People often remember Cho Lon (Big Market) as the culinary convergence of Sai Gon with long-standing restaurants.
The market is home to Thien Hau Pagoda, Quan Cong Temple and Minh Huong Communal House where incenses are burned all around year.
It is also where streets of Hong Bang - An Duong Vuong are bustle day and night with An Dong Market, Winsor Hotel, Thuan Kieu Plaza, and Hai Thuong Lan Ong Street with a strong smell of Chinese medicine.
The Sai Gon – Cho Lon Area was changed its name to Sai Gon – Cho Lon City in 1951.
The name was continued changing to Sai Gon City in 1956. Since then, the name "Cho Lon" is only used to refer to the entire area of District 5, District 6 and a part of District 11 of Sai Gon. District 5 and District 6 are the main living areas of ethnic Hoa community in HCM City today./.
By offering convenient and transparent services, the app plays a crucial role in Co To’s strategy to become a smart, friendly, and sustainable destination, one where visitors feel welcomed, safe, and well-supported.
Highlighting the growing ties between Vietnam and China across politics, defence, security, economy, culture, and people-to-people exchanges, Vietnam News Agency General Director Vu Viet Trang said the close collaboration between media outlets plays an important role in strengthening bilateral relations.
Granting couples and individuals the right to decide when to have children, how many to have, and the spacing between births, in line with their health, living conditions, work, study, and caregiving capacities, is fully aligned with the principles of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), to which Vietnam is a committed signatory, said the UNFPA Country Representative in Vietnam.
Police are probing into “violations of regulations on research, exploration, and exploitation of natural resources” and “violations of accounting regulations causing serious consequences” which occurred at Thien An Phat and other related entities.
President Cuong said building Vietnam into a nation of lifelong learning for every citizen is a very important task, a noble goal, requiring great efforts and endeavours of the entire Party, people, army and those who are working to promote learning and talent nationwide.
As Vietnam is entering a new phase of development with the aspiration to become a strong nation with influence and a solid position in the region and the world, building and defining the national image is not solely the responsibility of the media sector, but an integral part of every component of the country’s overall development strategy, Trang said.
The short documentary on a Vietnamese rice cultivation project in Cuba.is scheduled to air on VTV1 in celebration of the 80th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2, 1945 – 2025).
The People’s Court of An Giang province on July 9 handed down an one-year prison sentence to the 17-year-old Ho Trong Phuc for "abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State and the rights and legitmate interests of organisations."
The case, involving around 150 suspects, centres on a large-scale criminal network that systematically created and exploited sensitive images and videos to blackmail victims.
The Ministry of Home Affairs will accelerate reforms under the theme “breakthrough momentum,” focusing on institutional improvement and resource mobilization. It aims to submit 27 decrees and 17 circulars to the Government, focusing on ministerial structure, staffing, payroll, social insurance, and policies for surplus personnel.
Located in Xaysettha district, the pagoda is a familiar gathering place for the community, especially during traditional Vietnamese festivals such as Buddha’s Birthday, Vu Lan, and the Lunar New Year.
These commemorative activities are expected to consolidate the Vietnamese people's confidence and pride in the Party and the State, and strengthen social consensus, as the country is about to enter a new era of development and prosperity.
The training course is a follow-up activity to realise the outcomes of a recent meeting of top leaders of the LPRP, the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Cambodian People's Party (CPP).
Vietnam, which is committed to peace and placing the well-being of its people above others, has consistently placed human rights at the core of its development strategy.
The faulty wiring sparked a blaze that quickly spread to the front of two apartments on the ground floor, and both flats lacked escape routes, according to local police.
This positive response stems from a shift not only in thinking but also in action among commune and ward leaders and officials, marked by a service-oriented attitude, enhanced decentralisation, proactive law enforcement, and the restructuring of an operating system that is more transparent and modern.
Violations commited by individuals in the case related to the construction of Bach Mai Hospital and Viet Duc Friendship Hospital’s second facilities caused losses totalling 80 billion VND (over 3 million USD) and led to a waste of 762 billion VND.
