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.
Weekend News Roundup: Foreign Passenger Jumps off 2nd Floor at Tan Son Nhat
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Work starts on Can Tho-Kien Giang road [Vietnam Plus] Vietnam sees reform opportunitie...
Thai Company Under Fire for Blackface Commercial
Thai company Seoul Secret recently pulled its latest commercial for skin-whitening pill Snowz after the ad, which featured a woman in blackface, sparked social media outrage.
Da Nang Students Make Free Condom Vending Machine
Da Nang residents now have access to free condoms after a group of electronics students built a public vending machine which dispenses the contraceptives free of charge.
Finance Ministry to Launch Online Tax Payment Services
Vietnamese individuals and businesses will soon be able to pay their taxes online.
Morning News Roundup: HCMC Toughens Penalties for Street Food Safety Violations
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Vietnam needs road map for ending 2G service [Hanoi Times] Vietnam to develop new envi...
[Video] Terrorist Attack in Jakarta Leaves 7 Dead
Seven are dead after a terrorist attack rocked central Jakarta earlier today.
Hackers Break Into Tan Son Nhat Computer System
Poor Tan Son Nhat. Try as it may to get on the straight and narrow, something always seems to go awry at the country's largest airport.
Morning News Roundup: Saigon Man Allows Residents to Rip Money From Suit
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. HCM City urged to recruit non-natives for gov't posts [Vietnam News] Rotten dog, cat m...
Quang Nam Man Fined for Writing Fake Mermaid Story
A few weeks back, we covered the story of a Quang Nam man who was arrested for fabricating a tale about mythical sea creatures that went viral on Vietnamese social media.
All Nippon Air Buys $108m Stake in Vietnam Airlines
As early as mid-2016, Vietnam Airlines (VNA) will have its first foreign stakeholder.
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Hospital Seeks Volunteers for Head Transplant
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Taxi fares in city to drop slightly [Saigon Times] Vietnam to expand software parks&nb...
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Tax Authorities to Get Tough on Uber
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. HCM City: Book Street opens to promote reading culture [Hanoi Times] Four Vietnamese c...
[Photos] Singapore’s New 24km-Long Park Will Include Yoga, Climbing, Farms
While many Southeast Asian nations are suffering from a lack of public green space, Singapore is about to start work on a park that will span the length of the city-state.
Vietnam May Ban Netflix: Minister
After Netflix’s heralded global expansion last week, those living in Vietnam have been able to access the streaming media website for the first time. But if you’re in the middle of binge-watching Maki...
Weekend News Roundup: Vietnam Begins Planting Genetically Modified Corn
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Vietnam defines Asean priorities for 2016 [The Nation] Vietnam welcomes record high FD...
Amid Its Aging Public Spaces, Yangon Just Opened a Community Skate Park
If you had to pick any Southeast Asian country to house a public skate park, Myanmar might not be your first guess. In Yangon, its biggest city, horse-drawn carts still travel the betel-stained street...
Tokyo Is Catching Unruly Drones With Bigger Drones and Nets
In an effort to keep civilian drones out of unwanted areas, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is now using bigger drones with nets attached to thwart unmanned vehicles operating in sensitive ar...
Up to 8.5 Million Motorbikes Flood Saigon’s Streets Each Day
While cars seem to be taking over the streets these days, Saigon is without a doubt a city of motorbikes...and it's getting out of hand.
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam’s Power Price to Go Up by VND21.4 Per kWh
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Vietnam’s power price to go up by VND21.4 per kWh [SGGP] Walmart to meet local supplie...
Netflix Is Now Available in Vietnam
Yesterday, the heavens opened up and bestowed upon us a glorious gift to the binge-watching souls of Vietnam: Netflix has officially arrived.
