Xuân Phương in Hanoi
In Suburban Hanoi, With Summer Comes the Red-Purple Cascade of Mulberries
In suburban Hanoi, this is the season when mulberry branches heavy with bright red fruits dangle in the summer wind.
After Saigon Police Bust Major Pet Theft Ring, the City Rallies to Help Care for 400 Cats
After an extended investigation, the Hồ Chí Minh City Police Department has busted a major cat theft and distribution ring that operated across multiple southern provinces.
A Visit to Lê Minh Xuân, a Rare Craft Village Making Incense Sticks Amid Saigon
From inside the workshop, artisans carry bundle after bundle of freshly made incense sticks into the courtyard amid the morning mist. A gentle scent of spices linger in the air.
As Thanh Đa Faces Redevelopment, Writer Dạ Ngân Reflects on What Will Be Lost
To me, my trip to Cư xá Thanh Đa in summer 1982 was a serendipitous encounter. It was Saigon’s largest-scale residential complex in the first half of the 1970s, with nearly 4,000 separate units housing about 50,000 inhabitants. Cư xá refers to a residential quarter reserved for gainfully employed citizens, with a vision to establish a model community with a high quality of life. Here, in their three-bedroom apartments, civil servants, professors, doctors, and military leaders ranked major or higher lived in pride of being a part of a cư xá like that.
Uyên Đỗ in Saigon
How Saigon's Free Water Coolers Quench Thirst and Spread Kindness
In recent years, stories about climate change's impacts on the lives of Vietnamese people have been increasingly making the news.
Inside the Covid Memorial Park at 1 Lý Thái Tổ, Saigon's Brand-New Green Space
As part of Saigon’s latest initiative to increase green space coverage in the city, a number of abandoned land plots were converted into public parks, including a Covid Memorial Park that’s become a beloved destination for Saigoneers seeking a space to jog, reflect, or just simply touch grass.
Uyên Đỗ in Saigon
All Aboard Bus 146, Home of Plushies, Rubber Chickens and a Side of Humanity
“Cute” doesn’t seem like a fitting descriptor for any mode of public transport, but a bus in Saigon is driving straight into the heart of Saigoneers for being the quintessence of “smotheringly adorable.”
Saigon Set to Make Bus Service Free for All to Cut Congestion, Air Pollution
Saigoneers without private vehicles might be happy to hear that the city is planning to make the municipal bus system free to ride in the near future.
Weekend News Roundup: After Appropriating Hundreds of Billions of Dong, Vietnamese Tycoons Flee Abroad
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. Vietnam PM says may allow bigger foreign stakes in banks [Tuoi Tre] Appropriating ...
Kim Jong-Un Sulks, Bans Sarcasm in North Korea After Being Called 'Fool' by Citizens
In the latest example of Kim Jong-un’s supreme brilliance, the North Korean leader has banned sarcasm in the isolated nation.
Obama Vows to Lift Myanmar Sanctions Thanks to Government Reforms
On Wednesday, while hosting Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in the Oval Office, President of the United States Barack Obama revealed that the US is primed to lift sanctions on the Southeas...
Thanh Nien News Discontinues Its English-Language Site
In a major blow to English-language media in Vietnam, Thanh Nien News shut down its website yesterday.
Morning News Roundup: Hydropower Dam Tunnel Collapses in Central Vietnam Flash Floods, Many Missing
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. India PM offers Vietnam $500 million credit line for defense cooperation [Thanh Nien] ...
This Notorious Suicide Spot in Japan Is Seeing Fewer Deaths Thanks to Pokemon GO
While Pokemon GO has made global headlines thanks to distracted drivers and pedestrians causing accidents, in one part of Japan the mobile phenomenon may actually be saving lives.
Morning News Roundup: Vietnamese Scientists Win 4 More US Research Grants
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. Vietnamese mobile start-up ‘Shark Journey’ snaps up $40,000 from Facebook [VNExpress] ...
Regular Downpours May Shut Down Tan Son Nhat Due to Flooding Threat: Official
Less than one month after an epic downpour turned Saigon into a swimming pool and paralyzed Tan Son Nhat International Airport (TSN), a shower which occurred last Sunday forced the facility'...
Cash-Strapped Vietnam to Sell Off 12 State-Owned Enterprises for $7.2bn
The Vietnamese government could see a windfall of over US$7 billion as it moves towards a full divestment from major state-owned enterprises (SOEs).
[Photos] Villages in China Are Sinking Due to Decades of Coal Mining
China, the world’s largest coal producer and consumer, has recently started to evacuate hundreds of thousands of residents from coal mining communities after announcing that no new mines will be appro...
Vietnam Wins First-Ever Silver And 2 More Bronze Medals at Paralympics 2016
2016 has been an auspicious year for Vietnam at international sporting events, as the country’s Paralympic team has snapped up three more medals: a bronze in powerlifting, a silver in swimming and a b...
Morning News Roundup: 6 Products of Coca-Cola Vietnam Fail to Meet Labeling Standards: Health Ministry
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. Vietnam government to have $7 billion by selling 12 big SOEs [VietNamNet] Becamex ...
Saigon to Invest $45m in Startup Infrastructure
After a long period of debating whether spending over VND1 trillion (US$45 million) to encourage startups is a sound investment, Ho Chi Minh City authorities recently decided to greenlight the fu...
Vietnam Considers Enforcing Emissions Tests for Large-Capacity Motorbikes
The Vietnamese government has drafted a law that would enforce mandatory emissions tests for all motorcycles over 175cc.
Morning News Roundup: 25 Free-WiFi New Buses Run in Hanoi
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. Huế sets out plan to build a museum street [VietNamNews] Bullets trump rehab as A...
Weekend News Roundup: Vinamilk Seeks to Buy Second US Dairy Company in Growth Push
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. Ho Chi Minh City determined to become smart city: chairman [Tuoi Tre] Vinamilk see...
MoF Maintains Ban of Vietnamese in Casinos
In a surprise move, the Ministry of Finance this week ruled that local Vietnamese are still barred from entering casinos in Vietnam.
Warming Seas Have Increased Asian Typhoon Intensity by 50%: Study
A new study has shown that the power of typhoons impacting East and Southeast Asia has intensified by 50% over the last four decades due to warming seas.
Lam Dong Truck Driver Saves Bus From Crashing, Becomes National Hero
A truck driver from Lam Dong Province has become Vietnam’s latest national hero for using his own vehicle to save 30 passengers on a bus with malfunctioning brakes.
Morning News Roundup: Samsung Provides ‘Smart School’ for Ho Chi Minh City Medical University
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. Samsung provides ‘smart school’ for Ho Chi Minh City medical university [Tuoi Tre] ...
