New 12,000-Year-Old Skeleton Breaks Record of Oldest Human Remains Found in Vietnam
After analysis, scientists believe that a 12,000-year-old set of human remains found in Ninh Bình belonged to a prehistoric man who died from infection after being struck by a quartz-tipped projectile.
As Saigon Moves Forward, Xích Lô Lag Behind as Nostalgic Remnants of a Past Era
Among Bùi Viện's assortment of xe ôm drivers and street food vendors, Bible-toting religious enthusiasts and other colorful personalities, 66-year-old Nghĩa stands out for his kind eyes and walrus-like mustache.
Khôi Phạm in Vietnam
Wipha, Yagi and Luc-Binh: How Are Tropical Storms Named in the Pacific Region?
Wipha was the latest typhoon to batter Vietnam this year, sweeping through northern provinces like Hưng Yên, Ninh Bình, Nghệ An, and Thanh Hóa and causing dangerous floods. It was 2025’s third and probably will not be the last that Vietnam will have to endure this year.
Paul Christiansen in Saigon
The Simple Pleasures of Having Your Hair Washed at the Hairdresser’s
I get my face shaved by sidewalk barbers; stop at every roving laminator I pass to have ticket stubs, photos, and doodles ...
Khôi Phạm in Saigon
Letter to the People I Met as We Hid From the Rain Under a Bridge Together
“Do not be angry with the rain; it simply does not know how to fall upwards.”— Vladimir Nabokov.
Hanoi's Bát Tràng Ceramic Village Turns Historic Craft Into Global Fame
Bát Tràng has been producing ceramics for over 700 years, but it’s the recent decades that interest me most: a period in which this small village has mirrored Vietnam’s rapid economic growth.
Final Merging Plan Brings Vietnam's Locality Number From 63 to 34
After extended working sessions to gather insights from experts and locals, Vietnam’s state government has announced the final version of the country’s administrative map.
Múa Lân Is Officially Recognized as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage
In Chợ Lớn, every Tết, amid the aroma of burning joss sticks and an onslaught of red-color decorations is the echoing beats of lion dance instruments. For generations of Saigoneer, the presence of múa lân, or lion dance, is a sign of festivity and celebration.
Uber Launches Free Rides for Drinkers
We've all swung by the bar for a quick happy hour cocktail and, several hours and many drinks later, realized that it's 11 o'clock and we somehow have to get home.
Thai Nguyen Woman Heals People By Walking On Their Bare Bums
A woman in northern Thai Nguyen province who claims to be a healer is drawing as many as 600 patients to her doorstep everyday with some pretty unorthodox techniques.
Morning News Roundup: Economists Deny Prediction About Additional 2% VND Devaluation
Economists deny prediction about additional 2% VND devaluation [Vietnam Net] Over 84% of population to have health insurance by 2020 [VOV] Rivers in Ha Noi seriously polluted [Vietnam News]
Ha Tinh Officials Reprimanded For Not Drinking Bia Sai Gon
Seven Ha Tinh officials are in hot water after they were caught violating the province’s administrative recommendation that government employees consume only locally-produced Bia Sai Gon.
[Photos] Saigon Turns Into Swimming Pool After Torrential Downpour
No matter where you were yesterday afternoon, chances are you felt the effects of the torrential downpour that turned up just as you were about to head home from work.
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam To Allow Firms To Make Military Uniforms For Other Countries
Vietnam's economy likely to lag behind neighbors in 20 years: report [Thanh Nien] Airfares in Vietnam expected to drop with new pricing rule [Thanh Nien] Power prices stable for 2015 [Vietnam News]
Man Fined VND3 Million After Letting His 6-Year-Old Son Drive Truck
Police in Quang Ninh province have fined the parents of a six-year-old boy VND3 million for permitting their son to drive a truck.
[Video/Photos] Planes Grounded As Tropical Storm Rages In Central Vietnam
Nearly 30 flights were cancelled yesterday morning as tropical storm Vamco approached central Vietnam. Travelers departing from or heading to Danang found themselves stranded as wind speeds in the cit...
Morning News Roundup: Nearly $8 Billion Invested In HCM City’s Eastern Region
Ha Noi departments face large budget cuts [Vietnam News] Clean water prices to increase [Vietnam News] Vietnam Airlines named among Top 10 most improved airlines [DTI]
Another Plane Damaged After Stair Car Collision at Tan Son Nhat
If you think the streets of Saigon are dangerous, just be thankful you're not driving at the airport. In the latest of a series of vehicle collisions, a stair car drove into the left wing of a Jetstar...
Homemade Bomb Kills One, Injures Three In Hanoi
An explosion rocked Hanoi's Dong Da District last Friday evening when a homemade bomb went off inside a four-storey house.
[Photos] Fish Are Suffocating in the Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Canal
Last week, following an afternoon of heavy rain, social media users captured the sight of thousands of tilapia fish gasping for breath in the murky waters of the Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Canal.
Weekend News Roundup: Cash Banned For Foreigners' Property Trade In Vietnam
HCM City seeks Japanese loans for two metro projects [VOV] Vietnam’s online advert market explodes [VOV] Da Nang to dredge Han River for international yacht race [SGGP]
American Singer Gets Backlash for Commenting on Litter in Vietnam
Drive around town and you're guaranteed to run into at least a few signs encouraging Saigonese to keep things xanh – sạch – đẹp, or green, clean and beautiful. The city sidewalks, however, hold more t...
Morning News Roundup: Vietnamese Green Technologies Market Forecast To Experience USD50 Billion Growth By 2030
Ministry proposes increase to special consumption tax [DTI] Vietnam's transport development in a mess [Vietnam Net] Downpours submerge southern Vietnamese localities, some areas under 1.5m of water ...
[Video] Vietnam Is World Shuttlecock Champion 8 Times In A Row
It's official: Vietnam is the best in the world at kicking shuttlecocks.
Chinese Developer Builds Villas On Shopping Mall Roof
In many of Asia's ever-expanding cities, that availability of prime real estate is increasingly rare. So what do you do when you've run out of good locations? Build your house atop a shopping mall, of...
Hanoi Street Gets, Loses Unusual Name
Ướp lạnh, or chilled, is a welcome word in Vietnamese. Drive down the street on a hot day and even the phrase bia ướp lạnh is a divine sense of relief. There aren’t, after all, many things better than...
Tiger Bites Off Woman’s Arm In Central Vietnam, Zoo Tries To Cover It Up
A woman in Nghe An province is missing her arm after it was bitten off by a tiger in a central Vietnam zoo late last month.
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Mulls Higher Fines For Drunk Drivers
Lack of regulation blamed for alarming surge in cancer rate in Vietnam [New America Media] Australian woman jailed for 20 years in Vietnam for smuggling heroin in underwear [ABC] Vietnam coffee...
