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.
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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.
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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: Training Course for UN Peacekeeping Course Opens in Hanoi
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Vietnam Will Have Harsher Dry Season, Fewer Typhoons in 2020, Experts Say
The harsh dry season is predicted to impact all three regions of the country.
Morning Stories Roundup: HCMC Determined to Prevent Goods Scarcity, Price Increase
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Saigon Opens 300-Bed Field Hospital to Prepare for Coronavirus Outbreak
It is located in suburban Cu Chi District.
Weekend Stories Roundup: Vietnam to Import 100,000 Tons of Pork in Q1
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Morning Stories Roundup: Eight New Vietnamese Flicks to Hit Netflix
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Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam to Pay $6.56m for Hanoi Metro
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Morning Stories Roundup: Hanoi to Build 70 More Air Monitoring Stations This Year
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Vietnam Takes Dramatic Measures to Halt Coronavirus Spread
As the novel coronavirus outbreak continues to rage in China, Vietnam has taken extensive steps in recent days to stem its spread here.
Vietnam-China Train Stopped in its Tracks Amid Ongoing Virus Fears
For the first time in 11 years, the train crossing the border from Vietnam into China will stop running amid continuing coronavirus concerns.
Morning Stories Roundup: January CPI, To Lich Cleanup and Saltwater Intrusion
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Police Hand out Free Masks; Pharmacies Fined for Hiking Prices
As worries continue to spread like a virus and face masks sell out in record time, Vietnamese police have been handing out free masks and clamping down on pharmacies.
Amid Coronavirus Epidemic, Vietnam Warns Provinces Against Avian Flu Outbreaks
As the Wuhan coronavirus continues to wreck Asian economies, Vietnam also has to watch out for a resurgence of avian flu.
Vietnam's Beer Sales Down 25% Since Strict Drunk Driving Laws Come Into Force
Are you drinking less?
Morning Stories Roundup: Bamboo Airways Becomes Sponsor of National Football Cup
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Morning Stories Roundup: New Saigon Hospital Plan, Hanoi Pollution and HAGL
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Saigon Tet Book Festival Rakes in VND3.6bn, 28.5% More Than Last Year
The Book Street Festival was open for Tet from January 22 to 28.
Weekend Stories Roundup: Saltwater Intrusion in Mekong Delta to Ease by April
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Morning Stories Roundup: WHO Declares China Virus Outbreak an International Emergency
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Morning Stories Roundup: 122 Killed on Vietnam Roads in 6 Days Holiday
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