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: Bach Dang Wharf To Close In April
Ho Chi Minh City struggles to clear land for its first subway, again [Thanh Nien] Vietnam sees positive change towards gay people: survey [Thanh Nien] Ho Chi Minh City picks fight with SMS spammers ...
Crew Feared Dead After Military Helicopter Crashes In HCMC
[Update Below] A military helicopter crashed in HCMC’s Bình Chánh District this morning after departing from Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport and its four crew members are feared dead.
[Video] New Reality Show Puts Fashion Bloggers To Work In A Cambodian Sweatshop
A new Norwegian reality show set to air this April strays from the typical nature of the genre, transplanting three 17-year-old bloggers into Cambodian sweatshops for one month.
Morning News Roundup: HCMC To Spend Big To Beautify Road To Tan Son Nhat
Female trafficking a growing problem in Nghe An Province [DTI News] VNU-HCMC hopes to offer world-class courses in next decade [Vietnam Plus] Vietnam’s exports look to shine for 2015 [VoV]...
[Video] Topless Tarzan Swings From Trees, Causes Traffic Jam In Hanoi
Hanoi’s trees may be slowly disappearing, but it seems like one local is still making use of them.
Morning News Roundup: HCMC Pulls Plug On So-Called Electric Cars
Education-universalization law prevents teachers from doing their job [Vietnam Net] Architects discuss new coat for Saigon Central Post Office [SGGP] Vietnam promotes sending guest workers to k...
79 Vietnamese Pilot Trainees Abandoned In California As Training Center Owner Flees
The abrupt closing of a U.S. pilot training program being attended by 79 Vietnamese pilot trainees who are now out $80,000 a piece after its abrupt closure.
Weekend News Roundup: Vietnamese Spent At Least $3.1 Billion On Beer In 2014
Low oil prices can boost Vietnam’s economic growth [Nhan Dan] Code of conduct discussed to prevent sexual harassment at workplace [Nhan Dan] Vietnamese aviation training poor [DTI]
Vietnam’s Undersea Internet Cable Repaired Ahead Of Schedule
After 18 days of slowed internet access to international websites, connections are back to normal in Vietnam after repairs to the Asia-America Gateway Cable were completed late last week.
Morning News Roundup: HCMC Plan To Hike Water Prices Runs Into Stiff Opposition
HCM City canal remains dirty after $46m cleanup [Vietnam Net] Cheap Vietnam Stocks Are Set to Rise to 7-Year High [Bloomberg] Teenager creates 3D scans of hundreds of Vietnamese mascots on webs...
Authorities Move To Ban Fishing In HCMC Canals
A proposal to prohibit fishing in all canals and lakes in HCMC is being discussed by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Developer Pushes To Build Artificial Island For Villas, Golf Course On Ha Long Bay
A powerful real estate developer is attempting to push forward on a massive artificial island project that would bring both villas and a 27-hole golf course to Ha Long Bay.
Morning News Roundup: Vietnamese Man Compensated For Wrong Murder Charge In 8-Year Legal Fight
Made-in-Vietnam chips gaining foothold in domestic market [Tuoi Tre] Petrol prices cut by 1,900 VND per litre [Tuoi Tre] Raising wild animals in farms causes scare in Vietnam [Thanh Nien]
The “Wolf of Wall Street” To Host Workshop In HCMC
Billionaire Jordan Belfort, the subject of the hit film Wolf of Wall Street, will travel to HCMC in March to hold a workshop where he will “share his secrets to success.”
Morning News Roundup: HCMC Pulls Out All The Stops For Samsung
Vietjet Air poised to hold IPO [Vietnam Net] Country’s most modern radiotherapy centre launched [Nhan Dan] HCM City pulls out all the stops for Samsung [VoV]
Repairs To Vietnam’s Damaged Undersea Internet Cable Delayed
Unlike the last time the Asia America Gateway cable ruptured, repairs won’t be completed ahead of schedule this time around.
Morning News Roundup: Central Bank To Impose Immediate Fine On Banks With Out-Of-Cash ATMs
Bachelor’s degrees lose value because of poor training quality [Vietnam Net] Ho Chi Minh City leads nation in export revenue [Nhan Dan] Employers must pay interest rate for late wage payment [SGGP]
[NSFW] Naked Europeans Deported From Cambodia for 'Violating Country's Beautiful Customs and Culture'
Earlier this month, local police arrested three European tourists for riding naked through the Cambodian countryside.
Free WIFI Coming To Downtown Saigon During Tết
The Saigon Postal Corporation (SPT) will install hot spots providing free WIFI all along Hàm Nghi Street for the Tết holiday this year.
26,000 Old Quarter Residents To Be Relocated In 2017
Hanoi authorities have set a 2017 moving date for 26,000 Old Quarter residents who will be relocated to a new residential area in Long Bien District which lies just across the Red River.
