roundup: Ly Son High-Speed Boats and Qatar Airways Direct Flights to Da Nang
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Nearly Every Vietnamese Internet User Shops Online: Report
Ninety-eight percent of all people online in the country have made e-purchases, a 1% increase over last year.
Vietnam Might End 2018 With 7% in Growth, a 10-Year High, Experts Say
Experts predict the growth rates for this year and next may top 7%.
Weekened Stories Roundup: Golden Ball Award, French Film Week and Indonesian Tsunami
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Weekend Stories Roundup: Saigon Fireworks, Golden Ball Award and Tsunami in Indonesia
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Nearly Every Vietnamese Internet User Shops Online: Report.
Ninety-eight percent of all people online in the country have made e-purchases, a 1% increase over last year.
Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam Welcomes 15 Millionth Foreign Visitor of 2018
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Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam Joins UN Commission on International Trade Law
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Hanoi FC Announce Partnership with Bundesliga Giants Bayern Munich
Vietnamese football has reached new heights this year. Straight off the back of Vietnam’s victory in the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018, V.League champions Hanoi FC have announced an upcoming collaboration with ...
Vietnamese Man Wins Prestigious Maurice Audin Prize
Professor Ngo Bao Chau is the first Vietnamese person to win what is dubbed the "Nobel prize of mathematics."
Morning Stories Roundup: HCMC to Host Flower Street for 7 Days During Tet
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