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.
Morning News Roundup: Man Arrested for Pretending to Be Cop to Rob Foreigners in HCMC
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. Vietnam's north-south train services to be restored this month [Thanh Nien] Chines...
Vietnam Is Heineken's 2nd Most Profitable Market Worldwide
Vietnamese beer drinkers are helping Heineken rake in profits as it moves to expand its Asia Pacific business.
Saigon Cab Company to Begin Electric Taxi Trial
A Saigon-based cab company is planning to replace its fuel taxis with electric vehicles.
Morning News Roundup: Tourists Banned From Sightseeing on Deck
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. Vietnam tops productivity growth in ASEAN [VOV] Da Nang to commence key projects&n...
At Angkor Wat, Groundbreaking Research Upends Cambodian History
Today, all eyes in the archaeology world are on Cambodia, as new evidence suggests a lost city near Angkor Wat which upends many of historians' assumptions about Southeast Asian history.
[Photos] Binh Tan Residents’ Lives Disrupted by 3km Brick Wall
A number of Saigon residents’ livelihoods are threatened by a flood wall project that is drastically altering the surrounding landscape.
Vietnam Looks to Its Mountains for Oil
State-owned PetroVietnam is scouring the country’s northwest mountains in an effort to uncover new oil and gas sources.
Weekend News Roundup: 30 Tons of Frozen Fish in Central Vietnam Found to Contain Toxic Substance
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. Saigonese seek jobs in other provinces [Tuoi Tre] Why bamboo is the ‘green steel’ ...
Saigon's Kumho Asiana Plaza Sold to Mapletree for $215mn
Mapletree Investments has acquired Saigon’s iconic Kumho Asiana Plaza from Kumho Industrial and Asiana Airlines.
Central Vietnam Engineer Creates Electric Car Made of Bamboo
A Quang Nam engineer is making headlines after creating an electric car made of bamboo.
[Video] After Heavy Rain, Mass Fish Death in Hanoi Lake
After a heavy rain comes the dead fish.
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Denies EU Fish Safety Concerns
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. Vietnam company seeks to replace gasoline taxis with 10,000 electric taxis [Thanh Nien]...
PetroVietnam Power Firm to Launch IPO in August
PV Power, the energy arm of state-run oil giant PetroVietnam is going public in August.
Vietnam Named Among Only 10 Conflict-Free Countries in the World
The world can be a dangerous place.
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Talk Show Triggers Fresh Outrage With Controversial View on Charity
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. Facility selling chemical-doused pork as delicacy busted in HCMC [Tuoi Tre] HCMC a...
19 Vietnamese Cities to Provide Air Quality Readings by 2017
Next year, residents in 19 cities across Vietnam will have up-to-the-minute air quality readings, according to the central government.
Rival Gangs Bring Machetes, Guns, Grenade to Fight in Quang Ngai
Police in central Quang Ngai province are still searching for suspects after a gang fight in the provincial capital involving machetes, guns and a grenade.
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Government Plans to Borrow Over $20bn This Year
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. General schools rush to apply bilingual textbooks [VietnamNet] Vietnam government...
Public Criticism After Soc Trang Officials Purchase 4 Lexus Cars From Traffic Fine Money
Soc Trang province authorities are facing public criticism after purchasing four new Lexus vehicles using money from traffic fines.
Da Nang Officials Under Fire After Boat Capsizes, Killing 3
Three people are dead after a boat cruise capsized on Da Nang's Han River last Saturday, calling attention to larger issues surrounding the management of the central city's port.
