A rising star: Ho Chi Minh City. Within Ho Chi Minh City’s historic core, a sense of order emerges. In the early years of the colonial period (1862-1954), the French flattened much of the old city, ...

The ubiquitous street art, depicting portraits of Ho Chi Minh, flying pigeons, and people waving the national flag, reminded ...

On the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City, G8A Architects had the space to play. But when MIA Design Studio was commissioned to build a house in the city centre, the firm had less room to manoeuvre. Villa ...

Arriving in Ho Chi Minh City for the first time can feel like a shock to the system. Decades ago, you might have spotted bicycles wobbling through lantern-lit streets and buffaloes basking in opaque ...

On a sizzling April afternoon, a rainstorm pummels Ho Chi Minh City. Despite the deafening downpour, temperatures stay miserably high in the megacity’s concrete and glass-laden central districts.