The digital age is in full swing, and photography its loyal servant. The last century has seen the art form seamlessly transform several times, allowing itself to be reframed and repurposed time and time again.
Nestled in Van Long Nature Reserve and surrounded by spectacular mountains, Emeralda Resort Ninh Binh brings back traditional Vietnamese architecture and elements to meet the demand of looking for a sense of nostalgia through clusters and houses anciently designed with the brick roof, wood ceiling, and pottery floor.
Lac Duong, a township 12 kilometers north of central Da Lat, isn't exactly a place where one would expect to find some international comfort.
District 1’s Phan Ke Binh Street only spans two blocks, yet it contains an assortment of culinary gems. In an alley on the edge of Nguyen Dinh Chieu sits a handsome modernist villa that is now home to Fresh Catch, a new Mediterranean eatery that, as you’ve probably guessed, prides itself on offering the best seafood sourced from Vietnam’s coastal waters.
At 330,835 people, Vietnamese now constitute the third-largest group of foreign residents in Japan behind Chinese and South Koreans.
Tom Green’s antics are legendary.
Who says schools have to be stodgy concrete blocks?
While the seasonal rains paused only long enough for mosquitos to breed in standing pools of water, in 2017, the East West Brewing team had to lug brewing equipment through the mud of Saigon.
Local parks such as the Jardin d’Espagne and Jardin de la Ville, now Tao Dan Park, were a focal point of Saigon’s early urban development. But no green space carried such significance as the Jardin Botanique et Zoologique de Saïgon, the colonial moniker for Thao Cam Vien Sai Gon.
Located 2 kilometers from the city center and set in the temperate climate of the rural highlands of Central Vietnam, Ana Mandara Villas Dalat is a tranquil sanctuary comprising 17 elegant French colonial villas teeming with historical characters, initially constructed between the 1920's and 1930's, all hidden in the lush and redolent conifer parkland on the smoothly rolling hill.
My first-ever vegetarian dish, long before I followed a plant-based diet, was hủ tiếu chay, and since then it has been my go-to order when trying a new restaurant. Besides, you definitely cannot go wrong with a Vietnamese soup dish.
If your partner, child, or parent is facing a life-threatening emergency and can’t receive appropriate treatment in time, the medical implications can be devastating - even fatal.
![[Video] Rapper Datmaniac Features Cat Shelter in 'May Con Meo' Music Video](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/Apr/11/MayConMeo0s.jpg "[Video] Rapper Datmaniac Features Cat Shelter in 'May Con Meo' Music Video")
![[Photos] Vo Trong Nghia's Latest 'House for Trees' Is an Urban Garden on a Budget](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/Apr/9/HaHouse_SGRs.jpg "[Photos] Vo Trong Nghia's Latest 'House for Trees' Is an Urban Garden on a Budget")
![[Photos] Vintage Tourism Posters Showcase Past Vietnam's Natural Landscapes](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/Apr/8/vintage-posters/tourism0s.jpg "[Photos] Vintage Tourism Posters Showcase Past Vietnam's Natural Landscapes")
![[Photos] The Small-Town Placidity of Hue in 1966](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/Mar/25/hue-0s.jpg "[Photos] The Small-Town Placidity of Hue in 1966")
![[Photos] 16 Rare Images of 1900s Vietnam as Part of French Indochina](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/Mar/11/gaston-donnet/1900sVietnam-0s.jpg "[Photos] 16 Rare Images of 1900s Vietnam as Part of French Indochina")
![[Photos] 13 Black-and-White Shots of Saigon in 1962](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/Mar/4/Saigon-1962/Saigon-1962-0s.jpg "[Photos] 13 Black-and-White Shots of Saigon in 1962")
![[Photos] 17 Photos of 2002 Saigon as Seen From Above](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/Feb/25/saigon-2002/AerialSaigon2002_SGRs.jpg "[Photos] 17 Photos of 2002 Saigon as Seen From Above")
Chinese Internet Is Upset That Italy Seized Hundreds of Century Eggs, Calling Them 'Unfit for Human'
The decision is not amusing to some Chinese citizens.
Vietnam Moves to End Plastic Scrap Imports by 2025
“Vietnam must not become a dumping ground for other countries' scrap,” Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc recently said in ...
Morning Stories Roundup: Bamboo Airways to Increase Capital by $30m
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook .
Each morning, we select some of the most impor...
![[Photos] A Child Wedding of Tay Ethnic Minority in Lao Cai in 1920s](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/Apr/16/kiddiewedding/wedding2s.jpg)
[Photos] A Child Wedding of Tay Ethnic Minority in Lao Cai in 1920s
The rare set of photos depict a wedding ceremony in the 1920s between young members of the ethnic minority Tay people in...
Iconic Da Lat College Closes Doors to Tourists Indefinitely
A well-traveled tourist attraction in Da Lat recently closed its doors to visitors due to insufficient resources.
Holiday Stories Roundup: Saigon Heatwave, Golden Kite Awards and Notre Dame Fire
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook .
Each morning, we select some of the most impor...
