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August 4, 2020 No Responses

Cambodian market in Ho Chi Minh City has long attracted visitors

The Cambodian market, known as Le Hong Phong Market, is accessible on foot or motorbike. Local Vietnamese Cambodian vendors have resided in Vietnam for decades, having fled back in the 1970s due to the neighboring civil war. Traditional Cambodian market...

June 17, 2020 No Responses

The Ben Thanh Market, an iconic international tourist attraction in Saigon

Ben Thanh Market fails to hustle and bustle, is starving for domestic attention since it reopened after the pandemic-triggered closure. The Ben Thanh Market, an iconic international tourist attraction in Saigon: It has been almost two months since Vietnam lift...

April 20, 2020 No Responses

Saigon’s Museum of Geology a bridge that goes back you a billion years

Built in 1970, Saigon’s Museum of Geology displays only 3,000 of the 13,000 items it has dating back to millions of years ago. The museum, situated at 2 Nguyen Binh Khiem Street, District 1, looks like an aging block of rock...

April 7, 2020 No Responses

‘Little Japan’ represents a distinct cultural enclave in downtown Saigon

‘ Little Japan ’ has expanded to line 300 m of Le Thanh Ton Street, connecting to Thai Van Lung, Thi Sach and Ngo Van Nam streets where authentic Japanese restaurants and shops litter the sidewalks. ‘Little Japan’ represents a...