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In Can Gio, a mangrove-fringed district southeast of Ho Chi Minh City, a festival that fishermen call the "Sea Tet" has begun. Known as the Nghinh Ong Festival (Lễ hội Nghinh Ông) and listed as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage, the 2026 event runs for three days from September 24 to 26, corresponding to the 14th, 15th, and 16th days of the eighth lunar month. On the night of the 24th...

Twenty-one properties in Vietnam have been selected in the Michelin Key, Michelin Guide's accommodation rating. This is the second time the global ranking has been published; the announcement was made on September 19, 2026. The breakdown is 2 properties at the top tier of 3 Keys, 4 at 2 Keys, and 15 at 1 Key, of which 8 are new entries this time. Among them...

A Japanese-style breakfast restaurant that operates only in the mornings opened in early September 2026 in an alley off Lê Thánh Tôn Street, the area in central Ho Chi Minh City known for its concentration of Japanese restaurants. The restaurant is called Morning Tiger. It serves a traditional ichiju-sansai breakfast set priced at around 300,000 dong. There are 14 seats, dining time is limited to 50 minutes per sitting, and it is open from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m....

All 134 bus routes in Ho Chi Minh City can be ridden for 0 dong until December 31, 2026. The fare-free service began on July 1, and at a meeting with voters held on September 24, the city's Party Secretary Tran Luu Quang mentioned the current deadline of December 31 and the fact that a ban on gasoline-powered vehicles has not been...

At 1–3 Phan Chu Trinh Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, along the western side of Ben Thanh Market, stands "Pho 2000." At lunchtime on November 19, 2000, US President Bill Clinton walked in unannounced and had lunch there with his daughter Chelsea for about an hour. Vietnamese newspaper Dan Tri reported in September 2026...

This year's Mid-Autumn Festival falls on September 25. In Vietnam it is the season when lion dance (mua lan) heads appear in the streets, but those red-and-gold heads are not mass-produced items stamped out in a factory. According to a workshop report published by local media outlet Saigoneer on September 19, the workshop "Thuan Anh Hang" in Binh Hung Hoa Ward crafts them from bamboo and rattan...

The Japanese sake showroom Tasu+ Fine Sake & Beyond opened in An Lạc Ward, Ho Chi Minh City on 22 September 2026. A summary of the exhibition, tasting sessions, specialist seminars, and certification courses, along with those who attended the opening ceremony.

The Ho Chi Minh City Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR) announced on September 21 that it is preparing to break ground on three metro lines. The combined length of the three lines is nearly 90 km, with a total project cost exceeding 254 trillion dong (approximately USD 9.6 billion). The city's target for breaking ground is the fourth quarter of 2026, with a completion target of 2030. Ta...

Kem Vi Bon (Kem Vi Bổn), an ice pop shop in Tan Dinh, Ho Chi Minh City, was featured by English-language outlet Saigoneer on September 22, 2026. Founded in 1958 (Saigoneer's wording is "nearly 70 years"). Prices are 4,000 VND per stick for kumquat (tắc) flavor, and 7,000 VND for other flavors…

Tan Dinh in Ho Chi Minh City ranked 12th in Time Out's World's Coolest Neighbourhoods 2026. A guide to the alleyway food and café scene behind the pink church, with a suggested half-day itinerary.