Weekend Trip: Where to shop in Ho Chi Minh City, South-east Asia’s hottest retail destination 

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Shops in a converted apartment building like the second-hand store seen at 42 Ton That Thiep in District 1.

Shops in a converted apartment building like the second-hand store seen at 42 Ton That Thiep in District 1.

ST PHOTOS: AMANDA CHAI

HO CHI MINH CITY – A day into my four-day-three-night trip to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), I realise I have come woefully unprepared.

In terms of a shopping budget, that is.

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