![[Video] Louis Vuitton Seeks Vietnam's Help to Sell Bags in New Campaign](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/Sep/13/LV-0s.jpg "[Video] Louis Vuitton Seeks Vietnam's Help to Sell Bags in New Campaign")
![[Illustrations] Masashi Shimakawa Draws Snippets of Everyday Japanese Life In Colorful Complexion](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/Sep/5/japan/16s.jpg "[Illustrations] Masashi Shimakawa Draws Snippets of Everyday Japanese Life In Colorful Complexion")
![[Photos] The Childhood of Con Dao's Baby Turtles Caught on Film](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/Sep/10/turtles/1.jpeg "[Photos] The Childhood of Con Dao's Baby Turtles Caught on Film"){kind=small}
![[Photos] A Flight Over Da Lat in 1968–1971 Before the Tourism Boom](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/Sep/9/Dalat/Bird-Over-Dalat0s.jpg "[Photos] A Flight Over Da Lat in 1968–1971 Before the Tourism Boom")
![[Photos] Scenes in 1964 Saigon, Ben Tre, Bien Hoa on Film](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/Sep/3/1964/chris-newlon-green5s.jpg "[Photos] Scenes in 1964 Saigon, Ben Tre, Bien Hoa on Film")
![[Photos] A Tourist-Free Hoi An of the 1990s by Photographer Doi Kuro](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/Aug/26/coastal/cover1s.jpg "[Photos] A Tourist-Free Hoi An of the 1990s by Photographer Doi Kuro")
![[Photos] Rare Scenes of a Rebuilding Seoul After the Korean War](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/Aug/21/Seoul0s.jpg "[Photos] Rare Scenes of a Rebuilding Seoul After the Korean War")
![[Photos] The Joy and Hardships of Life in 1963 Binh Phuoc](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/Aug/19/binhphuoc/e3ff8b6e6c288576dc39_SGNRs.jpg "[Photos] The Joy and Hardships of Life in 1963 Binh Phuoc")
![[Photos] Vintage Stamps From 1950 Depict Tourist Sites in Indochina](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/Aug/12/stamps/top1s.jpg "[Photos] Vintage Stamps From 1950 Depict Tourist Sites in Indochina")
Old SaigonStreet Cred: Duy Tan, The 8-Year-Old Emperor
- Details
- Published on Saturday, 22 April 2017 10:02
- Written by Dana Filek-Gibson. Illustration by Anh H.
When the French first enthroned Duy Tan, the youngest emperor of the Nguyen dynasty, their expectation was that a boy, at the ripe age of eight, would not take much interest in imperial rule.
[Photos] Life in 1973 Saigon - Part 2
- Details
- Published on Monday, 17 April 2017 11:36
- Written by Saigoneer.
Life in Saigon in the early 1970s wasn’t easy, but that didn’t stop the city’s residents from adopting a positive outlook and happy-go-lucky approach to living.
[Photos] Life in 1973 Saigon - Part 1
- Details
- Published on Monday, 10 April 2017 12:00
- Written by Saigoneer.
You will never be as cool as the ladies of Saigon in 1973.
[Photos] The Serene, Laid-Back Vibe of Hanoi in the Mid-1990s
- Details
- Published on Wednesday, 05 April 2017 11:29
- Written by Saigoneer.
Hanoi in the mid-1990s was a city of rich traditions and a laid-back lifestyle.
A 100-Year-Old French Villa Was Recently Bulldozed in Hue
- Details
- Published on Tuesday, 04 April 2017 10:32
- Written by Saigoneer.
You might want to sit down for this: a 100-year-old building in Hue has been bulldozed due to poor maintenance.
[Photos] The Sleepy, Small Town Vibes of Central Vietnam in the Early 1960s
- Details
- Published on Wednesday, 29 March 2017 12:22
- Written by Saigoneer.
Before it became the modern metropolis it is today, Da Nang used to be a sleepy fishing village.
[Photos] 1972 Saigon, a City of Style
- Details
- Published on Monday, 27 March 2017 16:30
- Written by Saigoneer.
Based on this collection of black-and-white snapshots, there’s no doubt that Saigon was – and still is – a city of style.
Street Cred: Thich Quang Duc, the Monk Who Set Himself on Fire
- Details
- Published on Sunday, 26 March 2017 14:53
- Written by Khoi Pham. Illustration by Anh H.
Despite his peaceful nature, Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc is known today as “the monk who set himself on fire”, serving as a symbol of protest against religious discrimination. In today’s Saigon, the venerable monk lends his name to a cozy neighborhood street in Phu Nhuan District, away from the hustle and bustle of inner city life.
Nick Ut, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist, Retires This Month
- Details
- Published on Wednesday, 22 March 2017 15:30
- Written by Saigoneer.
After 51 years as a photojournalist, Nick Ut is retiring this month.
[Photos] 1970s Vietnam: Lambrettas, Spartan Fields and Renaults Galore
- Details
- Published on Monday, 20 March 2017 16:27
- Written by Saigoneer.
In the 1970s, urban Vietnam was a Lambretta paradise.
Street Cred: Alexandre de Rhodes and the Birth of Chữ Quốc Ngữ
- Details
- Published on Sunday, 12 March 2017 15:39
- Written by Khoi Pham. Illustration by Anh H.
Among Saigon's many streets, there are only four roads named after foreigners: Yersin, Pasteur, Calmette and Alexandre de Rhodes.
