They formed the charming backdrop to Graham Greene's sin-filled Saigon in "The Quiet American", but the colonial-era buildings of Vietnam's biggest city are fast disappearing -- sparking fears it is ...

An avid collector of antiques has put them all on display in a café, each item a conversation piece. The latest entrant in a series of cafés that offer a nostalgic look at the past is one that has ...

Author Le Hung Trong, also known as Trong Lee, says the book “Sai Gon Xua” (Old Saigon), published by Phuong Nam Book and HCMC Culture and Art Publishing House, is aimed at raising awareness of ...

I'm sitting on a busy corner in the Pham Ngu Lao area of Ho Chi Minh City, drinking a fruit shake and watching gorgeous girls in tight jeans and heels work the tables of the expatriate men next to me.

Typical features of Saigon during the 1990’s such as old buildings, vehicles transporting bread and noodles, and barbers working on street corners have been reproduced in the form of miniature models.

Developers with deep pockets have scooped up swathes of land in Ho Chi Minh City, with old villas and historic municipal buildings replaced by sprawling construction zones. Developers with deep ...

Ho Chi Minh City: They formed the charming backdrop to Graham Greene’s sin-filled Saigon in The Quiet American, but the colonial-era buildings of Vietnam’s biggest city are fast disappearing — ...

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