From Silicone and Clay, a Hanoi Duo Craft Intricate Cosmetic Prostheses
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- Published on 15 February 2022
- Written by Dieu Anh.
“The products we make are fake arms, legs, noses, ears…from silicone. The value we create is emotional healing, giving our customers confidence in themselves and their lives — the things they lack after surgeries,” Phúc shared while introducing their products.
[Photos] Old Film Photos Capture a Serene Huế in 1961
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- Published on 14 February 2022
- Written by Saigoneer.
These colorful photos of Huế in the early 1960s provide outsiders an important view of the country at a pivotal time.
Hẻm Gems: In Saigon, Go Mô Rứa for a Well-Crafted Huế Culinary Feast?
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- Published on 13 February 2022
- Written by Uyên Đỗ. Photos by Lê Thái Hoàng Nguyên.
In the Huế dialect, mô rứa is a phrase one might encounter often in daily conversation. When a Huế resident asks “Mi đi mô rứa?” they might be wondering where you’re heading.
The Wall, a Costume, and a Nation's Identity: How the First Áo Dài Came to Be
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- Published on 11 February 2022
- Written by Linh Pham. Top graphic by Hannah Hoang.
How does a nation represent itself to the world?
Designer Lucia Phạm's Animated Video Refreshes Tết Wishes With New Visuals
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- Published on 10 February 2022
- Written by Saigoneer.
To Lucia Phạm, a young graphic designer and illustrator, creating a personal project for the Lunar New Year has become an annual tradition. This year, instead of crafting static images, Lucia went all-out with an animated video to showcase Tết well-wishes.
Hẻm Gems: The Dream of the 2010s Is Alive at Pacey Cupcakes
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- Published on 06 February 2022
- Written by Khôi Phạm. Photos by Lê Thái Hoàng Nguyên. Top image by Simona Nguyễn and Hannah Hoàng.
Pick your favorite cupcake flavor; perhaps a pitcher of hot fragrant tea too. Ascend the dizzyingly steep flight of stairs. Mind your head. Tread gently on the wooden attic floor. There your friends are. They’re giggling over a joke. Their faces light up in the warm golden ambiance. Let’s have a blast.
A Eulogy for the Last Wild Cọp of Vietnam
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- Published on 30 January 2022
- Written by Khoi Pham. Graphic by Hannah Hoang and Phan Nhi.
The story of Vietnam and cọp is not one where we will come out looking good.
Saigon Postcard No. 29: Nhâm Dần Limps In
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- Published on 30 January 2022
- Written by Saigoneer. Illustration by Hannah Hoang.
Humans adapted to fields, birds to branches... and yet, in Saigon...
For 2 Decades, a Hanoi Family Has Kept the Fire of the Bánh Chưng Pot Burning
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- Published on 30 January 2022
- Written by Linh Pham. Photos by Linh Pham.
Much like the peach blossom or the lucky money envelope, bánh chưng is a staple part of Tết.
'54 Shades of Dần,' a Tribute to Tết in Tiger-Themed Playing Cards
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- Published on 28 January 2022
- Written by Saigoneer. Images courtesy of Quý Đôn.
Tết is coming, a time of joy, new beginnings and, for some, the ideal time for card games.
Hẻm Gems: In D6, Oyster Omelette, Porridge and Bột Chiên for the Soul
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- Published on 27 January 2022
- Written by Khoi Pham. Photos by Le Thai Hoang Nguyen.
“He was a bold man that first ate an oyster,” satirist Jonathan Swift wrote in the 1700s. Famously fearful of the now-prized bivalves, Swift eventually grew to appreciate their briny, ocean-forward essence, going as far as writing oyster-gathering and -consuming into Gulliver’s Travels.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Tết Snacks
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- Published on 27 January 2022
- Written by Saigoneer. Photos by Lê Thái Hoàng Nguyên.
While Tết is filled with many traditions, perhaps nothing is more central to the holiday than the food that families prepare and share together.
[Photos] This Bình Dương House Harks Back to a Simpler Tree-Filled Time
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- Published on 27 January 2022
- Written by Saigoneer.
If only we could all have a garden around our house.
Scientists Confirmed 91 New Species in Vietnam in 2020, WWF Report Shows
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- Published on 26 January 2022
- Written by Michael Tatarski. Top image by Phan Nhi.
A new report from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) highlights just how biodiverse the Greater Mekong region remains, even as major threats continue to impact flora and fauna populations.
[Photos] Hanoi's Chùa Một Cột Through the Years
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- Published on 23 January 2022
- Written by Saigoneer.
Chùa Một Cột, or the One-Pillar Pagoda, is a distinguished structure of Hanoi.
At Hanoi's Thousand-Year-Old Flute Kite Festival, Melodies and Prayers Cross the Sky
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- Published on 21 January 2022
- Written by Chris Humphrey. Photos by Chris Humphrey. .
Passed down by village forefathers since the Dinh Dynasty, Ba Duong Noi Village’s kite festival has become a source of pride for the local community. With three bamboo flutes attached to each kite, it’s not just a show of color, but rather a symphony that fills the sky.
A Vietnamese French Artist Reunites With His Own Roots Through Painting
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- Published on 18 January 2022
- Written by Uyên Đỗ. Photos by Lê Thái Hoàng Nguyên.
On display at Thảo Điền’s Ngõ Art Gallery last year, the watercolor painting exhibition “Dream” is the conclusion of a decades-long artistic journey that has led a French national to learn more about both his motherland and himself.
'In Art We Trust,' a Propaganda Art Exhibition for Gender Equality
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- Published on 18 January 2022
- Written by Saigoneer. Photos by Linh Pham.
Last weekend, Heritage Space and Ơ Kìa Hà Nội held the exhibition “In Art We Trust” — a collection of propaganda art on gender equality — at the Goethe Institute.
[Photos] Views of a Saigon in Transit in 1945 by John Florea
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- Published on 18 January 2022
- Written by Saigoneer.
1945 was yet another time of drastic change in Saigon overseen by foreign powers.
A Tale of Two Rượus
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- Published on 17 January 2022
- Written by Tam Le. Graphics by Phan Nhi and Hannah Hoang. .
The first time I bought rượu, it was from Lang Giang, my tour guide in Sa Pa. We were staying in a Red Dao village known for its rice liquor production, and that night I received three water bottles, stripped of their original labels, each filled with a mysterious liquid.
