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Vinhomes Grand Park like you’ve never seen it before

I'm pleased to report that we've completed the interactive 3D map of Vinhomes Grand Park! The towers with all residential units (some 40,000) have been ready for a while, but now the map also shows the Manhattan and Manhattan Glory areas as well....

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Wild Honey, anyone?

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Grand Park under Water

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At the Family Table

Vietnamese Home Cooking from the South

Your first introduction to Vietnamese food may have
been phở, the famous beef noodle soup. It may even
have been so good that it made you want to move to
Vietnam and eat it every day. And then you arrive and
discover that Vietnamese home cooking is a rather
different thing. There is a rhythm to a family meal,
a balance between dishes that only really reveals itself
around the family table.

By Daniel Fischer

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Vinhomes Grand Park like you’ve never seen it before

I'm pleased to report that we've completed the interactive 3D map of Vinhomes Grand Park! The towers with all residential units (some 40,000) have been ready for a while, but now the map also shows...

More than Words: Celebrating International Translation Day

Every year on September 30th, International Translation Day celebrates translators around the world. Writing about it only today feels a bit like a missed deadline, which is arguably every translator's worst nightmare, but here we are! Most...

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The Most Versatile Phrase in the Vietnamese Language

Đi chơi Pronunciation: /ɗi˧ t͡ɕəːj˧/Roughly: “dee choy” English has a few words that do suspicious amounts of work. “Right” can mean correct, the opposite of left, immediately,...

Vinhomes Grand Park at Night

Walking our neighbourhood at night has a special charm, with all the beautiful lights illuminating the buildings. Here are some impressions.

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Vietnamese fry-up

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Visit Our Vinhomes Grand Park Page

Vinhomes Grand Park is a city within a city: a vast urban community in Long Binh Ward, on the eastern edge of Ho Chi Minh City. This blog explores what makes Grand Park such a distinctive and livable place, from its neighborhoods, parks and amenities to the people and businesses that bring it to life.

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