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Foreign judges may serve in Vietnam's new court for international financial disputes

Foreign judges may serve in Vietnam's new court for international financial disputes

Vietnam is moving to establish a Specialized Court in its planned international financial centers, and for the first time, foreign judges could be appointed to help resolve complex investment and business disputes.
Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral lights up with 1,000 km of LEDs for Christmas

Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral lights up with 1,000 km of LEDs for Christmas

Vietnam exposes 'secret code' in prostitution network run by ex-flight attendant with 200 hostesses

Vietnam exposes 'secret code' in prostitution network run by ex-flight attendant with 200 hostesses

Gold buyers panic as Ho Chi Minh City shop closes and app goes dark after taking deposits

Gold buyers panic as Ho Chi Minh City shop closes and app goes dark after taking deposits

A gold shop in central Ho Chi Minh City has abruptly shut its doors after taking deposits from customers buying gold through its mobile app, prompting a police investigation into suspected fraud.
November 27, 2025 | 04:00 pm PT
HCMC sidewalk beef ball noodle shop sells 1,000 bowls per day

HCMC sidewalk beef ball noodle shop sells 1,000 bowls per day

Using homemade beef balls and dried squid for the broth, a man in Ho Chi Minh City has expanded his thick noodle soup banh canh business to four shops after 10 months, now selling over 1,000 bowls daily.
November 26, 2025 | 08:44 pm PT
Nguyen Hue Tet 'flower street' to feature food stalls for 1st time

Nguyen Hue Tet 'flower street' to feature food stalls for 1st time

Nguyen Hue in downtown Ho Chi Minh City will take its annual "flower street" avatar for eight days during Lunar New Year, and have food stalls for the first time.
November 26, 2025 | 08:42 pm PT
Ho Chi Minh City street among world's coolest

Ho Chi Minh City street among world's coolest

Vinh Khanh Street in Ho Chi Minh City, famous for dozens of seafood grills on both sides, was named one of world's 31 coolest streets by British magazine Time Out.
November 24, 2025 | 06:43 pm PT
HCMC apartment prices triple in 10 years

HCMC apartment prices triple in 10 years

Apartment prices in downtown HCMC have nearly tripled over the past decade amid sustained demand and limited new supply, property listing platform Batdongsan said in a report.
November 19, 2025 | 12:41 am PT
Hundreds flee as fire erupts in Ho Chi Minh City apartment building

Hundreds flee as fire erupts in Ho Chi Minh City apartment building

A blaze broke out in a 12th-floor unit at the Dream Home Palace complex on Trinh Quang Nghi Street in Ho Chi Minh City around 2:50 p.m. on Nov. 15, sending hundreds of residents rushing down the stairs to escape the smoke and flames.
November 15, 2025 | 03:19 am PT
'Flying rice', a Ho Chi Minh City delicacy

'Flying rice', a Ho Chi Minh City delicacy

At a restaurant on Tu Xuong Street in Ho Chi Minh City, diners are served rice that fly across tables.
November 15, 2025 | 01:00 am PT
Ho Chi Minh City blood reserves plunge, hospital urges donation

Ho Chi Minh City blood reserves plunge, hospital urges donation

Ho Chi Minh City's blood reserves have fallen to just half of the safe level, prompting the city's Blood Transfusion and Hematology Hospital to issue an urgent call for donations to secure supplies for emergency care and lifesaving treatments.
November 14, 2025 | 02:52 pm PT
Banh mi food poisoning victims in Ho Chi Minh City surpass 300

Banh mi food poisoning victims in Ho Chi Minh City surpass 300

The number of people hospitalized in Ho Chi Minh City after eating banh mi from two outlets of the same chain has climbed to more than 300, marking the city's most prolonged food poisoning outbreak in years that has lasted more than a week.
November 11, 2025 | 08:12 pm PT
Vietnam approves $1.45B plan to link Ho Chi Minh City and Long Thanh Airport

Vietnam approves $1.45B plan to link Ho Chi Minh City and Long Thanh Airport

Dong Nai Province has approved more than VND37 trillion (US$1.45 billion) in new bridge and road projects aimed at improving connections over 40 km between Ho Chi Minh City and Long Thanh International Airport.
November 11, 2025 | 04:00 am PT
Tourists lift their feet and beers as Bui Vien walking street goes underwater in Ho Chi Minh City

Tourists lift their feet and beers as Bui Vien walking street goes underwater in Ho Chi Minh City

Tourists and locals were caught ankle-deep in water on Bui Vien walking street on Saturday night as heavy rain and high tides combined to flood one of Ho Chi Minh City’s busiest nightlife hubs.
November 8, 2025 | 06:39 am PT
Over 50 hospitalized after eating from banh mi shop in Ho Chi Minh City

Over 50 hospitalized after eating from banh mi shop in Ho Chi Minh City

More than 50 people in Ho Chi Minh City have been hospitalized with vomiting and severe stomach pain after eating banh mi from a local shop.
November 7, 2025 | 03:54 pm PT
Vietnam to shift all long-haul international flights to Long Thanh Airport by 2027

Vietnam to shift all long-haul international flights to Long Thanh Airport by 2027

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) has announced plans to gradually transfer international flight operations from Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Long Thanh International Airport.
November 5, 2025 | 04:53 pm PT
How decades of growth are making Ho Chi Minh City sink faster than ever

How decades of growth are making Ho Chi Minh City sink faster than ever

Beneath the skyscrapers and new roads, Ho Chi Minh City is sinking faster than almost any other city in the world, a quiet crisis driven by groundwater loss and relentless urbanization.
November 4, 2025 | 02:00 am PT
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.
October 31, 2025 | 06:00 pm PT
Hungarian physician’s photos show glimpse of Saigon a century ago

Hungarian physician’s photos show glimpse of Saigon a century ago

A Hungarian doctor captured the images of people strolling along Catinat Street (now Dong Khoi Street) in HCMC and attending a funeral in Cho Lon Quarter a century ago.
October 26, 2025 | 12:35 am PT
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