Saigoneer in Architecture
[Photos] D2's Okkio Cafe Is an Architectural Homage to Wong Kar-Wai
Today's architecture feature will be familiar to frequent visitors of Thao Dien.
Michael Tatarski in Environment
A New Documentary Tells the Story of Ethical Elephant Tourism in Dak Lak
While some documentaries come together after years of planning and storyboarding, others happen almost by chance.
Uyên Đỗ in Society
Love in the Time of Corona: Long-Distance Relationships When You're Just 1km Apart
In an ever-moving world, “long distance” has become a well-established concept in modern relationships. It’s easy to spot couples with one half living in a different time zone among our social circles. Since a new COVID-19 outbreak descended upon Vietnam, a new “generation” of long-distance couples has emerged. This time, the separation is not due to geographic displacement, but lockdown enforcement.
Madeleine List in Society
Without Ride-Hailing, Public Buses, Saigon's Taxis Are Thrust Into the Frontline
Through the windows of a taxi cab making its way through deserted Ho Chi Minh City, the once-bustling Vietnamese metropolis is almost unrecognizable as empty street after empty street rolls by.
Khôi Phạm in Natural Selection
Lá Dứa: The OG Queen of Vietnamese Desserts
There’s a 99% chance that a Vietnamese child’s first exposure to lá dứa, or pandan, is in the form of rau câu.
Niobe Shaw in Environment
Dr. Plastic, the Hanoi Duo Who Give New Life to Single-Use Plastic
Plastic pollution is considered one of the main environmental threats to our planet’s health.
Saigoneer in Architecture
[Photos] Renovation Project Brings Comfy Classrooms to Remote Son La School
It's hard to nourish the mind when the body is suffering.
Paul Christiansen in Natural Selection
Sao La: The Real-Life Unicorn of Vietnam
Disney’s Aladdin, Super Nintendo, digital fingerprint technology: the outside world was familiar with all these by 1992. Sao la, however, remained unknown.
Saigoneer in Architecture
[Photos] D2's Okkio Cafe Is an Architectural Homage to Wong Kar-Wai
Today's architecture feature will be familiar to frequent visitors of Thao Dien.
Michael Tatarski in Environment
A New Documentary Tells the Story of Ethical Elephant Tourism in Dak Lak
While some documentaries come together after years of planning and storyboarding, others happen almost by chance.
Saigoneer in Environment
UNESCO Recognizes Nui Chua, Kon Ha Nung as Vietnam's New Biosphere Reserves
They are in Ninh Thuan and Gia Lai.
Saigoneer in Health
Vietnamese Company Buys 50m Doses of Spanish Covid-19 Vaccine
Another vaccine will come to Vietnam in the future.
Uyên Đỗ in Society
Love in the Time of Corona: Long-Distance Relationships When You're Just 1km Apart
In an ever-moving world, “long distance” has become a well-established concept in modern relationships. It’s easy to spot couples with one half living in a different time zone among our social circles...
Madeleine List in Society
Without Ride-Hailing, Public Buses, Saigon's Taxis Are Thrust Into the Frontline
Through the windows of a taxi cab making its way through deserted Ho Chi Minh City, the once-bustling Vietnamese metropolis is almost unrecognizable as empty street after empty street rolls by.
Saigoneer in Environment
5ha of Coastal Protection Forest Destroyed by Solar Power Project: 'It Was an Accident'
While carrying out site clearance for a solar power project in Binh Dinh Province, workers unlawfully destroyed a large swath of local coastal protection forest.
Khôi Phạm in Natural Selection
Lá Dứa: The OG Queen of Vietnamese Desserts
There’s a 99% chance that a Vietnamese child’s first exposure to lá dứa, or pandan, is in the form of rau câu.
Niobe Shaw in Environment
Dr. Plastic, the Hanoi Duo Who Give New Life to Single-Use Plastic
Plastic pollution is considered one of the main environmental threats to our planet’s health.
Saigoneer in Architecture
[Photos] Renovation Project Brings Comfy Classrooms to Remote Son La School
It's hard to nourish the mind when the body is suffering.
Saigoneer in Sports
With Just Few Games Left, VBA Cancels 2021 Basketball Season
There is more to life than ball.
Paul Christiansen in Natural Selection
Sao La: The Real-Life Unicorn of Vietnam
Disney’s Aladdin, Super Nintendo, digital fingerprint technology: the outside world was familiar with all these by 1992. Sao la, however, remained unknown.
Saigoneer in Health
Hung Vuong Hospital Opens Care Center for Babies Born to Mothers With Covid-19
As the coronavirus makes its way across Saigon and Vietnam, maternity care has become a particularly serious issue as more and more pregnant residents are getting infected.
Saigoneer in Health
Vietnam to Receive 10m Covid-19 Vaccine Doses From Cuba This Year
The vaccines will arrive from Cuba between now and the end of the year.
Saigoneer in Tech
Cryptocurrency Use Surges in Vietnam
Despite it not being seen as a legally approved means of payment in Vietnam, ownership of blockchain-based currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum are soaring here.
Saigoneer in Tech
Gojek Launches New Car Ride-Hailing Service
But you'll have to wait to use it.
Saigoneer in Development
Major Upgrade Approved for Con Dao Airport
Yay?
Saigoneer in Architecture
[Photos] How One Hanoi Building Turned a Roof on its Head
Have you ever seen roof tiles and thought they would make for a great building?
Phạm Phú Vinh in Architecture
Decoding the Language of Vietnamese Modernist Architecture
There is a common confusion between Vietnamese modernism and international modernism that doesn't include vernacular modernist structures in the historical discourse.
Madeleine List in Health
How One Group Is Working to Keep Children Mentally Stimulated During Lockdown
During Vietnam’s first COVID-19 wave, the charity organization Saigon Children worked to make sure vulnerable households had access to necessities like food, medicine and drinking water.
