Xuân Phương in Hanoi
In Suburban Hanoi, With Summer Comes the Red-Purple Cascade of Mulberries
In suburban Hanoi, this is the season when mulberry branches heavy with bright red fruits dangle in the summer wind.
After Saigon Police Bust Major Pet Theft Ring, the City Rallies to Help Care for 400 Cats
After an extended investigation, the Hồ Chí Minh City Police Department has busted a major cat theft and distribution ring that operated across multiple southern provinces.
A Visit to Lê Minh Xuân, a Rare Craft Village Making Incense Sticks Amid Saigon
From inside the workshop, artisans carry bundle after bundle of freshly made incense sticks into the courtyard amid the morning mist. A gentle scent of spices linger in the air.
As Thanh Đa Faces Redevelopment, Writer Dạ Ngân Reflects on What Will Be Lost
To me, my trip to Cư xá Thanh Đa in summer 1982 was a serendipitous encounter. It was Saigon’s largest-scale residential complex in the first half of the 1970s, with nearly 4,000 separate units housing about 50,000 inhabitants. Cư xá refers to a residential quarter reserved for gainfully employed citizens, with a vision to establish a model community with a high quality of life. Here, in their three-bedroom apartments, civil servants, professors, doctors, and military leaders ranked major or higher lived in pride of being a part of a cư xá like that.
Uyên Đỗ in Saigon
How Saigon's Free Water Coolers Quench Thirst and Spread Kindness
In recent years, stories about climate change's impacts on the lives of Vietnamese people have been increasingly making the news.
Inside the Covid Memorial Park at 1 Lý Thái Tổ, Saigon's Brand-New Green Space
As part of Saigon’s latest initiative to increase green space coverage in the city, a number of abandoned land plots were converted into public parks, including a Covid Memorial Park that’s become a beloved destination for Saigoneers seeking a space to jog, reflect, or just simply touch grass.
Uyên Đỗ in Saigon
All Aboard Bus 146, Home of Plushies, Rubber Chickens and a Side of Humanity
“Cute” doesn’t seem like a fitting descriptor for any mode of public transport, but a bus in Saigon is driving straight into the heart of Saigoneers for being the quintessence of “smotheringly adorable.”
Saigon Set to Make Bus Service Free for All to Cut Congestion, Air Pollution
Saigoneers without private vehicles might be happy to hear that the city is planning to make the municipal bus system free to ride in the near future.
Facebook Appoints Le Diep Kieu Trang as National Director for Vietnam
The new director for Vietnam will be working at Facebook’s Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore.
Morning Links Roundup: Traffic Accidents in HCMC Increase in Jan-Feb
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. ▪ HCM City police nab major drug trafficking ring [SGGP] ▪ Traffic accidents i...
VinGroup Taps Cornell University as Partner in VinUni Project in Hanoi
In order to build the VinUni project from scratch, VinGroup has enlisted the help of American Ivy League college Cornell University.
Morning Links Roundup: Vietnam’s Growth in 1st Quarter Forecast to Hit 6.23%
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. ▪ Vietnam trying ex-Politburo member over oil giant’s losses [Washington Post] ▪&nb...
In the Mekong Delta, Excessive Sand Mining Is Destroying Local Homes
The sand dredged from the Mekong Delta is mostly used as materials for construction in Saigon and other southern provinces.
Weekend News Roundup: HCMC May Fall Short on Old Apartment Restoration Target
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. ▪ Vietnamese surgeons succeed in lung transplant from brain dead donor [SGGP] ▪&nbs...
Paul Christiansen in Asia
Celebrity Endorsements Might Be the Key to Combating Poaching in Asia, Campaign Shows
International conservation organization WildAid is teaming up with the world’s largest outdoor advertising company, JCDecaux, to help save some of the planet’s most endangered species.
Vietnam, UN Collaborate to Build Storm-Proof Houses in Coastal Provinces
300 free houses are expected to be built by the end of this year.
Morning Links Roundup: Vietnam Expected to Export 6.5m Tons of Rice in 2018
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. ▪ Vietnam likely to export 6.5 million tonnes of rice in 2018 [VietnamNet] ▪ N...
Vietnam Ranks 33rd Among Emerging Economies In Inclusive Development: Report.
Inclusive Development Index is a newly created measurement which assesses 103 countries on eleven dimensions of economic progress.
Morning Links Roundup: Vietnam PM Says First-Quarter Growth of 7.41% Likely
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. ▪ National land database to be completed in 2020 [SGGP] ▪ Vietnam Prime Minist...
Vietnam Health Ministry Praised by US Charity for Campaign to Reduce Smoking
According to a US-based charity foundation, Vietnam seems to be winning the war on smoking.
Tour Company Under Fire for Constructing Staircase on UNESCO Heritage Site
Trang An Tourism JSC ignored five demands to cease construction on an unauthorized staircase in Trang An, a UNESCO Heritage Complex in Vietnam's northern province of Ninh Binh.
Morning Links Roundup: Vietnam Enjoys $1.08bn Trade Surplus
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. ▪ Vietnam wants exclusion from US steel tariffs [Jakarta Post] ▪ Vietnam enjoy...
Vietnam's Representative Wins World Beauty Pageant for Trans Women
Another victory for Vietnam’s LGBT community on the international stage!
Despite Criticisms, Saigon Proposes Hiking Wastewater Discharge Levy
Saigon’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment has proposed increasing fees on wastewater discharged by the city’s production workshops, but the plan’s specifics and methods are attracting c...
Weekend News Roundup: Work Starts on $1bn Industrial Zone in Nghe An
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. ▪ Work starts on 1-billion-USD industrial zone in Nghe An [SGGP] ▪ Vietnam nam...
Spotify Is Launching in Vietnam in 3 Days
Hang on to your seat (and mobile devices), Spotify is hitting Vietnam in three days!
Morning Links Roundup: Vietnam’s Trade Future Looks Bright as New TPP Sans US Goes Through
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. ▪ Four Vietnamese women artists exhibit works in China [VietnamNet] ▪ Vietnam’...
Vietnamese Intern Allegedly Tricked Into Cleaning up Radioactive Sites in Japan
A 24-year old Vietnamese citizen who was serving as an intern in a government-sponsored Technical Intern Training Program may have been duped into performing cleanup in areas with unsafe radiation lev...
