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Ho Chi Minh City’s ‘revived’ canal in untold stories of insiders

Wednesday, May 06, 2015, 17:39 GMT+7

Some insiders have recalled their memorable experiences with one of Ho Chi Minh City’s major canals in different phases, spanning from the 1940s to its miracle “rebirth” in the past few years.

Ha Minh Thai, 79, a Vietnamese man who has lived in France for the past 30 years, recently returned to the Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Canal, which snakes through District 1, District 3, Phu Nhuan District, Binh Thanh District, and Tan Binh District.

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