The Hanoi Village Where Making Folding Fans Involves Every Family
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- Published on 05 June 2023
- Written by Xuân Phương. Photos by Xuân Phương.
One summer day, I made a trek into suburban Hanoi to Thạch Thất District. Walking along the dirt road surrounded by green maturing rice fields, I reached Chàng Sơn Village.
Art Exhibition 'Ngẫu Biến' Invites Viewers to Find Their Own Meaning
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- Published on 01 June 2023
- Written by Paul Christiansen. Top image by Mai Phạm. Photos courtesy of ng. anhanh.
“When you write, you go inside yourself, when you paint, you go outside,” said poet and painter ng. anhan.
Filmmakers Trần Anh Hùng, Phạm Thiên Ân Win Awards at Cannes Film Festival
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- Published on 31 May 2023
- Written by Saigoneer.
At the 76th Cannes International Film Festival, Phạm Thiên Ân's Bên trong vỏ kén vàng (Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell) was awarded the Camera D'or while Vietnamese-born French filmmaker Trần Anh Hùng won the best director prize for The Pot-au-Feu.
Hẻm Gems: In Bàn Cờ Market, Cô Vân's Cút Lộn Sốt Me Offers Fortune and Flavor
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- Published on 30 May 2023
- Written by Uyên Đỗ. Photo by Cao Nhân.
It would be a grave sin to discuss Saigon’s street food scene without a proper mention of vịt lột.
Cà Rem Cây, Kem Chuối and the Frozen Tickets to Our Childhood
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- Published on 26 May 2023
- Written by Uyên Đỗ. Graphic by Mai Phạm.
Sometimes, when I hear the distant sound of a tinkling bell, fond memories of summer days from my wonder years come flooding back to me.
In Hanoi, the Vietnam Museum of Nature Is an Inquisitive Child's Heaven
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- Published on 25 May 2023
- Written by Léo-Paul Guyot. Photos by Alberto Prieto.
Amidst the dull, grey buildings of the Hanoi University of Science and Technology, a giant dinosaur model stands out. The T-Rex was guarding the entrance to the Vietnam National Museum of Nature (Bảo tàng Thiên nhiên Việt Nam), and as I approached it I felt a sense of childlike wonder wash over me. I thought I would learn much about Vietnam’s natural history; I was wrong.
Pride Fest, Cambodia's Most Ambitious LGBT Event to Date, Is Coming This Week
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- Published on 22 May 2023
- Written by Joshua Zukas. Photos by Bong Nac Studio via Pride Cambodia. .
On a steamy evening in downtown Phnom Penh, Rebecca Chan takes the stage. The crowd — mostly Cambodian millennials and Gen Z's — is riled up from previous performances, but Chan’s composure tames their energy. She prowls around the raised platform in knee-high boots. Her skin-thin dress flaunts the contours of her body. She circles calmly and seductively to tantalize the hushed audience below. They track her every move in anticipation of what’s to come.
Ngõ Nooks: What a Tea Ceremony Taught Me About Our Lotus Tea Traditions
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- Published on 21 May 2023
- Written by Linh Phạm. Photos by Alberto Prieto.
“The lotus is our national flower, and lotus tea is regarded as the national tea.”
The Rise and Fall of Phượng Vĩ, the Summer Icon of Our Teenage Dreams
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- Published on 18 May 2023
- Written by Khôi Phạm. Graphic by Mai Phạm and Mai Khanh.
I was a teenage cliché. No matter how much I try to rack my brain to find any other personal connection to the incandescently red tree that is phượng vĩ, I keep going back to my middle school crush and that one tree in the front yard of our school.
The Simple Pleasures of Kite-Flying in Thủ Thiêm
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- Published on 16 May 2023
- Written by Paul Christiansen. Photos by Paul Christiansen.
One of the most elegant means to observe the textured heft and untethered strength of otherwise-invisible wind — there is plenty one could say about the poetry of flying kites.
