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Ho Chi Minh City has put forth a large-scale redevelopment plan to transform the waterfront area along the Saigon River that flows through the city center. The target covers about 73.3 hectares of waterfront and water surface, including the Bach Dang wharf familiar to tourists. The total project cost is about 29.32 trillion dong (about 11...

South Korean rail-vehicle major Hyundai Rotem and Thaco (Truong Hai), one of Vietnam's largest private conglomerates, signed a technology-transfer agreement in Hanoi on June 11, 2026. It's an agreement to manufacture metro vehicles within Vietnam. Vietnam, which had imported finished vehicles, will now, domestically...

At the Ho Chi Minh City Museum of History, standing in a corner of the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens in District 1 in the city center, a special exhibition on the rivers of southern Vietnam, "Nous, les fleuves du Sud (The Rivers of the South / We, the Rivers of Southern Vietnam)," is being held. The French Embassy and the Ins...

Anyone who has traveled Vietnam surely remembers being captivated by a woman in ao dai, back straight, at the airport, at a café, or before a temple. That national costume, over the two days of June 19-20, 2026, becomes not an "exhibit to be admired" but "the language of the streets" in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City...

Thao Dien in Ho Chi Minh City is a quiet area on the east side of the Saigon River where independently run cafés, boutiques, and galleries gather. We introduce "another Saigon," popular with foreign residents.

"ÚNU Cocktails & Eatery," attached to ANIMA Saigon in District 1, Ho Chi Minh, is a talking point. Contemporary Vietnamese that serves every dish as a work of art. Open continuously from breakfast to late-night cocktails.

"CỘI" in District 1, Ho Chi Minh, which recreates Japan's jazz kissa (Jazz Kissa) culture, is a talking point. Vinyl records x vacuum-tube sound at Thursday-to-Sunday live shows. For Japanese, a space where nostalgia and freshness coexist.

An all-at-once introduction to 12 cafés in Thao Dien, District 2, Ho Chi Minh. From Bluish Cafe's minimal space and Faro Cafe's pool-equipped villa to Every Half Roastery's in-house roasting, the latest map of an area frequented by foreign residents.

Coffee Concept announced Vietnam's five big café trends for 2026. From wellness coffee with lingzhi and cordyceps, hybrid operating models, to sustainable sourcing — what comes after egg coffee is now in view.

Moa Moa Pasta Club, opened on the 6th floor of an old apartment in District 1, Ho Chi Minh. We introduce the Italian spot whose combination of hand-pulled pasta made in a glass-walled noodle workshop and burrata is a talking point.