Hẻm Gems: Quy Nhơn's Unique Take on Bánh Khọt and Peanut Sauce
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- Published on 21 April 2023
- Written by Paul Christiansen. Photos by Alberto Prieto.
You’ve probably never had bánh khọt like this before.
Notes From the Hiking Trail to Catch the Morning Sun in Quy Nhơn
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- Published on 20 April 2023
- Written by Paul Christiansen. Photos by Alberto Prieto.
Do you prefer a view of the beach or mountains?
Vignette: Letters to Hàn Mặc Tử
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- Published on 19 April 2023
- Written by Paul Christiansen. Photos by Alberto Prieto.
Quy Nhơn residents mentioned Hàn Mặc Tử with great pride and reverence whenever I mentioned enjoying reading and writing poems.
Quy Nhơn's Rustic Coastal Charms in the 1960s via Vintage Photos
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- Published on 18 April 2023
- Written by Saigoneer. .
Saigoneer makes no attempts to hide our love for Quy Nhơn.
An Awe-Inspiring Bird's-Eye View of Bình Định's Chăm Towers
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- Published on 17 April 2023
- Written by Paul Christiansen. Photos by Alberto Prieto.
What if memories were not collections of chemicals and electrical impulses stored in the fleshy recesses of a mind, but physical objects made of brick and stone?
In Phú Nhuận's Communal House, a Kỳ Yên Festival Right by the Train Track
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- Published on 16 April 2023
- Written by Adrien Jean. Photos by Adrien Jean.
The Kỳ Yên festival is the biggest annual event held at the Phú Nhuận communal house from the 16th to the 18th of the first lunar month.
On Finding Flavors of Home in Takadanobaba, Tokyo's 'Vietnam Town'
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- Published on 14 April 2023
- Written by Oliver Newman. Photos by Oliver Newman.
A bánh mì stand to the left, signs for Bích Karaoke above an alley across the street, an open shopfront lined with bottles of Chin-Su chili sauce and G7 coffee sachets, a laid back restaurant where waiters dish out steaming bowls of noodles to customers perched on plastic stools.
The 1st Trailer of HBO's Adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen's 'The Sympathizer' Is Here
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- Published on 13 April 2023
- Written by Saigoneer.
The visuals give a glimpse into the mood and feel of the much-anticipated 2024 HBO adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
Hanoi Indie Duo Limebócx Brings Tried-and-Trù Traditions to Young Ears
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- Published on 12 April 2023
- Written by Khôi Phạm. Photos courtesy of Limebócx. Top graphic by Mai Phạm.
A grazing buffalo, frolicking water puppets, mystifying tam cúc cards, an insolent maiden in áo tứ thân, a rustic meal around cái mâm. These are just a few standout visuals that will haunt your brain upon feasting your eyes on Limebócx’ debut music video ‘Yêu Nhau (Qua Cầu Gió Bay).’
Ngõ Nooks: In a 95-Year-Old House, Mết Coffee Sells Drinks, Cozy Conversations
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- Published on 11 April 2023
- Written by Lê Vy. Photos by Léo-Paul Guyot.
It was a drizzly day. The chilliness and the weepy mood of Hanoi weather drenched me in an unnamed melancholy. I was ambling aimlessly on the street when I came across Mết, a coffee shop in ngõ Yên Thế, just a stone’s throw from the Temple of Literature.
Hội An's Plan to Charge Entrance Fees From Next Month Faces Backlash
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- Published on 06 April 2023
- Written by Saigoneer.
Hội An’s upcoming plan to enforce its admission rules for Vietnamese tourists has inspired negative reactions from the general public.
The Rich History Behind One of Hanoi's 2 Remaining Chinese Guild Halls
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- Published on 05 April 2023
- Written by Uyên Đỗ. Photos by Alberto Prieto, Linh Phạm and Léo-Paul Guyot.
With the changing gears of history, at times even the oldest layers of a thousand-year-old town must evolve to house new meanings.
Ngõ Nooks: Hanoi's Phố Vũ Thạnh Offers a Nice Egg in This Trying Time
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- Published on 04 April 2023
- Written by Đồng Thanh Thủy. Photos by Linh Phạm.
“Is there any food we can eat for breakfast, afternoon snack and supper?”
After 4 Years, Krossing Over Arts Festival Returns to Saigon With a Week of Events
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- Published on 03 April 2023
- Written by Saigoneer. Images courtesy of Krossing Over Arts Festival.
After a four-year hiatus, performing art extravaganza Krossing Over Arts Festival (KOAF) officially makes a comeback this April with a week of events to delight Saigon’s art lovers.
Bảo Ninh's English-Language Return and the Magic of Mundane Moments
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- Published on 30 March 2023
- Written by Paul Christiansen. Graphic by Mai Khanh.
Of all 20th-century Vietnamese authors whose works were translated into English, none have received more high-profile attention than Bảo Ninh for his wartime novel Nỗi buồn chiến tranh (The Sorrow of War). Commonly billed as an essential book to better understand the American war from the Vietnamese perspective, it has won numerous prestigious awards worldwide and been translated into twenty different languages.
Plan to Put Canopy Over Treeless Lê Lợi Pavement Sparks Debate
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- Published on 29 March 2023
- Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Lê Thái Hoàng Nguyên.
Late last week, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Planning and Architecture unveiled a proposal to install canopies across Lê Lợi Boulevard’s pavement.
The Rustic Beauty of Hanoi's Red River Brick Factories
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- Published on 27 March 2023
- Written by Chris Humphrey. Photos by Chris Humphrey.
Living in a city as culturally rich and absorbing as Hanoi, it’s not unusual to discover new secrets in a place you thought you knew completely. The depth of the capital really is astounding. And yet, I wasn’t quite prepared for the striking, rustic beauty of the brick factories on the Red River’s north shore.
The History of Hanoi's Lost Tramway Network
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- Published on 23 March 2023
- Written by Tim Doling.
When they first drew up plans for a citywide tramway network in 1894, it seemed as though the Hanoi authorities would follow Saigon’s example by opting for steam traction. Yet, by the time government approval was forthcoming in 1899, advances in technology made it possible to construct the entire system as a state-of-the-art, one-meter gauge electric tramway.
Ngõ Nooks: Xóm Hạ Hồi's 30-Year-Old Bún Thang Stands the Test of Time
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- Published on 23 March 2023
- Written by Hà Tạ. Photos by Long Nguyễn.
If you peel through the peaceful residential areas around the Quang Trung and Trần Hưng Đạo crossroads, you might just chance upon Bún Thang 11 Hạ Hồi, a humble, household noodle spot.
At Phước Hải's Lễ Hội Nghinh Ông, Everything Every Whale All at Once
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- Published on 23 March 2023
- Written by Adrien Jean. Photos by Adrien Jean.
Phước Hải is a fishing township in the south of Vietnam, a short ride away from Vũng Tàu.
