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Tân Cảng Station
Tân Cảng Station (Vietnamese: ''Ga Tân Cảng'') is an elevated Ho Chi Minh City Metro station on Line 1 and the future Line 5. Located on Điện Biên Phủ Boulevard in Bình Thạnh District, next to Saigon Bridge, the station opened on 22 December 2024. It was named after the nearby former Saigon Newport ''(Tân Cảng Sài Gòn)'', which is now the Vinhomes Central Park development area, where the highest building in Vietnam, Landmark 81, is located here. Surrounding area * Vinhomes Central Park / Landmark 81 * Pearl Plaza * CII Tower * Cantavil Hoàn Cầu Apartment * North Văn Thánh Residents Quarter * Dock Residents Quarter (''Cư xá Ụ Tàu'') * Tân Cảng Residents Quarter * Tân Cảng Saigon Waterbus The Saigon Waterbus (Vietnamese: ''Buýt đường sông Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh'') is a transportation service in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam operating on the Saigon River. Launched in November 2017, the Waterbus offers services between Distric ... pier * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ho Chi Minh City Metro
The Ho Chi Minh City Metro (HCMC Metro, ) is a rapid transit system in Ho Chi Minh City, the most populous city in Vietnam. The system currently consists of one operational line, Line 1 which opened on 22 December 2024 from Bến Thành Market to Eastern Bus Terminus. Additional lines are currently under construction or being planned. Line 1 is long with three underground stations ( Bến Thành, Ho Chi Minh City Opera House, and Ba Son) and eleven elevated stations. The three stations above are Vietnam's first underground metro stations. Trains are designed to travel at up to on the elevated sections and up to underground. Further lines are under construction or planned, for a total length of (not including the length of LRT Line 11 and Line 12 for Cần Giờ) As part of its inauguration, nine trains will initially run from 05:00 to 22:00 ( UTC+07:00), with peak hour and off-peak frequencies of eight and twelve minutes, respectively. Based on the decision of the Ho Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bình Thạnh District
Bình Thạnh is a district of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. , the district had a population of 490,618 and a total area of 21 km2. The name of the district was formed from the names of two wards in the old Gò Vấp district, Bình Hòa and Thạnh Mỹ Tây. In 1976, those two wards were removed from Gò Vấp District to create Bình Thạnh District. Administrative division Bình Thạnh is divided into 20 wards. They are wards Ward 1, Bình Thạnh District, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28. Wards 4, 8, 9, 10, 16, 18, 20 and 23 have previously been dissolved and merged into other wards. Geographical location Bình Thạnh District borders the city of Thủ Đức to the east by Saigon River, Phú Nhuận district to the west, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, District 1 to the south by Nhieu Loc–Thi Nghe Channel, Gò Vấp district and District 12, Ho Chi Minh City, District 12 to the north by Xuyên Tâm Canal and Vàm Thuật R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025. The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigon River. As a Municipalities of Vietnam, municipality, Ho Chi Minh City consists of 16 List of urban districts of Vietnam, urban districts, five Huyện, rural districts, and one Municipal city (Vietnam), municipal city (sub-city). As the largest financial centre in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City has the largest gross regional domestic product out of all Vietnam provinces and municipalities, contributing around a quarter of the Economy of Vietnam, country's total GDP. Ho Chi Minh City metropolitan area, Ho Chi Minh City's metropolitan area is List of ASEAN country subdivisions by GDP, ASEAN's 5th largest economy, also the biggest outside an ASEAN country capital. The area was initially part of Cambodian states until it became part of the Vietna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vietnam
Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifteenth-most populous country. One of two communist states in Southeast Asia, Vietnam shares land borders with China to the north, and Laos and Cambodia to the west. It shares Maritime boundary, maritime borders with Thailand through the Gulf of Thailand, and the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia through the South China Sea. Its capital is Hanoi and its largest city is Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam was inhabited by the Paleolithic age, with states established in the first millennium BC on the Red River Delta in modern-day northern Vietnam. Before the Han dynasty's invasion, Vietnam was marked by a vibrant mix of religion, culture, and social norms. The Han dynasty annexed Northern and Central Vietnam, which were subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HCMC Metro Line 1
Line 1, also known as Bến Thành – Suối Tiên Line, is a rapid transit line of the HCMC Metro in Vietnam. It is the city's first metro line and the nation's first underground metro line, connecting District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, District 1, Bình Thạnh district, Bình Thạnh, and Thủ Đức, Thủ Đức City. Construction began in 2012, with an initial completion date set for 2018. However, the project's completion was delayed multiple times. The line was officially opened for service on 22 December 2024. Ticket prices will range from 7,000–20,000 VND (US$0.27–0.79) per trip or 6,000–19,000 VND (US$0.20–0.75) for cashless payments. From the planning in 2024, Line 1 will be extended from Ben Thanh station to An Ha Depot, bringing the total length this Line to 40.8 km. History The line was designed by Nippon Koei (now ID&E Holdings). The above-ground section was constructed by a joint venture between the Japanese rail corporation Sumitomo Group and Vietnamese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HCMC Metro Line 5
