Many entertainment venues in HCM City have reopened now that social distancing measures have been eased, but the number of visitors to Bui Vien pedestrian street is still significantly down. 

Popular tourist streets in Hanoi and HCM City including Ta Hien and Bui Vien have only seen a small number of visitors since they reopened.

A new open top double-decker bus service was officially launched in Ho Chi Minh City on January 15 with several foreign tourists noting their positive impression of the southern city’s first modern double-decker bus system.

Both local people and tourists gathered on Bui Vien walking street in HCM City to celebrate Halloween, with many people dressing up in colourful and scary outfits such as ghosts and devils to enjoy the festivities.

With Halloween celebrations upon us and just about everywhere nationwide, including HCM City, getting into the festive spirit, here are a few suggestions if you are still wondering where you and your friends can celebrate a fun Halloween.

VietNamNet Bridge – The streets of Bui Vien, De Tham, and Pham Ngu Lao in District 1 host large numbers of foreign tourists and are called “Pho Tay” (streets for foreigners).

HCM City’s Party Secretary Dinh La Thang showed his support for the proposal of turning the roads of Bui Vien, Pham Ngu Lao, and De Tham in District, which are dubbed “Pho Tay” (the streets for foreign tourists) into pedestrian streets.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Over a year holding the position of the chief police officer of Pham Ngu Lao Ward,  which is called the Street of Foreigners, Lieutenant Colonel Nghia has witnessed many funny and annoying stories related to foreign visitors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – “Pho Tay” (street of foreigners) is a familiar address as well as the gathering place of foreign visitors in Ho Chi Minh City.

The District 1 People's Committee has set up a joint inspection team to check the operation of bars in Pham Ngu Lao Ward, which is called the “Street of Foreigners,” and fine those that break the rules and make noise at 4-5am.