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*Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh*, a littoral city in the southeast of Vietnam formerly known as Saigon and often still *Sài Gòn* in Vietnamese.

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Is it offensive to use 'Saigon' instead of 'Ho Chi Minh City'?

I am a native Hanoian and to me, Ho Chi Minh city and Sai Gon can be used interchangeably, nothing offensive. People like me more consider Sai Gon as a short, convenience and informal name of Ho Chi M …
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