Date With the Wrecking Ball: The Cercle Sportif Saigonnais
Local conservation groups have expressed concern about a plan approved by the Ho Chi Minh City Labor Culture Palace to demolish the much-loved 1925 Cercle Sportif Saigonnais and replace it with a stat...
Date With The Wrecking Ball: Ba Son Shipyard
According to a recent article in Thanh Niên newspaper, the Ba Son Shipyard – Saigon’s oldest and most important maritime heritage site, recognised by the Ministry of Culture and Information in 1993 as...
What Happened to the Saigon Tax Center's Moroccan Mosaic Staircase?
Exactly five years ago this week, construction workers began tearing apart the Saigon Tax Center building to make way for a new development project.
D3 Heritage Mansion to Reopen as Dining Destination in 2022
One of Saigon's great remaining heritage buildings is nearing its public debut.
Old Saigon Building of the Week: The Iconic Tan Dinh Market
Originally known as the marché de Phu-Hoa, Tân Định Market at 1 Nguyen Huu Cau in District 1 is one of the city’s most historic markets, but it was the opening of the stylish French market building of...
An Early View of a Barely Developed Saigon in the 1860s
Dropping a modern Saigoneer into the 1860s version of the city would be a wildly disorienting experience.
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How Schools Emphasize Whole Child Development
“Whole child development is so important because a child is absorbing the world around them, learning the complexities around them, and that world can be different depending on how we engage the child...
The Importance of Holistic Physical Education from a Young Age
“Even if you lose, is being a good teammate important?” Holly Younglove, the Physical Education/After-School-Activities Coordinator at International School Saigon Pearl (ISSP) asked the dozen-or-so st...
Regent Phu Quoc Exemplifies Phu Quoc's Evolution
The growth and increased sophistication of Vietnam's hospitality sector is nowhere more evident than on Phu Quoc.
Australian International School’s Scholarships Put Students on the Path to Success
Financial difficulties stand in the way of too many people reaching their full potential. Being unable to afford tuition or being distracted by the need to earn extra money can severely hinder one’s a...
Finding the Right University Fit at British International School Hanoi
“My job isn’t to tell students what to do, but to show them their options,” explains University Guidance Counsellor Bernd Widemann.
Saigoneer Bookshelf: "Crab Hotpot": A Picture Book for Entrepreneurial Adults
Punisher Crab “pulled Me-First Crab down to the bottom of the pot and pooped on his shell to humiliate him.” One might not expect to find such a sentence in a book dedicated to improving workplace min...
