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Apr
22
Hao Si Phuong: From a soap factory to a living heritage
📍Hao Si Phuong Alley, 206 Tran Hung Dao Street, Cho Lon Ward (formerly District 5), Ho Chi Minh City People often say Saigon is the city that never sleeps, where the whirl of traffic sweeps away all traces of time. Yet, just by turning into 206 Tran Hung Dao Street, you will be amazed to […]
Apr
21
Localis.vn by Pencil Group Signs Strategic Partnership with Apex Event and GDL JSC to Foster Vietnam’s Indigenous Cultural Tourism
Ho Chi Minh City, April 2026 HO CHI MINH CITY – Localis.vn, the local experiential tourism platform under the media and technology collective Pencil Group, has officially signed a strategic partnership with two key entities: Apex Event, a specialist in destination marketing festivals, and GDL JSC, the operator of GDL Network and the “Việt […]
Apr
09
Ho Chi Minh City to package indigenous “living essence” into an all-in-one tourism product
Instead of merely promoting destinations, the city should be presented through its everyday rhythm of life, from its people, alleys, and cuisine to its cultural spaces. It is the sum of these small experiences that creates the identity for Ho Chi Minh City tourism. Within the framework of the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival […]
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