On an early weekend morning in late January, Bui Nguyen Van Nguyen sat down for a cup of coffee at Ba Lu, one of Saigon’s oldest cafés, located smack in the middle of Phung Hung Market in District 5. After taking a sip of coffee brewed in the traditional net-filter method, Nguyen began snapping photographs of the market, cataloguing the simple beauty of everyday life in Saigon. Such moments are typical for Nguyen who, for the past three years, has spent his time wandering around Saigon, capturing life through the perspective of his lens. Saigon 'enthusiast' Nguyen’s love of Saigon is shown to the 106,000 followers of his Instagram account @odaucungchup , which translates to 'taking photos everywhere.' “It makes me happy that every day I get to wake up and realize I am in the heart of Saigon,” Nguyen told Tuoi Tre News . Saigon at sunset. Photo: @odaucungchup Nguyen’s goal is to showcase simple, familiar images of Saigon, from its narrow alleyways to its street corners covered in tangled electric wires, and everything in between. Building his Instagram handle a place for Saigon lovers, he wrote upon his bio, “Do you guys love Saigon like me?” Besides randomly taking photos of city life in a wide range of topics, Nguyen has also run several long-term series, including Saigon Old Texts, Saigon Houses, Saigon Alleys, Saigon Cinemas, Saigon People, Patterns of Saigon, and more. A photo from Bui Nguyen Van Nguyen’s Saigon Old Texts photo series “I’m always attracted to shops with nice old-school signs when I need to buy or repair things because I truly believe that the people in those places put love and kindness into their work,” Nguyen captioned a series depicting store signage. The 29-year-old photographer also uploads the story behind each photo, describing his feelings about it or what he has learned of the area where the picture was taken. “Each time I stop at my regular banh mi [ Vietnamese …
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Ho Chi Minh City students to resume school in early March
All students in Ho Chi Minh City have been allowed to go back to school in early March as the COVID-19 pandemic has been put under control again in the southern metropolis. The municipal People’s Committee on Wednesday issued a document stating that students and learners of local schools, universities, and other educational institutions will resume their normal classes on March 1. The city’s Department of Education and Training and Department of Labor, War Invalids, and Social Affairs will provide local schools with guidance on pandemic prevention and control measures. Students who have been to virus-hit areas will be required to fill out health declaration forms. Stern penalties will be imposed upon those failing to declare their health status or violating rules on COVID-19 prevention and control. All students, teachers, and other staff members will have to complete online health declaration on a daily basis. Following the Lunar New Year holiday in mid-February, all students were required to switch to remote learning until the end of the month due to the complicated COVID-19 developments. The city recorded 36 community-based COVID-19 cases between February 6 and 11. A total of 35 locations in 10 districts and Thu Duc City were sealed off to prevent the disease from spreading further into the community. As of Tuesday afternoon, lockdown had been lifted from all of these locations. The municipal Department of Education and Training on the same day proposed that all students be allowed to return to school on March 1. Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to get the latest news about Vietnam! …
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Hanoi has new Director of Tourism Department
The Hanoitimes - Mrs. Dang Huong Giang, former Deputy Chief of the Office – Hanoi People's Committee, was appointed Director of Hanoi Tourism Department. This is the first time Hanoi’s tourism industry has a female chief. Mrs. Dang Huong Giang, born in 1972, is appointed for a five-year term. Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Chu Ngoc Anh handed over the decision to appoint Mrs. Dang Huong Giang, former Deputy Chief of the Office – Hanoi People's Committee as new Director of Hanoi Tourism Department. On behalf of the leaders of the City People's Committee, Hanoi City People's Committee Chairman Chu Ngoc Anh congratulated Mrs. Giang on her appointment and expressed his belief that she would succeed in the new position. He hopes that Mrs. Giang will continue to promote her competence and experience to successfully complete the scheduled goals and targets of the city's tourism sector and effectively contribute to the socio-economic development of the capital in the coming time. Ms. Dang Huong Giang pledged that she will do her utmost and try harder to complete the newly assigned tasks, bringing breakthroughs to the tourism industry of Hanoi and successfully overcome any difficulty. …
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