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Environment
What would Vietnam be without the Mekong Delta?
Why must we continue talking about war?
Culture
There are many harbingers of mid-autumn in Saigon: the mushrooming of street-side mooncake vendors , the gradual arrival of corporate mooncake boxes, and a kaleidoscopic tapestry of lanterns along local “lantern streets.”
Culture
From the time I began learning Vietnamese at home and English in public school, I have lived with dual identities pulling me from seemingly opposite ends of a spectrum.
Saigon
Chi Hoa Prison (Khám Chí Hòa) is a seven-hectare facility located in Saigon's District 10.
Podcast
The podcast is back!
Loạt Soạt
In Con Đã Về Nhà - I'm Home , Tăng Quang documents his two-week stint in quarantine at Military School Zone 7 in District 12 of Saigon with a combination of paintings and prose.
Podcast
The podcast is back after taking a few weeks off!
In Plain Sight
We’ve all wanted something we can’t have. Something we can see but can’t touch. Something dangled in front of us but just out of reach like an especially succulent apple growing on a branch inches beyond a giraffe’s outstretched tongue. That was me during the Covid pandemic. My balcony overlooks the city’s zoo - every dawn I watch elephants emerge from their hut and eat the day’s first sweetgrass. I’m frequently awakened at three am by peacock cries - a sound somewhere between a meow, a scream and the ping of a pick-ax striking through stone and shattering a diamond. The zoo is my favorite place in Saigon and for a month and a half, I could gaze upon it but not visit.
Literature
On the morning of June 11, poet Nguyễn Đức Sơn, pseudonym Sao Trên Rừng (Star Over The Forest), passed away at the age of 83.
Music & Arts
"Even if it's small, it is very cruel. Many have died because of it...We definitely got to stay alert."—'Ghen cô Vy' by ERIK and MIN.
Saigon Hẻm Gems
For dogs, dog owners and general fans of man's best friend, living in Saigon can be tough.
Podcast
The latest Saigoneer Podcast episode is out now!
Podcast
The latest Saigoneer Podcast episode is now available!
Culture
Whenever I tell someone that I am on my school’s baseball team, the immediate reaction is surprise that the school has a baseball team, followed by inquiry about my reasons for joining.
Podcast
A new episode is available now!
Podcast
Episode 84 of the Saigoneer Podcast is now available!
Vietnam
A Vietnamese professor recently clinched a prestigious prize for young individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of mathematics.
Vietnam
Fame, murder, sex and music — this story has it all.
Food Culture
Amid the relentless pace of upsetting news related to the coronavirus pandemic, bright spots of ingenuity and compassion have shone through.
