Residents take ‘shifts to sleep’ in pint-sized houses in downtown Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam News 14:19 28/06/2024Houses measure only a few square meters each
Ho Chi Minh City police bust prostitution, drug activities catered to foreigners at downtown restaurant
Vietnam News 09:47 29/03/2024The restaurant employed 50-100 hostesses, mainly serving foreign visitors
Ho Chi Minh City introduces QR readers under street name signs
Vietnam News 10:04 14/10/2020This is the first time the city has applied QR codes to help people access more information
Saigon's District 1 pilots upgraded smart-city management model
Vietnam News 14:07 08/09/2020City leaders can easily keep track of necessary information with portable electronic devices, such as their smartphones
Ho Chi Minh City to revamp 155-year-old Thu Ngu Flag Tower
Vietnam News 17:38 27/08/2020The flag tower was originally completed in October 1865 as a signal device for ferries navigating the interweaving streams in the Saigon – Gia Dinh area
Teenager caught robbing French couple in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam News 15:46 26/03/2020These are hard times for everyone
Hours after new appointment, Doan Ngoc Hai turns in resignation
Vietnam News 17:03 04/06/2019Hai said he would risk causing ‘grave consequences’ working a job that is neither his ‘forte, expertise nor passion’
Saigon ‘sidewalk captain’ Doan Ngoc Hai takes on new job at state company
Vietnam News 12:56 04/06/2019Hai accepted the new job despite admitting he lacked qualifications for the position
Owners clash with Doan Ngoc Hai as ‘sidewalk captain’ leads stray dog crackdown in Saigon
Vietnam News 15:06 24/04/2019A young man was brought to a nearby police station for hurling slanders at Saigon’s sidewalk hero and other officials
Ho Chi Minh City 'sidewalk captain' Doan Ngoc Hai keeps seat after resignation
Vietnam News 11:58 05/11/2018His request to retract a January resignation has been accepted
Ho Chi Minh City begins removing stray dogs from downtown streets
Vietnam News 18:57 16/08/2018Dog owners who let their pets run loose in public are slapped with a fine of up to $35
Ho Chi Minh City ‘sidewalk-clearing’ icon Doan Ngoc Hai resigns from all positions
Vietnam News 16:15 08/01/2018Hai failed in his fight against the interest groups that leech off the city's sidewalks
