Vincom Center offers privilege card

Shoppers at Vincom Center Photo: Courtesy of Vincom Center

Vincom Center in HCMC’s District 1 has launched its privilege card “Vincom Center Loyalty” with benefits for customers.

Apart from offering discounts and special promotions, the card also

allows customers to make transactions at banks and ATMs.

Customers, who spend VND5 million at Vincom Center, can collect the card when they present the dockets.

Card holders can load money on the cards at Techcombank. They will also receive a gift worth VND500.000 when they pay bills over VND3 million using the card.

For each VND500,000 checked by the Vincom Center Loyalty card, customers will receive a lucky draw ticket for prizes worth from VND500,000 to VND5 million, drawn at the end of each month.

To mark the launch of “Vincom Center Loyalty”, the first 1,000 memberships in November and December will receive a Lock&Lock water jug and enjoy other promotions by Techcombank.

Vincom Center at 72 Le Thanh Ton Street, District 1 opened on April 30 and sells internationally famous brand names.

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Vincom Center offers privilege card

Shoppers at Vincom Center Photo: Courtesy of Vincom Center

Vincom Center in HCMC’s District 1 has launched its privilege card “Vincom Center Loyalty” with benefits for customers.

Apart from offering discounts and special promotions, the card also

allows customers to make transactions at banks and ATMs.

Customers, who spend VND5 million at Vincom Center, can collect the card when they present the dockets.

Card holders can load money on the cards at Techcombank. They will also receive a gift worth VND500.000 when they pay bills over VND3 million using the card.

For each VND500,000 checked by the Vincom Center Loyalty card, customers will receive a lucky draw ticket for prizes worth from VND500,000 to VND5 million, drawn at the end of each month.

To mark the launch of “Vincom Center Loyalty”, the first 1,000 memberships in November and December will receive a Lock&Lock water jug and enjoy other promotions by Techcombank.

Vincom Center at 72 Le Thanh Ton Street, District 1 opened on April 30 and sells internationally famous brand names.

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The secret chamber beneath Gia Long Palace

It has been forty seven years since the coup d’état of the Ngo Dinh Diem regime on November 1, 1963. There are still rumors about a secret underground chamber under the Gia Long Palace, where Ngo Dinh Diem, the first president of the Republic of Vietnam, resided. The palace at 69 Ly Tu Trong Street in HCMC’s District 1 still stands, but now it is  HCMC Museum. The Saigon Times Daily photo-journalist Kinh Luan took some snapshots of the place.

The French-designed palace on the intersection of Ly Tu Trong and Nam Ky Khoi Nghia streets in HCMC’s District 1 was built in 1885. It was the home of several high-ranking officials of the French Colony in Saigon and later of officials of the South Vietnamese puppet regime

Workers restore one of the six rooms in the 30 meter-long chamber. Apart from high-tech equipment in the signals room, the other five rooms are decorated with simple furniture

Architect Ngo Viet Thu designed this bombproof tunnel that was built in 1962 by sappers in the Saigon Army. The entrance to the tunnel is a thick steel door. Thu also designed the Reunification Palace

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The French-designed palace on the intersection of Ly Tu Trong and Nam Ky Khoi Nghia streets in HCMC’s District 1 was built in 1885. It was the home of several high-ranking officials of the French Colony in Saigon and later of officials of the South Vietnamese puppet regime

Workers restore one of the six rooms in the 30 meter-long chamber. Apart from high-tech equipment in the signals room, the other five rooms are decorated with simple furniture

Architect Ngo Viet Thu designed this bombproof tunnel that was built in 1962 by sappers in the Saigon Army. The entrance to the tunnel is a thick steel door. Thu also designed the Reunification Palace

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The secret chamber beneath Gia Long Palace

It has been forty seven years since the coup d’état of the Ngo Dinh Diem regime on November 1, 1963. There are still rumors about a secret underground chamber under the Gia Long Palace, where Ngo Dinh Diem, the first president of the Republic of Vietnam, resided. The palace at 69 Ly Tu Trong Street in HCMC’s District 1 still stands, but now it is  HCMC Museum. The Saigon Times Daily photo-journalist Kinh Luan took some snapshots of the place.

