This book is intended to provide information and descriptions of the commercial history of several businesses and industries in Saigon and the Cochin china, briefing on the economic situation in the French colonial period from 1860 to 1945. Under the French colonial era, Saigon-Cholon was the economic, industrial and commercial center in the Cochin china, many Western trading companies have been present in the Far East such as Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore, Yokohama. These companies quickly came to set up their base in Saigon with the new market of Nam Ky, the first customers were French authorities and the expeditionary army needs to establish a base so many services are needed.