Ann Ann in Quãng 8
Built on Rock, Raditori's Music Shines Thanks to Whimsy and Unpredictability
With the release of their ambitious debut album "Những Con Người," Raditori is making a name for themselves in the local rock scene.
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.
Saigoneer in Saigon
[Photos] Downtown Saigon in 1972: Same Same, but Different
What if all the core images, sounds and smells you know of a place were intact, but altered, tweaked or reworked the way songs can be? In some ways, this is what it feels like to gaze at photographs of a place you know intimately, but taken during a time when you never existed.
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.
Nhật Anh in Vietnam
As Lockdown Intensifies, Animal Shelters Struggle to Rescue, Care for Abandoned Pets
Even before the pandemic, pet shelters struggled to find the time, money and resources to provide adequate care for their resident animals. But as the COVID-19 crisis worsens, rescue groups are facing new dilemmas due to lockdown-driven causes.
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.
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Ann Ann in Quãng 8
Built on Rock, Raditori's Music Shines Thanks to Whimsy and Unpredictability
With the release of their ambitious debut album "Những Con Người," Raditori is making a name for themselves in the local rock scene.
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...
Saigoneer in Vietnam
Vietnam Launches Campaign to Donate 1m Computers to Students for Remote Learning
The free computers, set to be distributed by the end of this December, are part of a larger effort to help the nation's K-12 students during remote learning.
Saigoneer in Saigon
Saigon to Resume Shipping Across Districts From September 16
After weeks of being banned, Saigon will soon allow shippers to deliver citywide.
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.
Partner Content
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A Homegrown Way to Fight Climate Change
As the impacts of climate change become ever-harder to ignore, it’s important to remember that some solutions exist close to home.
Saigoneer in Service
A Tour of Poverty Relief Efforts in the Mekong Delta [Pt.2]
Saigoneer in Education
How the British International School HCMC Instills a Sense of Direction for Students Applying to University and Beyond
“Instead of thinking of a destination to this journey, think about the direction.”
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Students Explore Hospitality Careers at EHL’s Junior Academy
“I wasn’t much of a people person...but by being able to meet so many people from so many places and work during my internship…EHL made me g...
Saigoneer in Education
Preparing Graduates for University Success at European International School
Being accepted into a top university is just the first step on a student's journey to higher education where soft skills and study habits ar...
Saigoneer in Hotels
Wink Hotel Saigon Centre: Saigon’s Hip New Place to Stay
“Because you get it” is a fitting tagline for the newly-opened Wink Hotel Saigon Centre, the first hotel of several planned Wink Hotels.
Saigoneer in Entertainment
A Tour of Poverty Relief Efforts in the Mekong Delta [Pt. 1]
Mothers struggling to afford both food and school fees; husbands forced to move to other provinces to find work; unexpected illnesses that d...
Saigoneer in Service
How One Social Enterprise is Strengthening Tra Vinh’s Mangroves
What do you picture when you think of a tree? Perhaps a robust redwood, a whimsical willow, or a perfect pine? How long would it take your m...
Saigoneer in Resorts
The Continued Evolution of Tourism at Crowne Plaza Phu Quoc Starbay
The story of Phu Quoc’s rise from a sparsely populated tropical island to one of Vietnam’s most popular tourist destinations in the last dec...
Arts & Culture
Ann Ann in Quãng 8
Built on Rock, Raditori's Music Shines Thanks to Whimsy and Unpredictability
With the release of their ambitious debut album "Những Con Người," Raditori is making a name for themselves in the local rock scene.
Saigoneer in Music & Arts
Benefit Concert Featuring Indie Artists Plays Tomorrow to Raise Fund for Vaccines
Tomorrow at 7:30pm, Vaccine-AID-ED, a virtual benefit concert, will broadcast live on Facebook free for all viewers.
Saigoneer in Film & TV
Disney to Stop Airing Disney Channel, Fox, Channel V in Vietnam From October
Devastating news for children.
