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Address: 179A Nguyen Huu Tho street, Nha Be district Opening hours: 4pm - 10pm (Tuesday - Sunday) Price: 199,000VND (~9USD)

Friendly staff Address: 185/28 Pham Ngu Lao street, district 1 Phone: (+8428) 3836 1915

Bánh canh gà - Thick noodle soup with chicken Cháo mực - Dried squid congee Address: 10 Phó Đức Chính street, district 1, Ho Chi Minh city (It's a 10-minute walk from Ben Thanh market) Price: 45,000VND/bowl of thick noodle soup with chicken thigh Food: 3/5 Service: 4/5

Christmas 2017 in District 8, Saigon (Ho Chi Minh city)

 Vietnamese glass noodle soup with chicken -  Miến gà Kỳ Đồng  Address: 14/5 Bis, Ky Dong street, District 3, Ho Chi Minh city Phone: 028 35 262 994 Food: 3.5/5 Price: 40,000Dong/Bowl Service: 4/5

Address: 260C Pasteur street, District 3, Ho Chi Minh city Price: 70,000 - 80,000Dong/Bowl (A bit expensive) Beef or Chicken noodle soup/Food: OK (3/5) Service: OK (3/5)

Address: No.2 Ngo Duc Ke street, district 1, Ho Chi Minh city (Me Linh tower, first floor) Price: 195,000VND/person Food and drink: OK.

Opposite the Notre Dame Cathedral, Nguyen Van Binh Street is now home to over 20 small shops run by Vietnamese publishing companies, including the Ho Chi Minh City General Publishing House, Tre Publishing House, Nha Nam, First News and the HCMC General Science Library, as well as a number of smaller stalls and cafes. The highlight of the street is neither the bookshops nor the bargain bin bestsellers, but the tables of old and rare books, ranging from songbooks to classic Vietnamese novels. The city has also scheduled live music performances and author talks for the street's weekend crowds.

At Opera house, district 1, Ho Chi Minh city

  Shops and restaurants will be allowed to retake the sidewalks on weekends from 7 p.m. until 2 a.m. from April 30. For those worried about the fate of Bui Vien in the middle of the sidewalk cleanup frenzy, the city has announced a plan to pedestrianize the backpacker street on weekend nights from the end of April. District 1 officials at a Monday meeting said the 850-meter street will be saved for pedestrians from 7 p.m. until 2 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. During this time, vendors will be allowed to display their merchandise on the sidewalks, but not the road.

Contents A/ Overview  1/ Kingdom of motorbikes  2/ City of coffee   3/ Paradise for foodie  4/ Old French colonial architecture  5/ A letter of a Saigonese from USA  6/ Mangrove forest - world biosphere reserve and Cu Chi tunnel B/ General information C/ History D/ Best time to visit E/ Some pictures of Saigon today

In old apartment at 151 Dong Khoi street, district 1, Saigon In old apartment at 42 Nguyen Hue street, district 1, Saigon Souvenirs from Vietnam Best Vietnam hand embroidery

ThanhNienNews.com - Ho Chi Minh City is seeking approval from the country's legislators for its plan to build the fifth metro line which it says will cost US$4.47 billion. Under the plan recently sent to the government, the city said foreign creditors have agreed to bankroll the line, which will run around 24 kilometers between the Can Giuoc Bus Terminal in Binh Chanh District and the Saigon Bridge.