Như Quỳnh in Society
Spending Lockdown With Your Parents: Does Familiarity Breed Contempt?
The recent periods of social distancing have not only created opportunities for families to spend plenty of time together, but also brought a lot of mental pressure when members scramble to find personal space. As a result, individuals learned to face themselves and their family members; distances could be reduced yet there are new boundaries that must be respected.
Tobias Paramore in Music & Arts
How a Hanoi Collective Found Audio-Visual Beauty in Bamboo and Red River Soil
Traditional music in Vietnam is a complex fabric woven of many threads. Some strands extend hundreds of kilometers across the country and others reach across borders and oceans to nearby neighbors.
Thế Anh in Music & Arts
The Artist Making a Miniature Saigon Out of Lego Blocks
If a bowl of hủ tiếu were the size of a Lego brick, how many hủ tiếu would you have?
Saigoneer in Environment
Vietnamese Photographer Clinches 2nd Prize in UK Biology Photo Competition
Trương Hoài Vũ's 'Hòn Yến marine ecosystem' nabbed the honor of runner-up in the 2021 Royal Society of Biology’s photography competition in the Photographer of The Year category.
Michael Tatarski in Society
How Social ChangeMakers Brings People Together to Create a Better Future
In this pandemic era, sometimes we need a little help connecting with other people.
Elise Luong in Society
To Teach Children the Importance of Play, First Bring Playgrounds Back
In rapidly developing urban Hanoi, finding engaging outdoor play areas for young children is near impossible. But since 2014, the social enterprise Think Playgrounds has colored public spaces across Vietnam with wildly unique and legitimately sustainable designs, engaging with local communities to give children back their right to play.
Saigoneer in Saigon
What Happened to the Saigon Tax Center's Moroccan Mosaic Staircase?
Exactly five years ago this week, construction workers began tearing apart the Saigon Tax Center building to make way for ...
Mầm in Quãng 8
From Germany to 'King of Rap' Runner-up: How Tuimi Becomes a Hip-Hop Breakout Star
Tuimi, a Vietnamese German singer and rapper, has become one of the most notable female voices in the local hip-hop scene and been making big waves since her return in 2019.
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Như Quỳnh in Society
Spending Lockdown With Your Parents: Does Familiarity Breed Contempt?
The recent periods of social distancing have not only created opportunities for families to spend plenty of time together, but also brought a lot of mental pressure when members scramble to find perso...
Tobias Paramore in Music & Arts
How a Hanoi Collective Found Audio-Visual Beauty in Bamboo and Red River Soil
Traditional music in Vietnam is a complex fabric woven of many threads. Some strands extend hundreds of kilometers across the country and others reach across borders and oceans to nearby neighbors.
Thế Anh in Music & Arts
The Artist Making a Miniature Saigon Out of Lego Blocks
If a bowl of hủ tiếu were the size of a Lego brick, how many hủ tiếu would you have?
Saigoneer in Environment
Vietnamese Photographer Clinches 2nd Prize in UK Biology Photo Competition
Trương Hoài Vũ's 'Hòn Yến marine ecosystem' nabbed the honor of runner-up in the 2021 Royal Society of Biology’s photography competition in the Photographer of The Year category.
Saigoneer in Architecture
[Photos] The Little Son La House at the Base of the Hill
If children like your house design, you must be doing something right.
Saigoneer in Health
Vietnam Has Spent $1.3bn of State Budget on Fighting Coronavirus
It's been a costly battle so far.
Saigoneer in Vietnam
Covid-19 Cases Multiply in Mekong Delta as More Return From Southeast Region
While Vietnam's overall COVID-19 situation has improved dramatically in recent weeks, a few provinces are seeing record numbers of new cases.
Partner Content
Saigoneer in Education
Maximizing the Benefits of Home-Based Learning in Vietnam
While in-person classes remain temporarily on hold in order to protect the health of students, teachers and communities, home-based learning...
Saigoneer in Education
How Local Students are Preparing for Careers in Hospitality at EHL Group
While global tourism has certainly been negatively impacted over the last two years by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is sure to rebound and once...
Saigoneer in Service
A Homegrown Way to Fight Climate Change
As the impacts of climate change become ever-harder to ignore, it’s important to remember that some solutions exist close to home.
Saigoneer in Service
A Tour of Poverty Relief Efforts in the Mekong Delta [Pt.2]
Saigoneer in Education
How the British International School HCMC Instills a Sense of Direction for Students Applying to University and Beyond
“Instead of thinking of a destination to this journey, think about the direction.”
Saigoneer in Education
Students Explore Hospitality Careers at EHL’s Junior Academy
“I wasn’t much of a people person...but by being able to meet so many people from so many places and work during my internship…EHL made me g...
Saigoneer in Education
Preparing Graduates for University Success at European International School
Being accepted into a top university is just the first step on a student's journey to higher education where soft skills and study habits ar...
Saigoneer in Hotels
Wink Hotel Saigon Centre: Saigon’s Hip New Place to Stay
“Because you get it” is a fitting tagline for the newly-opened Wink Hotel Saigon Centre, the first hotel of several planned Wink Hotels.
Saigoneer in Entertainment
A Tour of Poverty Relief Efforts in the Mekong Delta [Pt. 1]
Mothers struggling to afford both food and school fees; husbands forced to move to other provinces to find work; unexpected illnesses that d...
Arts & Culture
Tobias Paramore in Music & Arts
How a Hanoi Collective Found Audio-Visual Beauty in Bamboo and Red River Soil
Traditional music in Vietnam is a complex fabric woven of many threads. Some strands extend hundreds of kilometers across the country and ot...
