Ho Chi Minh City backs Vingroup’s plan to develop 12.5-hectare underground space at Ben Thanh Market
Ho Chi Minh City 12:17 31/10/2025The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has thrown its weight behind a proposal by Vietnam’s largest private conglomerate Vingroup to research and invest in the development of a 12.5-hectare underground space around the iconic Ben Thanh Market.
Is 3-day suspension for overcharging at Ho Chi Minh City’s Ben Thanh Market too lenient?
Ho Chi Minh City 12:37 18/07/2025After the management board of Ben Thanh Market in Ho Chi Minh City suspended a vendor for three days following a diner’s complaint about being charged VND1 million (US$39) for four bowls of ‘bun mang vit’ (Vietnamese duck rice vermicelli soup with bamboo shoots), a portion of boneless duck, and a plate of salad, the incident has stirred a public backlash, with many deeming the penalty too lenient.
Ho Chi Minh City’s Ben Thanh Market to welcome new public square, green space by year-end
Ho Chi Minh City 11:43 25/06/2025A major transformation is underway in front of the iconic Ben Thanh Market in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, where the area is being redeveloped into a vibrant public square featuring green spaces and walkways, with completion scheduled by the end of 2025.
Future look of surroundings of Ho Chi Minh City’s iconic Ben Thanh Market
Travel 18:03 02/06/2024The transformation project is set to be completed by April 30 next year
Traders complain about bad conditions at Ben Thanh Market in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam News 21:18 19/10/2023The market is often leaky and flooded whenever heavy rains or high tides hit the city
Ho Chi Minh City plans to renovate iconic Ben Thanh Market
Vietnam News 18:21 20/02/2022The renovation mainly targets the interior of the market and will not affect the exterior design
Gloomy days at foreigners’ markets in Ho Chi Minh City
Economy 16:37 17/09/2020Markets and grocery stores targeting foreigners in Ho Chi Minh City are struggling to stay afloat
Business significantly slow at Saigon's once-crowded Ben Thanh Market
Economy 21:20 22/06/2020More than half of the market’s booths are currently closed
Fake luxury goods seized from Saigon’s iconic Ben Thanh Market
Economy 15:25 14/03/2020The fake items included copy-cats of luxury brands as Prada, Calvin Klein, Gucci, and more
Children’s painting contest held to celebrate 45th anniversary of Vietnamese-Singaporean diplomatic relations
Travel 19:02 08/01/2018Singapore’s Merlion and Vietnam’s Ben Thanh Market were two of the landmarks that the children chose to depict
Ben Thanh Market – a Saigon shopping heaven where haggling rules
Economy 07:30 22/10/2017Price tags are hard to come by in Saigon’s most famous market
‘Ao dai’ featuring modern Ho Chi Minh City to be displayed in S. Korea
Travel 15:39 24/05/2015A famed Vietnamese fashion designer will take his latest “ao dai” (traditional long gown) collection which features images of a bustling, dynamic Ho Chi Minh City to a South Korean cultural fest early next week
