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Covid-related objects on display at café in HCMC

Covid vaccination, takeaway services, zero-dong supermarkets and travel passes were popular terms during the social distancing period in HCMC, which began on May 31...

An ancient cultural space in HCMC’s downtown

Besides modern characteristics as the country’s biggest economic hub, HCMC also boasts of ancient historical, cultural and artistic values of the southern region, with...

Ao Dai-Batik: A crossroad of two heritages

Co-hosted by the HCMC Union of Friendship Organizations, the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in HCMC and Ao Dai Exhibition, the fashion...

Cosplay comes to town

Early this month, the Spring Days Cosplay Festival took place in HCMC’s Dist. 5, drawing a large crowd. Participants were encouraged to wear cosplay...

Examples of French colonial architecture in Saigon

HCMC - The HCMC Museum of Fine Arts and the Museum of HCMC are among the buildings with typical French architecture in Saigon. The HCMC...

Then and now: the story of Binh Dong Wharf

The Binh Dong Wharf, which has been in existence since ancient times, bears the imprint of old Saigon with its distinctive feature "above the...

Early Tet scenes in Saigon

HCMC - Tet, the Lunar New Year holiday, in Vietnam—which often falls between late January and mid-February—begins to be felt as of the beginning...

Four Chinese pagodas in Saigon

HCMC - Chinese immigrants began to settle in the area of formerly Gia Dinh, which includes today’s Saigon, in the late 17th century. They...

Atop the lighthouse

After invading a part of Vietnam's southern territory, the French immediately built several pacification structures, including lighthouses. First built in 1862 by the French, the...

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