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.
Vietravel Airlines, Vietnam's 6th Carrier, Officially Starts Flying This Month
The nation's sixth air carrier, Vietravel Airlines, is officially taking off.
Phu Tho Theme Park Suspended After Roller Coaster Accident Kills 1, Injures 2
One student died and two others were hospitalized after a roller coaster accident at an amusement park.
Morning Stories: Dong Nai-Da Lat Expressway, Car Sales Drop and Vinamilk Exports to China
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...
Weekend Stories: More Cold Weather, VN's Second Covid Vaccine and New Bamboo Airways Routes
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Southern Vietnam Records One of Coldest Temperatures in 4 Decades
"Ok campers, rise and shine, and don't forget your booties 'cause it's cold out there."
Morning Stories: HCMC-Can Tho Railway, AB Inbev Merger and VN Vaccine Trials Continue
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: Limits on HCMC High Rises, D12's Mischievous Monkeys and Mekong Mega Irrigation System
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Vietnam's Communications Ministry Opens Anti-Fake News Center
Will the organization become the Vietnamese Snopes?
Morning Stories: Electric Busses for HCMC, Too Cold for School and Massive Railway Losses
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Vietnam's Textile Industry Exported 1.37bn Face Masks in 2020
During a year when Vietnam’s textile industry was hurt by plummeting demand, local producers found a silver lining in face masks.
Socialite Sibling of Vietnam's Case 17 Launches Luxury Hand Sanitizer Brand
Nga Nguyen, a 27-year-old London-based socialite who gained fame when she and her sister were at the epicenter of a COVID-19 outbreak in Vietnam last February, has launched a line of self-care it...
Morning Stories: Undersea Internet Cables Broken, Cancer Fatality Rates and $32m National Innovation Center
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Tan Son Nhat, Noi Bai Finish Repairing Runways Ahead of Tet Travel Season
Yay!
Weekend Stories: Inbound Flights Further Limited, Viettel Rebranding and Phu Quoc Gets City Status
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The Average Vietnamese Got 3cm Taller Over the Past Decade, Study Shows
Our mothers would be overjoyed to hear this.
Morning Stories: Covid-19 Job Losses, Hanoi Pollution and Japan Film Week in Saigon
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Vietnam Halts Flights From UK, South Africa Over New Covid-19 Variant
It's not yet clear which countries are included as the epidemic situation in foreign countries are still developing.
Morning Stories: More Public Spaces Along Saigon River, FIFA Women’s World Cup and Poor Retail Sales
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Morning Stories: Sa Pa Airport, New Foreign Workers Rules and Tourists Rescued
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Morning Stories: HCMC Targets 33m Tourists, Reef Destruction and More Illegal Entries
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