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"Nostalgia", one of Nguyen Quoc Dung’s 20 oil-paintings, to be exhibited at Tu Do Gallery in Ho Chi Minh City from February to March. A solo oil-painting exhibition by Hanoian artist Nguyen Quoc Dung will open at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tu Do Gallery on February 4. Themed “Drops of Spring”, the...

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  Consumer demand for holiday goods and transportation will grow 10 percent from last year, according to a government forecast that urged authorities to monitor and stabilize prices. Asia’s fastest inflation is the last thing on Tran Hang’s mind as she jostles fellow shoppers...

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Food retail sales in Ho Chi Minh City witnessed “skyrocketing growth” in recent year, a report said Despite economic difficulties the retail market in Ho Chi Minh City expanded last year as top retailers and brands continued to come in, property consultant Knight Frank said in a new report. The retail sales value...

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  Ho Chi Minh City as seen from the rooftop of a downtown building. Property prices are expected to fall in the next six months. Developers are still pessimistic about market conditions but some experts believe investors should not rule out real estate just yet. Economist...

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A Vietnamese fan expresses her love for Italian football veteran Fabio Cannavaro (R) at Ho Chi Minh City's Youth Culture House on Sunday. Italian football legend Fabio Cannavaro said during a meeting with football fans at Ho Chi Minh City’s Youth Culture House that he wishes he could stay longer in Vietnam. Sunday...

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Former Italian football star Fabio Canavaro will visit Ho Chi Minh City on Friday. Photo by Dan Tri. Fabio Canavaro, the best player of the 2006 FIFA World Cup and member of the Italian squad as the Cup champions, will come to Ho Chi Minh City on Friday, January 6. Canavaro will meet the media at the city’s Caravelle...

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Visitors read special editions of local magazines and newspaper at last year’s book street in Ho Chi Minh City. The annual Nguyen Hue Flower Street display during this year’s Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday will be once again accompanied by three book streets in Ho Chi Minh City from January 20-26. The event, which...

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A street vendor walks past a Chanel SA store inside the Rex Hotel in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011. Vietnam’s growth held near 6 percent this quarter, reducing the pressure for further monetary tightening after higher interest rates limited the boost to the economy from exports and domestic...

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  A jacket and a mess kit, displayed at the ‘ Vietnam , 25 Years of Innovation’ exhibition, recalled a time of extreme hardship in Vietnam after the war Spotted coupons used during the subsidy...

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  The Saigon Post Office in the early-20th century … and the Ho Chi Minh City’s General Post Office at present In Ho Chi Minh City, two iconic buildings that are tourist attractions as much for their architecture as their history are the Notre Dame Cathedral and General Post...

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