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 Links Roundup: HCMC Featured in Lonely Planet’s 2018 Best in Asia List
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. ▪ Quang Ngai residents protest over foul waste treatment site [DTI] ▪ Ho Chi ...
Illegal Sand Mining Continues to Diminish Northern Vietnam’s Riverbanks
The banks of the Red River continue to be illegally mined for sand, with both the river itself and the livelihoods of local people being affected.
China's Chili-Eating Competition Is a Hot Slobbering Mess
Last year's winner consumed 15 chilies in just one minute.
As Young Job-Seekers Prefer Better Jobs, Saigon Faces Shortage of Manual Labor Workers
Some Saigon-based companies are struggling to find highly skilled manual workers.
Morning Links Roundup: Rentals Rise in Downtown Saigon as Supply Stagnates
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. ▪ Nearly 57,000ha of alternative forests planted across Vietnam [VietnamNet] ▪ ...
Vietnam Is the 4th Most Optimistic Country in Consumer Confidence in 2018 so Far: Report
Vietnam remains the fourth most optimistic country in the world.
Ho Tay Narrowly Avoids Another Large-Scale Fish Die-off
This weekend, fish in Hanoi’s biggest lake began to die once again.
Saigon Suspends Popular Anatomy Exhibition, Citing Numerous 'Dishonest' Practices
Citing “dishonest” practices by the show’s promoter, the city suspended the display of plastinated body parts.
Weekend News Roundup: Vietnamese Annually Spend $4bn Studying Abroad
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. ▪ 10 arrested as $89 million online gambling ring busted in Vietnam [VnExpress] ▪&n...
Facebook Strikes Deal to Live-Stream Premier League in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam From 2019
Football fans in Southeast Asia will be able to watch English Premier League games on Facebook in the future.
Japan Sentences Killer of 9-Year-Old Vietnamese Girl to Life in Prison
Yasumasa Shibuya has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a nine-year-old Vietnamese girl in Japan last year.
South Korean Women Stop Spending Money a Day Every Month to Protest Sexist Ads, 'Pink Tax'
In a bid to send a strong message to conglomerates and advertisers about gender-based price discrimination in South Korea, an online campaign calling for a spending strike by women was launched last w...
Morning Links Roundup: More Vietnamese Startups Jump Into Ride-Hailing App Market
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. ▪ HCMC wants to boost cooperation with Japan in hi-tech farming [SGGP] ▪ More ...
Saigon to Set Aside 10,000 Apartments for Relocated Residents
According to a draft plan by the municipal construction department, Saigon will allocate 10,000 social housing apartments to residents who will be relocated under planned urban development efforts fro...
Thai Conglomerate to Build ASEAN's Largest Solar Power Station in Vietnam
To build the US$420 million station in Tay Ninh Province, Thai conglomerate B.Grimm is partnering with Vietnamese construction company Xuan Cau.
Morning Links Roundup: Stench From Landfill Haunts Residential Areas in D7, Nha Be
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. ▪ Romanian man jailed 18 months for trafficking Vietnamese teen into the UK [VnExpre...
In 2017, 53% of Vietnamese Owned at Least a Smartphone, Compared to 35% in 2015: Report
The global average for smartphone ownership is 59%.
After 4 Months, Saigon Finishes 2nd Tunnel for Metro Line 1
A second section of a tunnel for Saigon's first metro line was recently completed, flipping a new page in the development of the system.
Morning Links Roundup: Vietnam to Face No FDI Competition From North Korea, Experts Say
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. ▪ HCM City sea dyke aims to stop waterlogging [VietnamNet] ▪ Vietnam to face n...
Can a Cable Car Cure Hanoi's Traffic Conundrum? This French Company Thinks So.
A French firm has proposed a new cable car system to span the Red River in the nation’s capital.
