Tag: HCMC
Saigon tickled pink as trumpet flowers enter bloom
Downtown Ho Chi Minh City casts a spell over passers-by with the vibrancy of pink trumpet flowers blossoming from mid-February.Pink trumpet flowers bloom at...
Hanoians, Saigonese want more done to improve air quality
Smog permeates the air near the West Lake in Hanoi, September 30, 2019. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy.Most Hanoians and Saigonese are dissatisfied with the...
Saigon wants all retail outlets free of plastic bags
Green onions are wrapped in banana leaves at a supermarket in HCMC, instead of plastic bags as what has been done in most retail...
Saigon’s District 3 among ‘50 coolest neighborhoods in the world’
An aeria view of Xa Loi Pagoda in Ba Huyen Thanh Quan Street in District 3, HCMC. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran.U.K.-based Time Out has...
Saigon real estate firm scammed over $107 million from customers: police
Police surround the headquarters of Alibaba real estate firm in Ho Chi Minh City's Thu Duc District, September 20, 2019. Photo by VnExpress/Quoc Thang.A...
Mastercard lists Hanoi, HCMC among top 20 Asia-Pacific travel destinations
A group of French tourists visit the capital of Hanoi in February, 2019. Photo by VnExpress/Phong Vinh.Hanoi is in 15th position and Ho Chi...
Saigon apartment prices balloon in last 5 years
Aerial view of Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by Shutterstock/Tiep.Nguyen.Apartment prices in HCMC have risen by more 50 percent across all segments since 2015,...
At Saigon zoo, animals and humans are family
Over 40 employees of the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden have forged close bonds with more than 1,000 animals they take care of every...
Saigon wants roads, parking lots beneath expressways
A section of the HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway, July 2017. Photo by VnExpress/Nhu Quynh.HCMC's Department of Transport wants to use of the space under...
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure
Saigon has an army of private garbage collectors who complement the efforts of the public utility but also find stuff they can sell.Two of...
