
Why Ho Chi Minh City’s upscale Thao Dien floods every time it rains
Economy 14:47 05/06/2025Thao Dien, one of Ho Chi Minh City’s most exclusive neighborhoods, continues to grapple with chronic flooding during heavy rains and high tides despite its soaring property values and rapid development.

A race against the clock at Buddha Bar, Saigon’s COVID-19 epicenter
Vietnam News 15:28 04/04/2020Once hyper-popular Buddha Bar these days see most passers-by being medical staff, police and military personnel

Ho Chi Minh City tracking visitors to local bar after party-goer catches COVID-19
Vietnam News 18:50 21/03/2020The bar, located in District 2, is popular among foreigners in the area

Frenchmen comment on Saigon’s campaign to crack down on foreign traffic violators
Expat Life 16:27 13/08/2019Two Frenchmen living in Ho Chi Minh City told Tuoi Tre News what they thought about the initiative

Three houses in Vietnam among ArchDaily’s 50 best of 2019
Travel 15:15 27/07/2019All three are located in Ho Chi Minh City

Police hunting S. Korean gang over assault on rivals in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam News 20:03 26/10/2018The assaulters tied their victims up in plastic zip ties and hit them with hammers

Saigon pet owners in expat neighborhood lose sleep over mass poisonings
Vietnam News 14:46 28/08/2017The culprits remain at large with Thao Dien residents demanding action to be taken