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.
Vietnamese Model Named Asia’s Sexiest Vegetarian
Truong Thi May, a Vietnamese model who represented the country at the Miss Universe pageant in 2013, has been named Asia’s Sexiest Vegetarian by the NGO People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PE...
Morning News Roundup: A Vietnamese Depositor Receives 20 Cents For 30-Year Bank Savings
Vietnamese has lowest wages in ASEAN [DTI] Hanoi authorities admit defeat on relocating historic markets [DTI] Transport fees reduce in three big cities [SGGP]
Beware Of The “Frankennote”
Want to make VND1,000,000 from VND520,000? Sure, you could invest in Vietnam Airlines stock, but as rumors have it, you could make your money work for you by splitting it down the middle, literally.
Vietnam Approves Law Allowing Foreigners to Buy Property
In an attempt to boost the country's stagnant real estate market, Vietnamese lawmakers yesterday approved a law allowing foreigners to buy land.
Morning News Roundup: Transport Minister Calls Vietnam's Air Traffic Control Corps 'Low-Quality,' Citing Nepotism
Millions of people expected to join VN’s first Black Friday [Vietnam Net] University teachers, students complain about clothing ban [Vietnam Net] Four more Asian records for Vietnam [Vietnam Plus]
[Photos] Hanoi’s Pedestrian-Only Streets Flooded With Vehicles
Back in October, Hanoi officially launched a plan to keep a number of streets in the Old Quarter free from vehicles. Even though signs and barriers have been installed, many have ignored the new schem...
Lovers’ Feud Causes Delay Of Vietnam Airlines Flight
After a week of major safety hiccups at Tan Son Nhat Airport, a slightly less serious disturbance took place last Friday night when two female passengers engaged in a soap opera-like brawl over a male...
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Named Asia’s Most Attractive Nation For Manufacturing
Vietnam named Asia’s Most Attractive Nation for Manufacturing [Nhan Dan] HCMC underfinanced for evacuation of households on canals [SGGP] Factory workers denounce employers for low-quality meals [DT...
Vietnamese Police Confiscate Thousands Of Stuffed Endangered Sea Turtles
While some Vietnamese are taking steps to save them, the country continues to struggle with protecting its endangered sea turtles.
Weekend News Roundup: Vietnam Gas Prices Down Further On Global Falls
Shipwrecks reveal ancient trade routes [Vietnam Net] Jobs for Low-Skilled Workers Moving from China to Vietnam [Forbes] Education Ministry plan to rewrite textbooks divides NA legislators [DTI]...
Man Arrested For Allegedly Murdering Vietnamese Woman In Singapore
Yesterday afternoon, Singaporean police responded to a “call for assistance” from an apartment block on Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 and, upon their arrival at the scene, found the body of an unidentified Vie...
3 Massive Statue Heads Unearthed At Cambodian Temple
Last weekend, three massive Angkorian-era statue heads at Banteay Chhmar temple in Banteay Meanchey Province were unearthed.
Civilian And Military Aircraft Nearly Collide Over Tan Son Nhat
Authorities met yesterday to discus an incident in which a military helicopter and civilian passenger jet “narrowly missed” colliding over HCMC’s Tan Son Nhat Airport on October 29.
Morning News Roundup: Alien Species Pose Threat To Vietnamese Wildlife
Vietnam aims to foster space technology [Vietnam Plus] Motorbike expected to be popular in Vietnam for 30-40 more years [DTI News] In Vietnam, foreigners can rent a forest, but can't buy a hous...
HCMC Authorities Scrap Plan For Helipad, Tunnels At New Admin. Center
Plans for a helipad and tunnels within HCMC’s new administrative center have been omitted from the latest proposal.
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Should Not Limit Motorcycles: World Bank
Circular ownership poses threat to Vietnamese school system [Vietnam Net] HCMC sets to market bio gasoline [SGGP] Vietnamese tea not grown in dioxin polluted soil, official [SGGP]
Trung Nguyen Is Finally Going Global: Plans 100 Shops For UAE
After eyeing international expansion for years, Vietnamese coffee giant, Trung Nguyen seems set to take its first step in that direction, starting with the United Arab Emirates.
Morning News Roundup: Residents Blow Whistle On Mangrove Destruction
CNN TV crew to highlight martial art Vovinam [Thanh Nien] Residents blow whistle on sanctioned mangrove destruction in southern Vietnam [Thanh Nien] French photographer shows Vietnam heritage a...
Saigonese Take To The Streets, Web To Protest Removal Of Tôn Đức Thắng Trees
After 51 old trees in front of the Saigon Opera House were felled back in July, 84 mahogany trees on Tôn Đức Thắng Street are encountering a similar fate. Refusing to stay silent about what they perce...
Cover Of Vietnamese Law Book With Topless Comedian Atop Fireball Sparks Outrage
A book on Vietnam’s Civil Code and its guiding documents is drawing flack for its cover which shows a smirking Vietnamese comedian holding the scales of justice while standing atop a fireball. Not onl...
