They formed the charming backdrop to Graham Greene's sin-filled Saigon in "The Quiet American", but the colonial-era buildings of Vietnam's biggest city are fast disappearing -- sparking fears it is ...

Nguyen Trieu Kha makes miniatures of the Ben Thanh Market, Notre Dame Cathedral, sidewalk vendors and other iconic features of Saigon in the 1990s. It has taken Kha, a resident of Binh Thanh District, ...

The president of the United States beats a righteous tattoo on the drums of war. The U.S. Congress supports him with resolutions authorizing an air and land assault in Asia. Europeans voice their ...

Traditional houses, a sandwich stall and a sidewalk hair salon in Saigon recreated in miniature were among those on display at an exhibition. The exhibition, organized in early May at Bitexco building ...

Typical features of Saigon during the 1990’s such as old buildings, vehicles transporting bread and noodles, and barbers working on street corners have been reproduced in the form of miniature models.

Author Le Hung Trong, also known as Trong Lee, says the book “Sai Gon Xua” (Old Saigon), published by Phuong Nam Book and HCMC Culture and Art Publishing House, is aimed at raising awareness of ...

Ho Chi Minh City, Mar 3 (EFE).Ho Chi Minh City, Mar 3 (EFE). — The traditional cafes of Ho Chi Minh City or old Saigon, one of the city’s distinguishing sights, are retaining their clients as well as ...

Why Vietnamese? That is the question the Bea family asked when I announced my desire to dine at Old Saigon. The kids wanted good old American grease and Festus, having spent two years in Vietnam, said ...

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — The double-tiered grandstand is crumbling and has shed most of the paint that once covered it. The turf has bald patches the size of baseball diamonds. The horses are tiny.

My strange aversion to the smell of some Asian restaurants dates back to my glamour days as an advertising exec in Manhattan, when I was barely eking out a living and my lifestyle was a lot more like ...

Developers with deep pockets have scooped up swathes of land in Ho Chi Minh City, with old villas and historic municipal buildings replaced by sprawling construction zones. Developers with deep ...