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: Vietnam Reveals New Drone for Patrolling the South China Sea
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Hundreds hospitalized in mass Vietnam food poisoning [NDTV] Vietnam reveals new drone ...
Dong Nai Officials Block Proposed Road Through Cat Tien National Park
The Dong Nai People's Committee has rejected the construction of a road through the province's Cat Tien National Park, saying it poses a threat to the surrounding environment.
[Video] Bilingual US Preschool Teaches Vietnamese to Students
Earlier this month, the rainy American city of Seattle opened its first bilingual English-Vietnamese school.
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam GDP Hits 8-Year High
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Four Vietnamese chosen as globally influential scientific minds [DTI News] Vietnam bac...
Saigon-Bound Jetstar Plane Lands in Can Tho Due to Airport Overload
Last week, passengers on one Saigon-bound Jetstar flight received a Christmas surprise, as their plane was forced to temporarily land in Can Tho due to overloading at Tan Son Nhat International Airpor...
Local Man Summoned by Authorities for Writing Fake Mermaid Story
A man from Quang Nam province is in hot water this week after writing a false news story that went viral on social media. The tale's scandalous contents? Mermaids.
French President to Visit Vietnam in 2016
Early next year, Vietnam will welcome French President Francois Hollande on his first official visit to the country.
Weekend News Roundup: Winter Shortens, Summer and Drought Lengthen in Vietnam: Meteorologists
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Hanoi parents queue overnight for limited vaccines [DTI] Japanese culture festival com...
[Photos] Hanoi's Record-Breaking 4km Mural Is Falling Apart
If you've ever visited Hanoi's Long Bien Bridge, chances are you've also seen the capital's neverending mosaic mural that runs along Tran Quang Khai Street. The long, colorful mosaic runs unbroken fro...
[Video] North Korea's Spice Girls Didn't Perform in China After All
Chinese music lovers were hanging their heads in sorrow earlier this month, as the Beijing debut of North Korea's Spice Girls – a girl group better known as Moranbong – was canceled.
Thai Junta Will Hand Power Back to Civilian Government in 2017
A year and a half after overthrowing Thailand's civilian government, the country's military junta has vowed to return power to a newly elected civilian government in 2017.
Hanoi's Rent-a-Santa Business Is Booming
Worried about capturing the magic of Christmas for your little ones? Hanoi residents have the answer: hire a Santa.
Morning News Roundup: Da Nang Officials Fine 2 Stores That Refuse to Serve Vietnamese
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Da Nang to dig its first river tunnel [Vietnam News] Google sees Vietnam as key market...
[Video] Take a Tour of North Korea's Pyongyang From Above
To much of the world, North Korea is a mystery. Images of the super-secretive nation, headed by lube-loving Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, seldom reach international media, and many wonder what life insi...
Drivers Should Leave Headlights on at All Times: Traffic Officials
In an effort to decrease the number of lives lost to traffic accidents each year, the National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC) is proposing that motorists keep their headlights on at all times – both ...
Morning News Roundup: Man Summoned by Police Over Rumor of Mermaid Caught in Central Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Vietnam joins Interpol’s fight against fake medicine [Vietnam Net] City to get tough o...
Brangelina “Secretly” Visited Vietnam This Week
Since adopting their Saigon-born son Pax in 2007, Brangelina have become perhaps Vietnam’s most popular foreign celebrity couple.
Nguyen Hue Traded a Colonial Shophouse for a McDonald's
As Saigon's one and only motorbike-free, picnic-free, pet-free walking street protected by rollerblading police, Nguyen Hue is already a popular gathering spot. But starting today, the good people of ...
Vietnam Among Top Remittance-Receiving Countries in the World
Vietnam is among the top 15 remittance-receiving countries in the world, with overseas Vietnamese sending back US$12.5 billion to the country so far this year.
Morning News Roundup: New Cave Systems Close to Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay Unveiled
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. FTA kicks off aiming to double trade in five years [Nikkei Asian Review] Vietnam will ...