The French-designed palace on the intersection of Ly Tu Trong and Nam Ky Khoi Nghia streets in HCMC’s District 1 was built in 1885. It was the home of several high-ranking officials of the French Colony in Saigon and later of officials of the South Vietnamese puppet regime

Workers restore one of the six rooms in the 30 meter-long chamber. Apart from high-tech equipment in the signals room, the other five rooms are decorated with simple furniture

Architect Ngo Viet Thu designed this bombproof tunnel that was built in 1962 by sappers in the Saigon Army. The entrance to the tunnel is a thick steel door. Thu also designed the Reunification Palace

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Ba Den Mountain in Tay Ninh

Tourists take cable cars up Ba Den Mountain in Tay Ninh Province

Climbing the mountain sometimes called the roof of Southern Vietnam is a once in a lifetime experience for visitors to Tay Ninh Province.

About 10 kilometers northeast of Tay Ninh Town and straddling three communes, the Nui Ba mountain range stretches 24 square kilometers and comprises three mountains, Heo (Pig) Mountain, Phung (Phoenix) Mountain and Ba Den (Black Lady) Mountain. The mountains have grottoes and pagodas and ancient trees, attracting hundreds of tourists and pilgrims everyday.

The 986 meter tall Ba Den Mountain with its good tourist facilities is the best option to climb. The path winding to the top passes many falls and narrow streams. Halfway up the mountain, there are some mysterious caves with giant rocks and old temples.

If you don’t want the exercise there’s a cable car to the top. Along the way there are views of a waterfall, caves and forest.

Cao Dai Cathedral - Photos: Dang Hoang Tham

Once on the top, trekkers should visit the Ba Temple Complex. It contains old pagodas such as Ha Pagoda, Thuong Pagoda and Hang Pagoda and caves such as Ba Co Cave, Thien Thai Cave and Ba Tuan Cave. All present typical features of Buddhist culture and folk beliefs.

Another highlight of Tay Ninh Province is the mammoth Cao Dai Pagoda that has 100-hectare grounds. The temple is a magnificent architectural work with 12 doors.  Built in 1933, the pagoda is a mix of Cao Dai religion, Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism, with Christianity and Islam as well as some internationally famous faces.

To enter the Cao Dai sects’ main headquarters, males must enter on the right and females to the left and shoes have to be removed before entering the main hall. Naturally lit and filled with icons, the hall is a sanctuary away from the world.

Central in the Cao Dai hall is a Divine Eye encased in a triangle. It is a recurring motif on walls and ceilings. Gaudy pink pillars down both sides are wrapped with snarling green dragons.

Binh Thanh Ancient Tower is also a must-to-see destination. The Cham tower built in the Oc Eo era is more than 1,000 years old.

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Ba Den Mountain in Tay Ninh

Tourists take cable cars up Ba Den Mountain in Tay Ninh Province

Climbing the mountain sometimes called the roof of Southern Vietnam is a once in a lifetime experience for visitors to Tay Ninh Province.

About 10 kilometers northeast of Tay Ninh Town and straddling three communes, the Nui Ba mountain range stretches 24 square kilometers and comprises three mountains, Heo (Pig) Mountain, Phung (Phoenix) Mountain and Ba Den (Black Lady) Mountain. The mountains have grottoes and pagodas and ancient trees, attracting hundreds of tourists and pilgrims everyday.

The 986 meter tall Ba Den Mountain with its good tourist facilities is the best option to climb. The path winding to the top passes many falls and narrow streams. Halfway up the mountain, there are some mysterious caves with giant rocks and old temples.

If you don’t want the exercise there’s a cable car to the top. Along the way there are views of a waterfall, caves and forest.

Cao Dai Cathedral - Photos: Dang Hoang Tham

Once on the top, trekkers should visit the Ba Temple Complex. It contains old pagodas such as Ha Pagoda, Thuong Pagoda and Hang Pagoda and caves such as Ba Co Cave, Thien Thai Cave and Ba Tuan Cave. All present typical features of Buddhist culture and folk beliefs.

Another highlight of Tay Ninh Province is the mammoth Cao Dai Pagoda that has 100-hectare grounds. The temple is a magnificent architectural work with 12 doors.  Built in 1933, the pagoda is a mix of Cao Dai religion, Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism, with Christianity and Islam as well as some internationally famous faces.

To enter the Cao Dai sects’ main headquarters, males must enter on the right and females to the left and shoes have to be removed before entering the main hall. Naturally lit and filled with icons, the hall is a sanctuary away from the world.

Central in the Cao Dai hall is a Divine Eye encased in a triangle. It is a recurring motif on walls and ceilings. Gaudy pink pillars down both sides are wrapped with snarling green dragons.

Binh Thanh Ancient Tower is also a must-to-see destination. The Cham tower built in the Oc Eo era is more than 1,000 years old.

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