Thế Anh in Music & Arts
The Artist Making a Miniature Saigon Out of Lego Blocks
If a bowl of hủ tiếu were the size of a Lego brick, how many hủ tiếu would you have?
Saigoneer in Film & TV
Film Adaptation of Mạc Can's 'Tấm Ván Phóng Dao' Wins Award at Busan Project Market
If Wood Could Cry, It Would Cry Blood was awarded the ArteKino International Award as part of the 2021 Busan International Film Festival...
Eat & Drink
Michael Tatarski in Food Culture
'Đùm Bọc' Uses Vietnamese Food to Raise Funds for Covid-19 Relief in Vietnam
Residents of New York City are in for a treat.
Tam Le in Ănthology
A New Generation of Vietnamese Chefs Is Shaking Things up in Prague
“Our parents met here in the Czech Republic after being invited by the government to work in [their] factories around 1983. They were one of the first Vietnamese here,” says Giang Ta, the front-of-house and fraternal half of Taro Group, a fine-dining restaurant group that currently consists of three concepts: Gao Den, Taro and Dian.
Uyen Do in Food Culture
A Shelf-Stable History of Why Vietnam Loves Mì Gói
Instant noodles are more or less a religion. They have widely spread to many lands, where they are adapted to suit the culture and people th...
Travel
Paul Christiansen in Travel
An Awe-Inspiring Bird's-Eye View of Bình Định's Chăm Towers
What if memories were not collections of chemicals and electrical impulses stored in the fleshy recesses of a mind, but physical objects mad...
Saigoneer in Travel
Immerse in a Serene Morning at Ngã Năm Floating Market
Floating markets haven’t completely disappeared from Vietnam’s commercial landscape.
Ngọc Huynh in Travel
A Lifetime Adrift: Phu Quoc Cruise Ship Crewmen Live and Work On Board
In the days before our lives were disrupted again by the pandemic, I was fortunate enough to visit the remote beauty that is Phu Quoc and it...
Stories
Saigoneer in Vietnam
Covid-19 Cases Multiply in Mekong Delta as More Return From Southeast Region
While Vietnam's overall COVID-19 situation has improved dramatically in recent weeks, a few provinces are seeing record numbers of new cases...
Saigoneer in Saigon
Over 75% of Saigoneers Have Received 2 Shots of Covid-19 Vaccines
After a sluggish start, Saigon has sped up inoculation efforts, becoming Vietnam’s locality with the most vaccine coverage.
Saigoneer in Vietnam
Major Typhoon Kompasu to Hit North-Central Vietnam Tomorrow
In preparation for the storm's expected landfall Thursday morning, the government is evacuating 250,000 people in the North-Central Region.
Society
Như Quỳnh in Society
Spending Lockdown With Your Parents: Does Familiarity Breed Contempt?
The recent periods of social distancing have not only created opportunities for families to spend plenty of time together, but also brought ...
Saigoneer in Environment
Vietnamese Photographer Clinches 2nd Prize in UK Biology Photo Competition
Trương Hoài Vũ's 'Hòn Yến marine ecosystem' nabbed the honor of runner-up in the 2021 Royal Society of Biology’s photography competition in ...
Saigoneer in Architecture
[Photos] The Little Son La House at the Base of the Hill
If children like your house design, you must be doing something right.
Heritage
Saigoneer in Vietnam
Hue to Spend $20m to Restore 5 Historical Sites From Nguyen Dynasty
Five sites in the ancient capital will be restored at a total cost of over VND460 billion (nearly US$20.2 million) over the next five years....
Saigoneer in Saigon
What Happened to the Saigon Tax Center's Moroccan Mosaic Staircase?
Exactly five years ago this week, construction workers began tearing apart the Saigon Tax Center building to make way for a new development pr...
Saigoneer in Vietnam
[Photos] A Day Trip to 1968 Vung Tau
Time for a trip to the coast.
Events
Lynda Ngo in Events
Grand Opening Annam Gourmet New Store in Q2 Building - Thao Dien
Grand Opening Annam Gourmet New Store In District 2 - Visit to Receive Exclusive Benefits
Lynda Ngo in Events
Are Screen Technologies Harming our Children?
While Covid has completely transformed our lives in recent months, it has also brought with it more screen time for ourselves and our childr...
Lynda Ngo in Events
Open Shorts Online: Between Fall and Winter
Hanoi city is having brilliant weather between autumn and winter, and TPD center’s courses in Hanoi are also coming back to offline status. ...
Lynda Ngo in Events
Social ChangeMakers LIVE: #EMpower
Welcome back to Social Changemakers Network, an exclusive "Do Good.Feel Good.Live Good" networking platform!
Lynda Ngo in Events
Business in Vietnam: Q4 Recovery & Beyond
Agile management & Strategic Planning for an uncertain business environment.
Lynda Ngo in Events
SCMN Mental Health Open Talk #7
A safe space for all of us to open up, share our thoughts and exchange experiences
Lynda Ngo in Events
City - an Online Exhibition by Christian Berg
Goethe Institut HCMC and Photographer Christian Berg are pleased to present for a limited time only, an exclusive online Exhibition - “City”...
Lynda Ngo in Events
Transform your Institution into a Digital Institution
We cordially invite you to participate in a Webinar on "Transform your Institution into a Digital Institution“ organized by Camu, a Global E...
Lynda Ngo in Events
Creative Networking: Moving Your Events Online
Each month Seven Million Bikes will host a networking event for creatives and creators looking to meet like-minded people and share ideas. F...
