Around Town An age-old fabric market in town Hoang The Phong Tuesday, Jul 25, 2017,23:38 (GMT+7) An age-old fabric market in townHoang The Phong The bustling atmosphere at Soai Kinh Lam fabric market on the busy Tran Hung Dao Street in HCMC’s District 5 Despite numerous ups and downs of the economy, and despite drastic changes to the socio-economic landscape in HCMC, there is a special market that has maintained its special traits for decades. Soai Kinh Lam in the city’s District 5 is known far and wide for its long-established role as a crucial distribution hub of fabrics, not only for the city but the entire southern region. And it is also recommended as a venue for tourists who want to take sightseeing tours to gain an insight into the bustling business in the city in general and the Cholon area in particular. In HCMC, there are markets specializing in a particular type of commodities. For example, Kim Bien … [Read more...] about An age-old fabric market in town
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An old furniture market in city
An old furniture market in city Thai Ngoc By Thai Ngoc – The Saigon Times Daily A trader from HCMC’s District 8 purchases wooden items at the old furniture market in Bui Thi Xuan Street for resale in the Mekong Delta - PHOTO: THAI NGOC Those fond of old furniture should head for Bui Thi Xuan Street in Tan Binh District, HCMC. Numerous pieces of old furniture are on display for sale there. This is the oldest street market for second-hand wooden tables, chairs, beds, cupboards and the like since it had been present before the country was reunified in 1975. The traces of time can be found in every item in this special market. While scrubbing dirt from an old chair, Can, the owner of a furniture shop, says a wooden table set that is more than 30 years old has been bought from a family in Hoc Mon District at VND2.8 million. After renewing it, he can sell it at VND5 million or more. Can said many items at the old furniture market are not at all cheap because most … [Read more...] about An old furniture market in city
Flowers flood city markets ahead of Tet
Flowers flood city markets ahead of Tet (24-01-2006) People in major cities like HCM City and Ha Noi planning to buy flowers and bonsai to decorate their homes this Tet (the Lunar New Year) are likely to be spoiled for choice. Not only are flower markets being set up especially for Tet but they are also stocked with exotic orchids and bonsai, and even imported flowers. Early on Sunday morning four of them opened in HCM City at the September 23 and Le Van Tam parks in District 1, Gia Dinh Park in Go Vap District, and Sai Gon South New Urban Area in District 7. The September 23 Park market is the biggest with some 700 shops. Gia Dinh has 200 and Le Van Tam over 60. Green Tree and Parks Company, which manages the city's parks, said the number of stalls at this year's markets had increased by 150 per cent over the 2005 figure. Besides, floral and bonsai shops in the city had begun stocking up a large variety a week ago for Tet, the company said. A spring fair, due to be held at the Tao Dan … [Read more...] about Flowers flood city markets ahead of Tet
City market helps keep Tet traditions
City market helps keep Tet traditions (19-01-2009) Festive wrapping: A seller ties la dong (dong leaves) into bunches. — VNS Photo Van Dat HCM CITY — In every Vietnamese house, Tet (Lunar New Year) is a time for making an array of delicious cakes - like banh tet (cylindrical glutinous rice cake) and banh chung (square glutinous rice cake). Making them requires sticky rice, green bean, pork and some special ingredients like the la dong leaf. The leaf, though not eaten along with the cake, is wrapped around a layer each of the rice, green bean paste, and pork. La dong is found aplenty in HCM City before the Lunar New Year - in an impromptu market along Cach Mang Thang Tam Street in Tan Binh District. Locals call this section of street La Dong Ong Ta Market and it only opens 10 days before Tet. No one knows for sure how long this market has been there. Nguyen Thi Hoa, 71-year-old resident who lives in nearby Pham Van Hai Street, says it was there even before the … [Read more...] about City market helps keep Tet traditions
HCM City: Market for infertile couples
VietNamNet Bridge - Due to the sources of sperm and eggs in the hospital which cannot meet the needs of infertile couples, a "market" where sperms and eggs are traded has appeared in HCM City, according to Tuoi Tre. This "market" is located in alley A1 on Cong Quynh Road, Pham Ngu Lao Ward, District 1. A1 alley is widely known as the "infertile alley" or "alley of pregnant women" because many infertile couples rent inns here to live during their treatment of infertility at Tu Du Hospital. … [Read more...] about HCM City: Market for infertile couples