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.
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.
Northern Vietnam Just Had the Hottest Start to a Year in 5 Decades
Is it just us, or is it a little hot in here?
Morning Stories Roundup: HCMC to Implement E-Tax System From February 10
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Morning Stories Roundup: Firework Displays Set at Many Locations to Welcome Lunar New Year
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2,000 Street Cleaners to Work Through Tet to Collect Saigon's Holiday Trash
Many Saigoneers will celebrate Tet by returning home, traveling to an exotic corner of the globe, or simply breathing in enormous lungfuls of the fresh air of a city with millions fewer residents.
Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam Targets to Serve 2m Japanese Tourists in 2020
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Morning Stories Roundup: Tet Shopping Frenzy, Rat-Shaped Trees and 5G
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Saigon Moves Ahead With Plan to Evaluate Motorbike Emission
Authorities received the green light to test and study motorbike emissions in an attempt to improve air quality.
Weekend Stories Roundup: Tet Cleanup, Quang Nam Tourism and Wuhan Flu
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Weekend Stories Roundup: Hanoi to Have Enough Pork During Tet: Officials
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Viettel to Launch Commercial 5G Service in June
The nation's largest telecommunications company will unveil its 5G network for commercial use beginning in June 2020.
VinUni, VinGroup's First Private, Non-Profit University, Opens in Hanoi
The recently opened 'VinUni' is the conglomerate's first private, non-profit university.
Vingroup Opens University in Hanoi
It is VinGroup's first private non-profit university.
Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam End AFC U23 Run With North Korea Loss
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Morning Stories Roundup: Hanoi Hopes to Welcome Nearly 32 Million Tourists in 2020
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Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam Airlines Launches Self-Tag Service at 4 Airports
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Fierce Bão Forecast to Hit Vietnam in 2020 with 5 Football Tournaments on the Horizon
Vietnam faces yet another year of football mania with five international football events on the horizon for the men’s and women’s teams.
Morning Stories Roundup: Two Women Jailed for Trafficking Teenage Girls to China as Brides
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Da Lat Officials Stop Construction of Illegal Glass Bridge in Valley of Love
Somehow work on the bridge had progressed significantly before anyone noticed.
Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam 2019 Rice Exports up 4.2% at 6.4m Tons
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On Hanoi's Formula 1 Circuit, Each Grandstand Will Honor Vietnamese Landmarks
Vietnam’s first-ever Formula 1 circuit is nearing completion.
