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HCMC residents watch clean food source become a stinking sewer

HCMC residents watch clean food source become a stinking sewer

A canal flowing through seven HCMC districts was once a source of food and extra income. Today it is a stinking, polluted sewer.
Saigon residents contribute land to expand alleys

Saigon residents contribute land to expand alleys

454 families in HCMC's District 7 have agreed to donate 7,000 square meters of land this year to widen 10 alleys.
March 22, 2021 | 09:45 pm PT
Houses shrink into rooms as Saigon street expands

Houses shrink into rooms as Saigon street expands

A project to enlarge Bui Dinh Tuy Street in HCMC's Binh Thanh District has pushed many families to live in "super slim" houses.
December 20, 2020 | 02:32 am PT
What makes Ho Chi Minh City enduringly endearing

What makes Ho Chi Minh City enduringly endearing

Through all the momentous changes that have happened down the years – from cityscape to mindsets – HCMC somehow retains its beguiling charm.
November 26, 2020 | 08:22 pm PT
Is Saigon just another city, or is there something more?

Is Saigon just another city, or is there something more?

With the soaring Saigon skyline descending into a generic urban blandness, it's time to ask: what's left of us?
January 6, 2020 | 05:55 pm PT
Christmas spirit pervades Saigon alleys

Christmas spirit pervades Saigon alleys

The birth of Christ is celebrated in many Saigon alleys inhabited by followers of the faith and others join wholeheartedly in the celebrations.
December 23, 2019 | 09:02 pm PT
Pollution-choked Saigon should monitor air quality daily: environment department

Pollution-choked Saigon should monitor air quality daily: environment department

Saigon should check its air quality every day instead of every third day, the municipal environment department says.
December 7, 2019 | 09:00 pm PT
HCMC is 3rd best city for expats in 2020: survey

HCMC is 3rd best city for expats in 2020: survey

Despite making poor impression with environment pollution, Vietnam’s economic hub HCMC has climbed to the world’s third best city for expats to live and work in next year.
December 4, 2019 | 04:59 pm PT
Saigon couples might get incentives to have second kid

Saigon couples might get incentives to have second kid

HCMC authorities are mulling incentives for couples having a second child as they seek to prop up a sagging birth rate.
November 28, 2019 | 11:56 pm PT
Heavy flooding imminent in Saigon following high tide

Heavy flooding imminent in Saigon following high tide

High tides on Wednesday and Thursday are likely to trigger heavy flooding in Saigon's low lying areas, experts warn.
November 25, 2019 | 11:30 pm PT
Young man dedicates all his time to abandoned dogs

Young man dedicates all his time to abandoned dogs

A 30-year-old HCMC resident has been on call 24/7 for three years now to take care of injured and abandoned dogs.
October 26, 2019 | 08:28 pm PT
Photographer pursues Saigon for 10 years to feel its pulse

Photographer pursues Saigon for 10 years to feel its pulse

Tran The Phong’s work imparts a sense of timeless enchantment to the most ordinary scenes of daily life in Saigon.
September 22, 2019 | 04:00 am PT
Saigon authorities admit to shortage of housing for low-income earners

Saigon authorities admit to shortage of housing for low-income earners

Building low-priced apartments is one of the key tasks for Ho Chi Minh City in future, its leader has said.
September 17, 2019 | 10:15 pm PT
Saigon signs $608,000 pump rental deal for flood prone street

Saigon signs $608,000 pump rental deal for flood prone street

HCMC has signed a rental deal with a private company to install a water pump on Nguyen Huu Canh Street to prevent flooding.
May 12, 2019 | 07:21 am PT
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