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Ben Thanh market
Saigon’s largest food court is hidden in plain sight

Saigon’s largest food court is hidden in plain sight

Many stalls in Saigon’s Ben Thanh Market unobtrusively serve several must-try Vietnamese dishes. 
Ben Thanh market eatery’s Hue-style dish sells like hot cakes

Ben Thanh market eatery’s Hue-style dish sells like hot cakes

Saigon’s once-bustling streets turn quiet at night

Saigon’s once-bustling streets turn quiet at night

Full circle: HCMC's Ben Thanh roundabout set for complete comeback

Full circle: HCMC's Ben Thanh roundabout set for complete comeback

The Quach Thi Trang Roundabout in front of the Ben Thanh Market is set to return five years after it was cleared to build a metro station.
June 1, 2022 | 05:00 pm PT
Square proposed outside HCMC's Ben Thanh Market

Square proposed outside HCMC's Ben Thanh Market

The HCMC Department of Planning and Architecture has suggested building a public square in front of Ben Thanh Market once the metro construction site there is cleared.
July 19, 2022 | 10:00 pm PT
Fire engulfs bar next to Ben Thanh Market

Fire engulfs bar next to Ben Thanh Market

A bar under repair next to HCMC's iconic Ben Thanh Market in District 1 caught fire on Monday morning.
October 16, 2022 | 07:11 pm PT
Saigon metro construction site returns premises to Ben Thanh roundabout

Saigon metro construction site returns premises to Ben Thanh roundabout

The public space in front of Ben Thanh Market has reopened after five years being occupied by a HCMC metro station construction site.
October 21, 2022 | 07:51 pm PT
Foreigners a common sight again at Saigon tourist hotspots

Foreigners a common sight again at Saigon tourist hotspots

At the peak year-end travel season, Ho Chi Minh City is beginning to look more like the international tourist hotspot it was before the Covid-19 pandemic struck.
December 5, 2022 | 04:34 pm PT
Ben Thanh market set for paint job

Ben Thanh market set for paint job

The four fronts of Ho Chi Minh City's iconic Ben Thanh Market are to be repainted the same color.
April 26, 2023 | 11:46 pm PT
Public square set for HCMC's Ben Thanh Market

Public square set for HCMC's Ben Thanh Market

A plan has been approved to spend VND157 billion (US$6.42 million) on building a public square in front of Ben Thanh Market in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City.
October 14, 2023 | 08:33 pm PT
Activities to escape the heat and rain in Saigon

Activities to escape the heat and rain in Saigon

Ho Chi Minh City recently endured the longest heat wave in nearly three decades, where scorching temperatures regularly exceeded 35 degrees Celsius.
June 1, 2024 | 05:00 am PT
 
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