Fruity, Creamy, Icy: A Bingsu Corner in D7 for Those With a Sweet Tooth
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- Published on 12 May 2023
- Written by Uyên Đỗ. Photos by Cao Nhân.
As summer draws closer, bringing with it a sweltering sun and drenched T-shirts, one's mind can't help but drift to the incomparable delight of a snowy treat that can ward off the season's heat.
For the Love of Our Cooling, Affordable and Ubiquitous Trà Đá
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- Published on 12 May 2023
- Written by Khôi Phạm. Illustration by Mai Phạm.
In Saigon, trà đá vendors don’t exist, simply because every single eatery is in itself a trà đá vendor.
Nem Cuốn Is the Refreshing Rolls We Need in Saigon’s Sweltering Summers
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- Published on 12 May 2023
- Written by Paul Christiansen. Photos by Cao Nhân.
Even during the summer, when the sun bares its teeth and snarls at passing clouds, one must eat. But lugging a belly stuffed with hot, heavy soup, rice and meat through days devoid of shade sounds horrible. So I often settle for lighter fare. Fruit, salads, cold noodles. One of my favorite items for supplying nutrients without overburdening the little thermal factory that is my metabolism is rice paper rolls.
Review: Wow! This Brochure for Vietnam Tourism Has a Plot and a Romance.
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- Published on 11 May 2023
- Written by Khôi Phạm.
I was prepared to hate A Tourist’s Guide to Love on sight. As a movie setting, Vietnam has been burned by foreign productions one too many times, so I often find myself dry-heaving whenever any international project announces its intention of portraying Vietnam on screen.
An Ode to Saigon’s Chò Nâu Trees
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- Published on 10 May 2023
- Written by Paul Christiansen. Illustration by Hannah Hoàng. Photos by Kevin Lee.
It’s too cold for chò nâu to grow where I’m from, but we still gave it an English name: dipterocarp.
Hẻm Gems: At a Corner of Nguyễn Văn Linh, Saigon's Best Korean Cold Noodles
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- Published on 08 May 2023
- Written by Khôi Phạm. Photos by Alberto Prieto.
Much like a stereotypical meet-cute in a romantic comedy, the majority of my most memorable food experiences often involve a faux pas of varying degrees of humiliation.
Summer 2023 Is the Hottest on Record in Vietnam Due to El Niño
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- Published on 08 May 2023
- Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Alberto Prieto.
While the past weeks have felt like living in a sauna for Saigoneers, north-central Vietnam provinces experienced even hotter temperatures this summer.
Hẻm Gems: In a Saigon Hẻm Lives a House for Rare Regional Delights
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- Published on 06 May 2023
- Written by Uyên Đỗ. Photos by Cao Nhân.
One fine day a few months ago, I embarked on a search for the flavors of faraway lands across Vietnam, all of which are present in a hẻm in the middle of Saigon.
A Memoir Ruminates on Saigon in the Now and via Childhood Memories
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- Published on 04 May 2023
- Written by Paul Christiansen.
Born in Saigon in 1977, Tuan Phan and his parents left for America via boat in 1986. Remembering Water includes depictions of the voyage including lengthy stops in refugee camps followed by acclimation to a new country and culture. It articulates struggles of exile and assimilation similar to many other diaspora experiences, but his story is unique because Tuan returns to live in Saigon as an adult and encounters a place significantly different from his childhood recollections. The memoir concerns itself not just with the changing city and his relationship with it, but also with more illusive ideas regarding the fallibility of memory and if one can feel more at home in the past than the present.
What Leadership Means to Walter Power, Grand Ho Tram’s CEO
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- Published on 04 May 2023
- Written by Saigoneer. Photos by Saigoneer.
While Vietnam has resorts of every kind, one particular property’s dizzying array of offerings and guest profiles may make you wonder: “How does this all work?” The Grand Ho Tram works in large part due to the leadership of its CEO, Walter Power.