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025. The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigon River. As a Municipalities of Vietnam, municipality, Ho Chi Minh City consists of 16 List of urban districts of Vietnam, urban districts, five Huyện, rural districts, and one Municipal city (Vietnam), municipal city (sub-city). As the largest financial centre in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City has the largest gross regional domestic product out of all Vietnam provinces and municipalities, contributing around a quarter of the Economy of Vietnam, country's total GDP. Ho Chi Minh City metropolitan area, Ho Chi Minh City's metropolitan area is List of ASEAN country subdivisions by GDP, ASEAN's 5th largest economy, also the biggest outside an ASEAN country capital. The area was initially part of Cambodian states until it became part of the Vietna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vietnamese Language
Vietnamese () is an Austroasiatic languages, Austroasiatic language Speech, spoken primarily in Vietnam where it is the official language. It belongs to the Vietic languages, Vietic subgroup of the Austroasiatic language family. Vietnamese is spoken natively by around 86 million people, and as a second language by 11 million people, several times as many as the rest of the Austroasiatic family combined. It is the native language of Vietnamese people, ethnic Vietnamese (Kinh), as well as the second language, second or First language, first language for List of ethnic groups in Vietnam, other ethnicities of Vietnam, and used by Overseas Vietnamese, Vietnamese diaspora in the world. Like many languages in Southeast Asia and East Asia, Vietnamese is highly analytic language, analytic and is tone (linguistics), tonal. It has head-initial directionality, with subject–verb–object order and modifiers following the words they modify. It also uses noun classifier (linguistics), classi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line 1, Ho Chi Minh City Metro
Line 1, also known as Bến Thành – Suối Tiên Line, is a rapid transit line of the HCMC Metro in Vietnam. It is the city's first metro line and the nation's first underground metro line, connecting District 1, Bình Thạnh, and Thủ Đức City. Construction began in 2012, with an initial completion date set for 2018. However, the project's completion was delayed multiple times. The line was officially opened for service on 22 December 2024. Ticket prices will range from 7,000–20,000 VND (US$0.27–0.79) per trip or 6,000–19,000 VND (US$0.20–0.75) for cashless payments. From the planning in 2024, Line 1 will be extended from Ben Thanh station to An Ha Depot, bringing the total length this Line to 40.8 km. History The line was designed by Nippon Koei (now ID&E Holdings). The above-ground section was constructed by a joint venture between the Japanese rail corporation Sumitomo Group and Vietnamese state-owned corporation Cienco 6. The underground section was c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saigon Bridge
Saigon Bridge, also known as Newport Bridge () before 1975, is a bridge crossing the Saigon River, connecting Bình Thạnh District and District 2, Ho Chi Minh City now is Thủ Đức, on the Hanoi Highway. The bridge has four lanes for cars and two lanes for motorcycles and bicycles. It was the only bridge linking District 1 to the new Thu Thiem New Urban Area in District 2 until the inauguration of Thủ Thiêm Bridge in 2008 and the Saigon River Tunnel in 2011. The bridge is one of the eastern gateway of the city and was also one of the most vital gateways for vehicles traveling from northern and central Vietnam to the city, and therefore was a key point of contention during the Tet Offensive in 1968 and the Fall of Saigon in 1975. In 2013, a new parallel bridge, Saigon 2 Bridge, was inaugurated to ease congestion on the bridge. Vietnam War On 5 May 1968 during the May or "mini-Tet" Offensive, a 300-man Vietcong (VC) regiment attacked the bridge and the adjacent Newport dock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newport (Vietnam)
Newport was a United States Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) logistics base located on the Saigon River north of central Saigon in southern Vietnam. History With the increased movement of U.S. troops into the Saigon area to support the Vietnam War, the deep-draft facilities there proved completely inadequate. However, a plan was already underway to construct a new port on the Saigon River upstream from the city. This site, called Newport, was in a sparsely populated area adjacent to National Route 1 (Vietnam), Highway 1 and the Saigon Bridge, bridge connecting Saigon with the newly developing Long Binh Post some northeast of Saigon. This massive project financed by the Army was constructed by RMK-BRJ. The project was approved in November 1965 and designated as Military Assistance Command, Vietnam's (MACV) highest priority construction project. To get the port operational as soon as possible, planning proceeded for seven lighterage berths and four Landing Ship, T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landmark 81
Landmark 81 is a supertall skyscraper in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It is primarily invested and developed by Vinhomes, the largest Vietnamese real-estate developer. Landmark 81 holds the position of the tallest building in Vietnam, the second tallest building in Southeast Asia, as well as the seventeenth tallest building in the world overall. The tall, 81-story building is located where the Newport logistics base was on the western banks of the Saigon River in Bình Thạnh District, the northeast side of Ho Chi Minh City's historic center and to the immediate southern side of Saigon Bridge. The tower is built at the heart of ''Vinhomes Central Park'', a $1.5 billion high-end mixed-use urban area. The development comprises Autograph Collection hotel and conference facilities, luxury apartments, high-end retail spaces, restaurants, bars, and a multi-story observation deck. History The ground-breaking opening ceremony for the tower was held on 13 December 2014. In Octobe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saigon Waterbus
The Saigon Waterbus (Vietnamese: ''Buýt đường sông Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh'') is a transportation service in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam operating on the Saigon River. Launched in November 2017, the Waterbus offers services between District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, District 1 and Thủ Đức, Thu Duc City. In 2021, the Waterbus launched an evening service from 5:00-9:00 PM. Piers References Transport in Ho Chi Minh City Public transport in Ho Chi Minh City [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
