Ho Chi Minh City The “Pearl of the Far East”, famous worldwide before 1975 used to be the name of Saigon. Glorious Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City nowadays, has opened a new era towards a bright future. Booming, lively, dynamic and attractive, Saigon has become an important economic, industrial cent

Reunification Palace: Twenty six years ago, on April 30, 1975, the world watched as the Viet Nam Liberation Army’s Tank No. 390 crashed through the main gate of the Independence Palace - headquarters of the US -backed Sai Gon administration.
In 1976, the Vietnamese Government labelled the Reun

The War Remnants Museum was established in September 1975 in Ho Chi Minh City. It contains countless artifacts, photographs, and pictures documenting American war crimes. Such documents illustrate the killing of civilians, spreading of chemicals, torturing of prisoners, and the effects of the war on

The cathedral is supposed to represent the glory of the French Empire. Yet, as is always the case with colonisation, this attempt to import French traditions into Viet Nam transformed the colonisers’ culture. Even though the cathedral is built in a Western architectural style, it has a uniquely Ea

The Nha Rong Wharf, or Uncle Ho’s souvenir area, is located at the junction of the Ben Nghe Channel and the Saigon River. This museum mostly contains pictures and objects relating to President Ho Chi Minh.
It is from this area that 21 year old Ho Chi Minh set sail on a French ship named Admira

Vinh Nghiem Pagoda is located at 339 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Road, Dist. 3 in Ho Chi Minh City. It is noteworthy for its ancient Asian architecture and seven storey tower.
The pagoda was constructed between 1964 and 1971 following the design of architect Nguyen Ba Lang.
This classic style seven s

Cu Chi Tunnels is known nationwide as the base where the Vietnamese mounted their operations of the Tet Offensive in 1968.
The Cu Chi Tunnels consist of more than 200 km of underground tunnels. This main axis system has many branches connecting to underground hideouts, shelters, and entrances to

Welcome to Mekong Delta

[The Mekong River] The Mekong River is one of the world's 10th rivers in its river length and has great influences upon nature and societies of the Indo-china Peninsula. The name "MEKONG" originate in Thai language, Mae Nam Khong1). The source of the Mekong River is