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.
HCMC Begins To Crack Down On “Illegal” Uber Taxis
Could this be the beginning of the end for Uber in Vietnam?
Weekend News Roundup: Vietnam To Hold First Art Fair To Pique Public Interest Next Month
Hanoi, Da Nang rank eighth among top tourist attractions [Vietnam Net] Vietnam to hold first art fair to pique public interest next month [Tuoi Tre] VN designers shape new fashion scene&nb...
Morning News Roundup: State-Run Cinemas ‘Dying’ In Vietnam
Vietnam vows to promote rights of people with disabilities [Vietnam Plus] Book casts light on little known Vietnamese workers in France [Vietnam Plus] Int’l experts urge Vietnam to build rice brand ...
Nguyen Hue Street Promenade To Block Traffic With "Smart Pillars," Reopen By Tet
Nguyen Hue Street, currently closed down for the constriction of a pedestrian promenade, will not be completely closed to traffic when it opens next year, according to city authorities.
Vietnamese Model Named Asia’s Sexiest Vegetarian
Truong Thi May, a Vietnamese model who represented the country at the Miss Universe pageant in 2013, has been named Asia’s Sexiest Vegetarian by the NGO People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PE...
Morning News Roundup: A Vietnamese Depositor Receives 20 Cents For 30-Year Bank Savings
Vietnamese has lowest wages in ASEAN [DTI] Hanoi authorities admit defeat on relocating historic markets [DTI] Transport fees reduce in three big cities [SGGP]
Beware Of The “Frankennote”
Want to make VND1,000,000 from VND520,000? Sure, you could invest in Vietnam Airlines stock, but as rumors have it, you could make your money work for you by splitting it down the middle, literally.
Vietnam Approves Law Allowing Foreigners to Buy Property
In an attempt to boost the country's stagnant real estate market, Vietnamese lawmakers yesterday approved a law allowing foreigners to buy land.
Morning News Roundup: Transport Minister Calls Vietnam's Air Traffic Control Corps 'Low-Quality,' Citing Nepotism
Millions of people expected to join VN’s first Black Friday [Vietnam Net] University teachers, students complain about clothing ban [Vietnam Net] Four more Asian records for Vietnam [Vietnam Plus]
[Photos] Hanoi’s Pedestrian-Only Streets Flooded With Vehicles
Back in October, Hanoi officially launched a plan to keep a number of streets in the Old Quarter free from vehicles. Even though signs and barriers have been installed, many have ignored the new schem...
Lovers’ Feud Causes Delay Of Vietnam Airlines Flight
After a week of major safety hiccups at Tan Son Nhat Airport, a slightly less serious disturbance took place last Friday night when two female passengers engaged in a soap opera-like brawl over a male...
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Named Asia’s Most Attractive Nation For Manufacturing
Vietnam named Asia’s Most Attractive Nation for Manufacturing [Nhan Dan] HCMC underfinanced for evacuation of households on canals [SGGP] Factory workers denounce employers for low-quality meals [DT...
Vietnamese Police Confiscate Thousands Of Stuffed Endangered Sea Turtles
While some Vietnamese are taking steps to save them, the country continues to struggle with protecting its endangered sea turtles.
Weekend News Roundup: Vietnam Gas Prices Down Further On Global Falls
Shipwrecks reveal ancient trade routes [Vietnam Net] Jobs for Low-Skilled Workers Moving from China to Vietnam [Forbes] Education Ministry plan to rewrite textbooks divides NA legislators [DTI]...
Man Arrested For Allegedly Murdering Vietnamese Woman In Singapore
Yesterday afternoon, Singaporean police responded to a “call for assistance” from an apartment block on Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 and, upon their arrival at the scene, found the body of an unidentified Vie...
3 Massive Statue Heads Unearthed At Cambodian Temple
Last weekend, three massive Angkorian-era statue heads at Banteay Chhmar temple in Banteay Meanchey Province were unearthed.
Civilian And Military Aircraft Nearly Collide Over Tan Son Nhat
Authorities met yesterday to discus an incident in which a military helicopter and civilian passenger jet “narrowly missed” colliding over HCMC’s Tan Son Nhat Airport on October 29.
Morning News Roundup: Alien Species Pose Threat To Vietnamese Wildlife
Vietnam aims to foster space technology [Vietnam Plus] Motorbike expected to be popular in Vietnam for 30-40 more years [DTI News] In Vietnam, foreigners can rent a forest, but can't buy a hous...
HCMC Authorities Scrap Plan For Helipad, Tunnels At New Admin. Center
Plans for a helipad and tunnels within HCMC’s new administrative center have been omitted from the latest proposal.
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Should Not Limit Motorcycles: World Bank
Circular ownership poses threat to Vietnamese school system [Vietnam Net] HCMC sets to market bio gasoline [SGGP] Vietnamese tea not grown in dioxin polluted soil, official [SGGP]