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Ho Chi Minh City to widen key downtown street threefold in $42M makeover

Ho Chi Minh City to widen key downtown street threefold in $42M makeover

Ho Chi Minh City plans to expand Tran Binh Trong Street, a 370-meter stretch in the city center, from 5 to 17 meters wide as part of a infrastructure upgrade linked to the redevelopment of the historic Ly Thai To No. 1 site.

What Saigon looked like a century ago

What Saigon looked like a century ago

Saigon 100 years ago through foreigners' lenses

Saigon 100 years ago through foreigners' lenses

100-year-old writes book about HCMC history

100-year-old writes book about HCMC history

At 100, Nguyen Dinh Tu spends more than eight hours in front of his computer every day to write a book about HCMC's history.

October 6, 2020 | 09:06 pm PT

City admin center scheme threatens Saigon's vanishing heritage

City admin center scheme threatens Saigon's vanishing heritage

The scheme involves the destruction of yet another old building from the city's historic low-rise center.

April 29, 2018 | 05:13 pm PT

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