Vietnam Airlines Sells VND14bn Worth of Inflight Bubble Tea Last Year
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- Published on 25 April 2023
- Written by Saigoneer.
Gone were the days of brackish peanuts and lukewarm apple juice, today’s flyers can satiate their sugar cravings right in the air.
Another Hoàn Kiếm Turtle Dies in Hanoi, Setting Back Conservation Efforts
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- Published on 24 April 2023
- Written by Saigoneer.
It’s reported that a “Hoàn Kiếm turtle” living in Hanoi has died, further impeding efforts by conservationists to keep the species from extinction.
As Science Advances and Stigma Fades, Quy Hòa Leprosy Village Seems Frozen in Place
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- Published on 23 April 2023
- Written by Paul Christiansen and Phương Phạm. Photos by Alberto Prieto.
Many of the images conjured by the word leprosy (bệnh phong) can be unsettling to some. Yet, the misunderstood disease exposes the capacity for human care and empathy. Quy Nhơn’s Quy Hoà leprosy village exhibits how communities can come together to lovingly help the less fortunate.
In Bình Định, a Museum Retells Nguyễn Huệ's Glorious Life via Vivid Murals
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- Published on 21 April 2023
- Written by Paul Christiansen. Photos by Alberto Prieto.
About 45 kilometers from downtown Quy Nhơn stands the Quang Trung Museum (Bảo tàng Quang Trung), one of Vietnam’s finest museums.
The Good, the Fresh and the Crispy: Quy Nhơn's Wondrous Cuisine in 3 Dishes
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- Published on 21 April 2023
- Written by Anh Tô. Photos by Alberto Prieto.
A beautiful coastline, stunning rolling mountainscapes, and multiple historic vestiges are not the only merits of Quy Nhơn City.
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.
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.
