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.
[Video] You Can Score A World Cup Trophy In Vietnam For Just $3
For those of us who lack the athletic skill to make it to the World Cup, worry not, for there is a cheap and easy way to get a World Cup trophy of your own for the low, low price of VND70,000 (and a p...
Morning News Roundup: Up To 44% Of Vietnamese Infected With Parasitic Worms
Rising sea levels could affect one-fifth of HCM City by 2100 [VietNamNet] MobiFone's value seen at $3.4 bln, brokerage HSC says [Reuters] Vietnam's Mekong Delta pays huge ecological toll f...
Fleeing Scene, Dog Thieves Shoot and Kill 3 in HCMC
As if electrocuting, stealing and selling dogs weren’t bad enough, dog thieves allegedly shot and killed 3 pursuers on Saturday night in Cu Chi District.
Weekend News Roundup: Fall In Road Accidents In Vietnam
Tobacco without picture-based warnings rampant in Vietnam despite ban [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam wins FIAP silver award [DTI News] Hundreds of property projects might be halted in HCMC [SGGP]...
Brian Letwin in Vietnam
[Video] Apparently It Only Takes 15 Seconds To Steal A Honda SH
In a friendly reminder that locking your bike creates a false sense security rather than actually security, this CCTV footage shows a thief stealing a Honda SH in just over 15 seconds.
Flight Delayed, Man Fined $2,360 After Bomb Joke at Noi Bai
A VietJet flight was delayed for over 3 hours yesterday morning after a passenger joked that he had a bomb in his carry-on bag.
Morning News Roundup: Mobifone No Longer Belongs To VNPT
Light pollution causes traffic accidents, health issues in Vietnam [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam braces for dengue fever surge: officials [Thanh Nien] Mobifone no longer belongs to VNPT [SGGP]
Morning News Roundup: Vietnamese-Made World Cup Trophies Selling Like Hot Cakes
Vietnamese-made World Cup trophies sell like hot cakes in Hanoi [DTI News] Vietnam Coffee: Prices slide amid slow sales, thin demand [B Recoder] Businesses see more opportunities from less...
Leaking Acid Burns Pedestrians in Hanoi
A leaky acid container being carried on the back of a truck in Hanoi caused serious burns to many pedestrians Monday evening. After a police chase, the driver was apprehended but not before spewing ac...
Brian Letwin in Stories
Morning News Roundup: Six Killed by Dengue Fever in Vietnam
Six killed by dengue fever in Vietnam [Thanh Nien] Good Times Ahead For Vietnam's Hotel Industry [Bernama] Samsung Reportedly Mulls $1 Bln Investment In Vietnam [RTT]
Da Lat’s Historic Map Factory Goes Up In Flames
Da Lat’s historic maps factory, one of the city’s most important historical buildings went up in flames in the early morning hours of June 9.
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam’s Tourism Grows In May
Vietnam’s tourism grows in May [TTR] 40 injured in Vietnam truck-coach collision [Thanh Nien] Vietnam’s No. 1 e-commerce brand to be dethroned? [VietNamNet]
Vietnam’s Longest Bridge Opens to Traffic
Vinh Thinh Bridge, the longest in Vietnam, opened to traffic yesterday morning according to Tuoi Tre. The 5,487 meter, four-lane bridge on Highway 2C spans the Hong River and connects Hanoi with...
[Video] Strong Flashfloods Cause Massive Damage In Lai Chau Province
At 2pm on June 5, heavy rains in Lai Chau Province caused strong flashfloods which resulted in massive damage.
Weekend News Roundup: WB Approves $500m Credit for VN Reform
WB approves $500m credit for VN reform [SGGP] 117 truck, bus drivers test positive for heroin in Vietnam metro [Thanh Nien] Vietnam asks China to investigate contaminated fruit imports&nbs...
Brian Letwin in Saigon
[Video] Kids Use Taxi To Water Ski Down Bui Vien
While recent storms have caused serious damage in Hanoi and Saigon over the past week, some kids on Bui Vien took the opportunity to make up an extreme sport – Taxi water skiing.
3 Vietnamese Universities Make Asia’s Top 300 List
3 Vietnamese universities made the cut in in the latest top Asian university rankings released by QS (Quacquarelli Symond), reports VietNamNet.
Morning News Roundup: Nine Vietnam War-era Bombs Cleared from Laos-Vietnam Rail Link
Work Begins on Vietnam’s Sixth Submarine [Ottawa Citizen] Vietnam pushed to use Mitsubishi reactors [Enformable] Nine Vietnam War-era bombs cleared from Laos-Vietnam rail link [N...
Powerful Storm Causes Death and Destruction in Hanoi
Last night, a deadly storm hit Hanoi, causing large-scale power outages and many large trees to be uprooted.
[Video] Bus Beats the Traffic by Driving on the Wrong Side of the Highway
Traffic can be frustrating. If you’re on an agile motorbike, sidewalks and one-way streets are common, albeit illegal alternatives. But this jerk driver applied motorbike mentality when steering his l...