Upcoming Events
Today
17:00Sustainable Food Fair - Let's Food Cities @ The Hive Villa
18:00Wintercearig by Tricia Nguyen Thanh Trang @ Salon Saigon
19:00Eau de Parfum Spray Workshop with Rei Nguyen - Scent & Memories @ Miyama - Tokyo restaurant cafe
20:00Ladies' Night - Bottomless Gin Tonic @ The Lab
Tomorrow
08:00International Day @ AIS
17:00Friday Ladies Night @ Butcher MANZO & Craft Beer Bar
18:00Spanish QTK - Feria de Abril @ Shri Lounge
18:30Exhibition: Serpent's Tail by Uu Dam Tran Nguyen @ Galerie Quynh
18:30Resonance @ Soma Art Lounge
20:00KNICK KNACK Rooftop Sessions: DJ Knight @ KNICK KNACK
20:00Special NIGHT with YKROC / LE KHOA / Ly Le Quyen @ Yoko Cafe
20:00DJ RAVE RADIO @ ENVY Club
Soon
20/04Jiujitsu Tournament @ Phu Tho Sports Training House
20/04Across Asia Youth Film Festival 2019 @ International School Ho Chi Minh City
20/04ZERO WASTE Candle Workshop @ Morico - Japanese restaurant cafe
Full Events CalendarArts & Culture
On Reconciling With One's Vietnamese Half as an American
My mother is Vietnamese and my father is American, yet I’ve always felt as though I was a tea bag submerged solely in American water. I was ...
[Photos] Krossing Over Arts Festival Wraps up a Striking Week of Performances
![[Photos] Krossing Over Arts Festival Wraps up a Striking Week of Performances](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/Apr/12/krossing/P4100193-SGRs.jpg)
The third edition of the Krossing Over Arts Festival ended in Saigon on Thursday, capping a week of exciting workshops, artist talks and con...
Iconic Da Lat College Closes Doors to Tourists Indefinitely
A well-traveled tourist attraction in Da Lat recently closed its doors to visitors due to insufficient resources.
Eat & Drink
Chinese Internet Is Upset That Italy Seized Hundreds of Century Eggs, Calling Them 'Unfit for Human'
The decision is not amusing to some Chinese citizens.
Hẻm Gems: When a Saigon Cafe Gets Its Hanoi Quirks Just Right
There are three H’s that best encompass Vietnam: Hanoi, the capital; Hue, the ancient capital; and Ho Chi Minh City, the economic center. Wh...
Hẻm Gems: A Bowl of Tripe Noodles That Takes You Straight to Hong Kong
In the public discourse surrounding beef and its culinary application, more often than not there’s barely any space for tripe.
Partner Content
A Confluence of Art, Culture and Cuisine at Square One
Your first impression when stepping into Square One may reveal the type of person you are.
Saving Reefs and Servicing Communities at British International School
A whale with trash spilling out its busted belly, a seagull with feathers soaked in sticky oil, horses galloping in terror: a group of stude...
A Look into Phu Quoc’s Developing Tourism Efforts
Set against verdant mountains, the metal cranes reaching into the air all across the island make for an odd contrast; same for the construct...
A Round Square Education in Action at Renaissance's Science Week
Upon hearing the panicked squeals and shrieks, one might think someone was being tortured in the Renaissance classroom, but the students wer...
As Saigon Embraces Delivery Services, New Website Brings Parties to People’s Homes
Judging by the amount of food delivery drivers waiting with a phone in their hand outside of popular restaurants, and passengers paused on c...
Fresh Catch: Mediterranean “Boat-to-Table” Concept Breathes New Life into Modernist Villa
District 1’s Phan Ke Binh Street only spans two blocks, yet it contains an assortment of culinary gems. In an alley on the edge of Nguyen Di...
*9999 Documentary Film Nominated at 2019 Oregon Documentary Film Festival
In 2018, German film student, Timur Guner approached Family Medical Practice about producing a film about their *9999 emergency ambulance servi...
Stories
Saigon Pours $347m More Into Flood-Reduction Projects Across City
Saigon is going all out to make sure citywide floods like those is 2015 and 2016 won't be a common occurrence.
Morning Stories Roundup: More App-Based Taxi Services Piloted in HCMC
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook .
Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from Sa...
Indonesian Theme Park Covers Breasts of Mermaid Statues, Citing 'Eastern Values'
Two mermaid statues in an Indonesian theme park were the latest victim of haphazard censorship.
Old Saigon
Old Saigon Building of the Week: The Glitz and Glam of Tu Do Nightclub
While today’s Dong Khoi Street is peppered with tourist-centric shops and restaurants, just half a century ago, the downtown street was the ...
[Video] Rare Newsreels From 1930 Show Harsh Realities of Life in Colonial Saigon
![[Video] Rare Newsreels From 1930 Show Harsh Realities of Life in Colonial Saigon](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/Mar/27/1930s.png)
In an extremely rare collection of disjointed clips, Saigon in 1930 appears like the setting of a haunting fever dream.
From Botany Institute to Amusement Park: The Evolution of Thao Cam Vien Sai Gon
Local parks such as the Jardin d’Espagne and Jardin de la Ville, now Tao Dan Park, were a focal point of Saigon’s early urban development. B...
Event Coverage
Ladies Night @ Lush
Ladies drink for free till midnight every Tuesday, come down to Lush and #letshavesomefun
Society
77 Architects Cosign Request to Da Lat to Reconsider Development Plan
A new development plan, announced not long ago , will bring about major changes to Da Lat's central area.
A Japanese Electric Car That Can Float on Water Is Coming to Vietnam
Can the vehicle combat Saigon's water accumulation problem?
Only 39% of Pet Dogs in Vietnam Are Vaccinated: Animal Health Department
There are 5.4 million dogs registered as pets in 3.5 million households in Vietnam.
