Saigon
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American and South Vietnamese forces were headquartered in Saigon during the Vietnam War.
A commercial, industrial, and transportation hub of Southeast Asia, Saigon enjoyed rapid growth and cultural prestige as the capital of French Indochina.
Renamed Ho Chi Minh City by the victorious Vietnamese communists in 1976.
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One major battlefront was Saigon Square, where Thanh Truc works, and neighbouring Ben Thanh Market - sprawling bazaars that are known to be among Vietnam's biggest hubs for counterfeit goods.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
The marmalade-loving bear's nine trophies are the most ever for a new musical, and equal the joint record previously set by Miss Saigon and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2026
After Saigon fell, they made Texas their new home.
From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2025
Thomas Fowler is a middle-aged British reporter living in 1950s Saigon with a young Vietnamese woman, Phuong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
Finally they made it all the way to the port at Saigon, more than five hundred nautical miles south of Da Nang.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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