Eat & Drink
Tam Le in Ănthology
A New Generation of Vietnamese Chefs Is Shaking Things up in Prague
“Our parents met here in the Czech Republic after being invited by the government to work in [their] factories around 1983. They were one of the first Vietnamese here,” says Giang Ta, the front-of-house and fraternal half of Taro Group, a fine-dining restaurant group that currently consists of three concepts: Gao Den, Taro and Dian.
Uyen Do in Food Culture
A Shelf-Stable History of Why Vietnam Loves Mì Gói
Instant noodles are more or less a religion. They have widely spread to many lands, where they are adapted to suit the culture and people th...
Saigoneer in Food Culture
Europe Recalls Batches of Hảo Hảo Noodles Found to Contain Banned Substance
Vietnam's supply is said to be free of the pesticide that warranted the ban.
Travel
Saigoneer in Travel
Immerse in a Serene Morning at Ngã Năm Floating Market
Floating markets haven’t completely disappeared from Vietnam’s commercial landscape.
Ngọc Huynh in Travel
A Lifetime Adrift: Phu Quoc Cruise Ship Crewmen Live and Work On Board
In the days before our lives were disrupted again by the pandemic, I was fortunate enough to visit the remote beauty that is Phu Quoc and it...
Tran Duy Minh in Travel
A Day in the Life of Madame Xuân, Hoi An's 85-Year-Old Vegetable Vendor
She is not famous but has silently become a part of Hoi An’s cultural beauty for years.
Stories
Saigoneer in Vietnam
Vietnam Launches Campaign to Donate 1m Computers to Students for Remote Learning
The free computers, set to be distributed by the end of this December, are part of a larger effort to help the nation's K-12 students during...
Saigoneer in Saigon
Saigon to Resume Shipping Across Districts From September 16
After weeks of being banned, Saigon will soon allow shippers to deliver citywide.
Saigoneer in Saigon
Saigon's Lockdown to Be Extended, Likely Until End of Month
Hopefully you hadn't gotten too excited about September 15.
Society
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 h...
Heritage
Saigoneer in Saigon
[Photos] Downtown Saigon in 1972: Same Same, but Different
What if all the core images, sounds and smells you know of a place were intact, but altered, tweaked or reworked the way songs can be? In so...
Saigoneer in Saigon
[Photos] A Visual History of Saigon's Rainy Season Through the Eras
Oh, rain.
Saigoneer in Vietnam
[Photos] Memories of Hue, Quang Tri in 1967 Through the Lens of Edward Palm
Empty streets, lines for food, shuttered shops: the last few weeks have certainly provided some strange scenes for Saigon residents.
Events
Lynda Ngo in Events
Join the 5th World Wellness Weekend with Fusion Hotel Group and its Properties’ Inspiring Activities
Wellness experts, practitioners and enthusiasts in 130 countries around the world will celebrate the 5th World Wellness Weekend on September...
Lynda Ngo in Events
SEAPoWriMo 2021 Closing Party
It’s been a wild ride! 11 days of SEAPoWriMo have gone by and we’ve reached the end once again.
Lynda Ngo in Events
EHL Junior Academy: Pre-University Summer Camps
1 to 3 weeks summer camp in Switzerland, Singapore and/or online at the world’s N°1 Hospitality University!
Lynda Ngo in Events
The Headliner Show: Niall Mackay
Inspired by his comedic hero, Billy Connolly, Niall performs regularly in Vietnam, hosting comedy shows and performing across Saigon and Vie...
Lynda Ngo in Events
Official Virtual World Wellness Weekend Vietnam 2021
Get ready for an ultimate wellness weekend with 20+ wellness workshops/classes: Fitness, Yoga, Meditation, Healing, Dancing...and more! ALL ...
Lynda Ngo in Events
Series of Poetry Performances to Raise Funds: thơughtful
Series of poetry performances to raise funds:thơughtful: chữ(a) là(nh) // _word is to_
Lynda Ngo in Events
