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.
Da Nang Police to Fine People for Littering
Da Nang is putting its foot down when it comes to public littering, imposing fines on those who throw garbage anywhere but the trash can.
Fake Cops Busted by Real Cops in Hai Phong
While everyone in Hanoi and Saigon is still coming down from Obamamania, two men in Hai Phong are in custody after posing as fake policemen and firing a gun at real policemen.
Morning News Roundup: Foreigner Introduces Paddle Board Taxi Service to Flooded Hanoi Street
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. Suspended public works leave HCMC residents in limbo [Vietnam News] Foreigner intr...
Formosa Suspected of Tax Evasion in Vietnam
Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Company – the firm which recently came under scrutiny after central Vietnam's mass fish death – is once again in hot water this week, as both the Ha Tinh customs...
[Video] Locals Help Rescue Massive Whale in Nghe An
On Wednesday morning, thousands of residents from Nghe An province's Dien Thinh Commune rushed to the local beach to watch the rescue of a large, stranded whale.
Morning News Roundup: The Tale of Kieu, Lotus and the US President
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. HCMC to be a startup hub: Deputy Prime Minister [SGGP] HCMC finally requires acid ...
[Photos] 19 Images of 1972 Singapore
Today, Singapore is far and away one of the most developed cities in Asia. The Lion City routinely ranks among the most liveable cities in Asia and represents for much of its region the pinnacle of cl...
Obama Wraps up Successful Vietnam Trip
As Air Force One makes its way to Japan ahead of the G7 Summit, it's safe to say that United States president Barack Obama's visit has been a positive and productive one for Vietnam.
[Photos] Hanoi Suffers First Major Flood of 2016
Remember when Vietnamese netizens were joking about Obama's motorcade getting caught in a flood?
Morning News Roundup: Who Wins When the US Sells Deadly Weapons to Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. $50,000 to save elephants in Dak Lak [VOV] Coast preferred by 70% of foreign visi...
19 Singlish Words Added to Oxford English Dictionary
Earlier this year, the prominent Oxford English Dictionary added to its tome a host of new Singlish words, recognizing more of the Lion City's colloquial terminology.
[Map] 30 Saigon Streets to Limit Traffic for Obama Visit
With US President Barack Obama in Saigon later today and tomorrow morning, city authorities have announced that access to up to 30 downtown streets will be limited.
Morning News Roundup: Tropical Depression to Bring Heavy Rain to Vietnam This Week
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. City realizes $113.5 mln from sale of non-core businesses of state firms [Thanh Nien] ...
[Video] Obama: US to Completely Lift Vietnam Arms Embargo
United States President Barack Obama started his historic Vietnam trip with a bang, announcing the end of an embargo on lethal weapons imposed on the country for decades.
[Video] Barack Obama Has Arrived in Vietnam
It's time to see if the meme-based premonitions will carry their weight now that US President Barack Obama has touched down in Hanoi.
Weekend News Roundup: 70,000 Teachers in Vietnam to Be Jobless by 2020
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. U.S. President Obama to visit century-old pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City [Tuoi Tre] Th...
Fulbright University to Open in Vietnam This Year
The prestigious, US government-funded Fulbright University will open its first campus in Vietnam later this year.
Morning News Roundup: 70 Tons of Dead Fish Picked up From HCMC Canal: Officials
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. Obama's visit to Vietnam: significant progress in Vietnam-US relations [VOV] Coast...
[Photos] One Year After Earthquake, Nepal’s Monuments Still in Ruins
Nearly one year and one month has passed since Nepal's devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake.
D7's Parkson Paragon Closes its Doors
When the opulent Parkson Paragon shopping center opened to much fanfare in 2011, general director of Parkson Vietnam Tham Tuck Choy welcomed the new venture with an optimistic attitude.
