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.
Weekend Stories Roundup: 4 Vietnamese Footballers Named in Best 11 of SEA Games 30
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To Combat Bullying, Cambodia to Teach LGBTQ Issues in School Syllabus
The new lessons are aimed at ending discrimination against, and bullying of, LGBTQ people in the country.
Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam Red Cross Aims to Provide 1.5m Tet Gifts to the Needy
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Thong Nhat to Stop Producing Iconic Matchbox Brand Starting Next Year
Founded in 1956, Thong Nhat was one of the first factories built in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
Morning Stories Roundup: Air Quality of HCMC, Hanoi Reaches Alarming Levels
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Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam to Buy up to 5,000 Megawatts of Electricity From Laos in 2020s
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Let the Bão Begin! Vietnam Clinches Historic Gold in SEA Games Football Final
Vietnam’s U-22 men’s football team just won their first-ever SEA Games gold medal.
HCMC to Submit Proposal to Keep More Yearly Income for Internal Use
Currently, Saigon is allowed to keep 18% of its yearly revenue. The rest of the money goes to the state budget managed by the Central Committee.
Michelle Obama Visits High School in Long An While Barack Meets Saigon Officials
Former First Lady Michelle Obama was joined by celebrity actress Julia Roberts to promote women's education; while former President Obama met with Saigon officials.
Vietnam's First Uniqlo, Southeast Asia's 2nd-Largest, Opens in Saigon
After years of anticipation, fashion fans in Vietnam were finally able to set foot in the country’s Uniqlo flagship outlet.
WiFi to Be Installed at Bus Stops Throughout Hanoi
Perfect for reading Saigoneer while waiting for your bus.
Morning Stories Roundup: Conference Adopts Hanoi Call for Action on Early Childhood Development
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Weekend Stories Roundup: Miss Universe Vietnam, To Lich River Cleanup and HCMC Fire
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Vietnam Through to SEA Games Semi Finals, Quang Hai Likely Out Due to Injury
Following a 2-2 draw with Thailand in the SEA Games, Vietnam is through to the semi-finals, but their remaining fixtures will be tougher without captain and star midfielder Quang Hai.
Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam Defeat Hosts Philippines to Set Up SEA Games Women’s Football Final With Thailand
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Morning Stories Roundup: Trung Nguyen Divorce, SEA Games and Dioxin Cleanup
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Morning Stories Roundup: International Conference on Gender Opens in Hanoi
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Morning Stories Roundup: Hoi An to Build $46m Anti-Erosion Embankment
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Vingroup, Masan Group Units Merge to Create Retail Giant
The deal will establish Vietnam's largest retail chain.
New Myanmar-Thailand Bridge Brings ASEAN Closer to Trans-Regional Corridor
The transnational highway will pass through Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar, invigorating regional trade and potentially curtailing economic dependence on China.
