HCM CITY – In the process of being restored, Notre Dame Cathedral, District 1, still welcomes about 1,000 parishioners to attend the Mass to celebrate the birth of Christ, on the night of December 24. At 8:30 p.m., the Christmas Mass program at Notre Dame Cathedral had just begun, but ...
On Christmas Eve, people flock to the center of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to have fun and attend Mass, causing traffic jams. From 6pm, Nha Tho street, Hoan Kiem district, crowded with people and tourists flocking to have fun, take pictures and attend Christmas at the Cathedral. This ...
These are all cafes with beautiful picture windows that you should visit once. When it comes to cafes, Ho Chi Minh City has countless numbers, just a glance, there are hundreds of shops, diverse in styles from Europe to Asia. Besides the shops located in the front, young people also ...
A photo of an old apartment building occupied by shops and cafes on Nguyen Hue Street in downtown Saigon has featured on National Geographic Channel. The photo, taken by Samsara Tran, was on the official Facebook page of the British pay television late last week and received warm appreciation. ...
Boasting signature Thai cuisine, these six Saigon eateries serve up a fusion of traditional and modern flavors. Greyhound Cafe This cafe on Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street, District 1 offers a combination of traditional and modern Thai tastes. While Greyhound’s interior mimics the many modern and cozy coffee shops ...
A delivery man waits in front of the four-star Norfolk Hotel in HCMC’s District 1, July 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Nguyen Nam. Sixteen hotels operating as quarantine facilities for foreign visitors in Hanoi and HCMC are charging up to VND5 million ($215) per night. The eight three- to five-star hotels ...
A room in HCMC-based Can Gio Resort used as a quarantine camp, March 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Huu Khoa. 207 hotels in 25 localities have been selected to lodge people in quarantine in Vietnam’s Covid-19 fight. The hotels, selected by tourism and medical authorities after signing up willingly, are mainly ...
Artists' impressions provide a preview of the Saigon flower street planned for the upcoming Lunar New Year, themed around zodiac animal buffalo.
A wholesale insect market in Saigon's Tan Phu District has been feeding pets for 20 years.
Many HCMC alleys inhabited by Catholic followers are festooned with colorful lights to commemorate the birth of Jesus.