Every Morning, I'm Grateful for My Carless Ride to Work on Hoàng Sa Street
In the decade-plus of Saigoneer’s existence, we’ve had six offices strewn across different parts of Districts 1 and 3. Over that period, my homes have been located in Bình Thạnh and Thảo Điền, requiring significant commuting time.
The Nhiêu Lộc-Thị Nghè Canal's Comeback Story
Water has no hometown.
Our Toxic Relationship With Saigon Traffic: A Diagnosis
There is no way to describe Saigon traffic literally and have it understood by someone who has not experienced it.
Sweating for a Good Cause at the Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation Walk in Hanoi
I learnt of the Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation in my first year living in Hanoi, through friends that had worked for the fantastic organization, or that were regular donors supporting it. This year, I was super excited to see their “Blue Dragon Marathon Walk” annual fundraiser announced, with the main Hanoian event looping around Thống Nhất Park's lake. Embracing the opportunity to contribute, I put my hand up for a 10K walk and enticed friends and family from around the world to send donations to the wander-for-a-cause.
How One Saigon Gym Is Re-Inventing Fitness
Technology has fundamentally altered how Saigoneers travel around the city, find and eat food, form and maintain relationships and make purchases. Such innovations can profoundly change how one approaches fitness here as well.
AISA Games Come to Saigon
Australian International School, Saigon (AIS Saigon) is set to host students from Australian International Schools across Asia this November, for the highly anticipated AISA Games 2023.
In the Mekong Delta, Ferries Are Childhood Friends and Daily Companions
The Mekong Delta is called Đồng bằng Sông Cửu Long in Vietnamese — the Nine Dragons River, for the way the mighty Mekong splits into multiple strands as it nears its final destination, the East Sea.
Glide Over Hanoi in the Calmness of the Cát Linh-Hà Đông Metro Line
In many countries, urban metros are a mundane convenience — so ordinary that their users often take them for granted. But until the birth of Hanoi’s Cát Linh-Hà Đông Metro Line, residents of Vietnam had enjoyed no such air-conditioned, traffic-immune method of transportation.
Morning Stories: Q4 VN Vaccine, Metro Line Trial, Hai Duong Eases Lockdown
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Morning Stories: Giant Whale Dies, Nguyen Dynasty Library Opened and Metro Line Faults
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Morning Stories: Metro Line 2 Kick-Off, Ship Sinks and Vitamin Shoppe Comes to VN
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Hanoi Identifies Teens Suspected of Harassing Women in Tay Ho
This follows a string of assault and harassment allegations focused around West Lake.
Weekend Stories: Can Gio Airport, VN Clones Pigs and Huge Foxconn Investment
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from Saigon, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them...
Morning Stories: New TSN Terminal, VN Food IG Famous and Vietnam Airlines Bailout
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Metro Contractor to Restore Le Loi Boulevard's Surface This Year
Will Saigoneers see the return of Le Loi Boulevard this year?
Morning Stories: HCMC's War on Noise, $400m Canal Cleanup and Ratings for E-commerce Websites
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Covid-19 Worsens Gender Inequalities in Vietnam's Labor Market, Research Shows
The pandemic has touched every corner of the world, but it has impacted female workers more than men.
Morning Stories: HCMC Gyms Reopen, Hanoi Starts Mass Testing and 5G Launched
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Saigon Invites Independent Consultant to Inspect Defect on Metro Line
The saga of Saigon's first metro line continues.
500k Trees for HCMC, US$10b Phone Exports and Trade Surplus
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Weekend Stories: Vaccinations Start Today, Bus Ads Halted and Jump in Digital Inclusion Rankings
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Vietnam Introduces Korean, German as Foreign Language Options of Public Syllabus
Students at public schools across Vietnam now have two more choices in the pool of foreign languages for their formal education.
Morning Stories: Vietnam's Ultra-Rich, World Cup 2021 Qualifiers and Second Hanoi Airport
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Morning Stories: Vietnam Satellite Launch, Big C Rebrands and Cryptocurrency Framework
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Morning Stories: Vaccination Campaign Launches, Vinfast Plans US Factory and 33,000 VN Enterprises Dissolved in 2021
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Saigon Vows to Tackle Rampant Noise Pollution Caused by Karaoke
Is there an end to Saigon’s scourge of non-consensual public karaoke sessions?
Morning Stories: VN Climbs Global Soft Power Rankings, "Ghost Projects” and Random Covid Testing
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Hanoi Truck Driver Saves Toddler Falling From 12th Floor of Apartment Building
The incredible story serves to remind us that the bravest superheroes are the ones that we encounter in everyday life.