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Your Guide to Ho Chi Minh City

You probably landed here because you are planning to visit Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam in the near future. Or you are already in Vietnam...

March 22, 2013
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Vietnam is not ready for a second wave of COVID-19

Back in March Vietnam was lucky to get away with just a low figure of infections and had kept it that way with strict and draconian...

August 4, 2020
News Opinion Safety

Grass or VIP: A look into the world of people smuggling from Vietnam into Europe

29 Oct 2019 On 28 October 2019 Tui Tre News ran an article that gave insights into the world of people smuggling from Vietnam into Europe...

October 29, 2019
News

Restaurant Chain Mon Hue in trouble

Oh dear the “bosses” went off the grid and it seems like they have the restaurants en masse while owing debts to more than a hundred...

October 25, 2019
News

Street Brawl in Bui Vien

This happened right in the middle of the famous backpacker’s district in Bui Bien. I used to live in Bui Vien and this is a high...

September 2, 2019
News Safety

Wi-Fi on Vietnam Airlines From 10 Oct 2019

Wi-Fi onboard Vietnam Airlines will be available from 10 Oct 2019. However, it will implemented on the four newly purchased Airbus A350 with code ranging from...

August 29, 2019
News Transportation

Visitor ripped off by bogus Mai Linh driver in HCMC

27 Aug 2019 Here we go again! Upon arriving at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, the foreign visitor took a cab from the airdrome to a...

August 28, 2019
News Safety Transportation

Four storms to hit mainland in rest of 2019

The National Centre for Hydro-Met Forecasting has issued a forecast that another three to four more major storms to hit the central and southern regions for...

August 23, 2019
News Safety Travel Advisory Weather

Vietnam’s e-Visa

Vietnam has recently rolled out its phase 2 of the e-Visa program…. Visitors from 46 countries can apply entry Visa into Vietnam via the portal. 1. ARG...

Best place to exchange money in Ho Chi Minh City

So who is the best money changer in Saigon (HCMC), Vietnam? There are many money changers in Ho Chi Minh City. Official Money Changer Hotel Reception (Require to produce...

August 20, 2019
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Man’s life in jeopardy over methanol poisoning in Vietnam

Here we go again! A Vietnamese man who was in a critical condition after consuming alcohol mixed with industrial methanol now has a bad prognosis as doctors...

February 1, 2019
News Safety