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.
Italy Offers to Train Vietnamese Traffic Police
At a meeting with a Vietnamese delegation in Rome last week, an official from Italy’s Polizia Stradale offered his organization’s assistance in providing Vietnam’s traffic police with training to impr...
Numerous Streets In Downtown Saigon To Close For Tết Festivities
As if it weren’t challenging enough navigating downtown Saigon with the construction of the pedestrian promenade and metro station, numerous streets in the area will have been or will soon be closed t...
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam's Most Modern Expressway Opens To Traffic
HCM Ciy flower fairs start next week [Vietnam Plus] Vietnam's most modern expressway opens to traffic [Thanh Nien] Japan gifts patrol ship to Vietnam after upgrade [Thanh Nien]
[Photos] Event Rewind: Saigoneer Photo Walk With Glen Riley
Last Sunday, Glen Riley led our first photowalk of the year through the hẻms around Phạm Ngũ Lão. We met at The Hungry Pig at 144 144 Cống Quỳnh, had a morning coffee, and headed out to expl...
Driver That Drove Bus Up Cần Thơ Bridge Fined Only VND350k
If you were to drive a bus up the arch of a bridge, causing a 10km traffic jam, you’d probably be concerned about getting slapped with a hefty fine. Apparently, you’d be worrying over nothing.
Morning News Roundup: Apartment Builders Skip Waste Treatment For Profit
Vietnam finds evidence of ancient volcano in central region [Thanh Nien] Vietnamese toddler abandoned on taxi reunites with his family after 2 months [Thanh Nien] Local group takes over, upgrades MT...
Vung Tau Restaurant That Overcharged Japanese Tourist By VND19.8 Million Shut Down
It’s always a good idea to check your bill before leaving a restaurant as one Japanese customer learned the hard way at a Vung Tau eatery last month.
40% of the Mekong Delta Could Disappear by 2115
The future of the Mekong Delta is growing increasingly uncertain due to the pressures of climate change and increasing development of hydroelectric power upstream in Laos, China and Cambodia.
Morning News Roundup: First Green School Model Makes Its Debut In Ho Chi Minh City
Fireworks displays planned for Lunar New Year [DTI] Vietnam may reduce lending rates with new housing stimulus package [Thanh Nien] Made-in-China trucks dominate Vietnam market [Vietnam Net]
[Video] A Look At One Of Hanoi’s Most Ridiculous Intersections
Despite its intended role as a helpful conduit, Hanoi’s Xã Đàn – Ô Chợ Dừa intersection is one of the city’s most confounding crossroads.
16 Foreigners Rescued After Tourist Boat Goes up in Flames in Ha Long Bay
Last night a tourist boat carrying 25 passengers was engulfed in flames as it was anchored in Ha Long Bay.
Cambodia Deports 3 French Men for Nude Photoshoot at Angkor Wat
Three Frenchmen were deported from Cambodia last weekend after they admitted to taking nude photos of themselves at the popular tourist destination of Angkor Wat.
Morning News Roundup: Italy Willing To Train Vietnam’s Traffic Police
Series of events to popularise Vietnamese literature [Vietnam Plus] Italy willing to train Vietnam’s traffic police [Vietnam Plus] Teachers say new student-assessment method difficult to implement [...
Check Out Where Saigon Ranks In The Latest Safe City Index
The Economist recently released its Safe Cities Index in which 50 cities around the world are ranked according to levels of safety. While many of these types of lists come out every year based on murd...
Traffic Accident In Cần Thơ Forces Bus Atop Bridge
Around 4am on February 2, a Phương Trang bus carrying 30 passengers narrowly avoided an accident with a truck as it crossed the Láng Sen Bridge in Cần Thơ City.
Morning News Roundup: HCM City's Fire Department Using Robot-Operated Trucks
Advert law drives up costs of billboards [Vietnam Net] HCMC steps up bio gasoline sales [SGGP] Taxi and long-range coach companies slash fares [Vietnam News]
After International Outrage, Vietnam Backpedals on Destroying Thousands of Smuggled Cats
Last week, Hanoi police discovered a truck packed with three tons of live cats destined for Vietnamese restaurants. After it was reported that the felines were to be destroyed in accordance with local...
Plans For Vietnam's First Hooters In The Works
If you thought the penetration of American restaurant culture in Vietnam was complete with the arrival of McDonald’s last year, you’re in for a surprise.
Weekend News Roundup: Public Skeptical About Plan To Axe 6,700 Trees In Hanoi
Vietnam Is Becoming the 'New China' With Foreign Manufacturers [The Street] Homeland Spring 2015 for overseas Vietnamese to be held in HCMC [Tuoi Tre] Ho Chi Minh City to offer Tet allowance to...
Morning News Roundup: EVN Could Go Bankrupt If It Cannot Raise Electricity Prices, Ministry Says
EVN could go bankrupt if it cannot raise electricity prices, ministry says [Vietnam Net] VNPT, MobiFone prepare for overseas investments [Vietnam Net] Russian-made submarine arrives at Cam Ranh port...
