A dozen years after it broke ground, Vietnam’s largest city has unveiled its first mass rapid transit line. Hundreds of people lined up for the chance to be among the first passengers to board Metro ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Vietnam’s southern gem, Ho Chi Minh City, radiates an irresistible charm where timeless heritage meets urban dynamism. Also known as Saigon, this bustling metropolis embraces ...

Patrick Scott is a regular contributor to New York Times Travel. He lived in Ho Chi Minh City between 2018 and 2022. Ho Chi Minh City is synonymous with street food and motorbikes: It often seems like ...

Motorcycles whizz by in all directions. Street vendors ply their wares at every turn. To the untrained eye, and especially the recently arrived tourist, it seems as if chaos abounds. This is Ho Chi ...

Ho Chi Minh City straddles the line between the past and the future, a place where rooftop bars and skyscrapers tower over wet markets and banh mi carts. The city, also known as Saigon, is home to ...

Ho Chi Minh City will light up the sky with fireworks displays at four locations on Jan. 1, 2026 to ring in the new year.

Ho Chi Minh City has been officially designated a UNESCO Creative City of Film, with the announcement held during the opening of the 24th Viet Nam Film Festival at Independence Palace on 21 November.

It costs around $30 a night to stay in an Airbnb room in this old tower block in central Ho Chi Minh City. The building is a microcosm of Vietnamese life, with street food, hair salons, kindergartens, ...