Tag: HCMC
PM greenlights $310 mln HCMC-Dong Nai bridge
The design of the Cat Lai bridge connecting HCMC and Dong Nai Province.Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the construction of a bridge...
Driver fined for cutting in front of moving plane at Saigon...
A Vietnam Airlines airplane docks at Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, July 23, 2018. Photo by Shutterstock/Phuong D. Nguyen.An employee...
A pile of rocks in Dong Nai defy gravity for centuries
At the Da Ba Chong site in the southern province of Dong Nai, huge, centuries-old rocks stand in gravity defying formations.Da Ba Chong, a...
Vietnam Airlines cancels Taiwan flights as Typhoon Bailu looms
Due to the approaching Typhoon Bailu, Vietnam Airlines cancels or adjusts some flights scheduled from HCMC and Hanoi to Taiwan's Kaohsiung City over the...
Secret tunnel in Saigon a symbol of monumental resistance
HCMC’s Phu Tho Hoa Tunnel is an enduring symbol of Vietnamese resilience and ingenuity that defeated the French colonialists.The 10 km long Phu Tho...
Vietjet Air plans first ever direct flights to New Delhi
Taj Mahal, a UNESCO heritage site and one of the world’s seven wonders, is a popular tourist attraction in India. Photo by Shutterstock/Jimmy Tran.Budget...
Dengue fever enters peak season as death toll rises to 16
A mosquito is captured in Hanoi, August 2019. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc Thanh.Dengue fever diagnoses are increasingly rapidly in Vietnam and 16 deaths reported so...
Saigon woefully short of greenery, senior officials admit
Trees in downtown Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran.Haphazard urbanization has meant that HCMC has only achieved 8 percent of its per...
Saigon’s floating temple a porcelain wonder
Phu Chau is an old temple that attracts many visitors with its special landscape and intricate design.
Tomb of Nguyen Dynasty hero who went to villain and back...
Not far away from a crowded market in Saigon is a temple that enshrines a revered hero with a bloody family tragedy.Lang Ong Ba...
