At opposite ends of the country, Vietnam’s two major cities are a frenetic introduction to the nation’s culture and history.

The ubiquitous street art, depicting portraits of Ho Chi Minh, flying pigeons, and people waving the national flag, reminded me that this year marks the 50th anniversary of Vietnam’s reunification in ...

The July 1 merger of Ho Chi Minh City with the former Binh Duong and Ba Ria-Vung Tau provinces marked the creation of Vietnam ...

Join me on an unforgettable 10-day adventure through Vietnam! In this travel vlog and guide, we take you through five of ...

Although Japan got into the game first, ultimately putting 43.7 trillion Vietnamese dong ($1.72 billion) into the Ho Chi Minh City project, capital city Hanoi’s China-backed system beat it to ...

A city of contradictions, Ho Chi Minh has both towering skyscrapers and tree-lined streets with ageing villas. Haute cuisine, or humble street food, history or modernity, this city offers both in ...

Ho Chi Minh City, also still known as Saigon, is now a vibrant metropolis of 9 million people, where skyscrapers shadow the handful of buildings with wartime history and the streets are filled ...

Ho Chi Minh City, previously known as Saigon and still often referred to as such, is a metropolis on the up. Construction cranes crowd the cityscape, which is rapidly expanding. Covid-19 was a ...

After years of funding shortages, ballooning costs and bureaucratic foot-dragging, Ho Chi Minh City is opening the first metro line to serve its 10 million residents. Skip to content.

Ho Chi Minh City has accommodation options for visitors of every budget, but until the Hotel des Arts opened in 2015, it wasn’t easy to find a boutique hotel with both modern amenities and charm.