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Linh is a storyteller living in Hà Nội.
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Hanoi Ngõ Nooks
If there is a restaurant in Hanoi that embodies the proverb “good wine needs no bush,” it’s Ốc cô Nhung. Though in this case, instead of wine, it is snails.
Vietnam
Earlier this week, Hanoi unveiled a general plan for the underground development of the city center which includes adding six metro lines and 81 underground stations.
Travel
If you live in Vietnam, chances are you live next to a construction site: hotels, condos, shopping centers, etc. But why see the same old site every day when there are so many different ones out there to experience?
Culture
How does a nation represent itself to the world?
Hanoi
Some kumquat and peach blossom sellers on the streets of Hanoi have resorted to sleeping in tents to guard their trees.
Hanoi
The capital city confirmed its first case of community-transmitted Omicron COVID-19 variant on January 26.
Music & Arts
Last weekend, Heritage Space and Ơ Kìa Hà Nội held the exhibition “In Art We Trust” — a collection of propaganda art on gender equality — at the Goethe Institute.
![[Photos] Dilapidated and Abandoned, Hồ Tây's 'Floating Castles' Are Finally Dismantled](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/urbanisthanoi/article-images/2021/12/hotay/5h.webp)
Hanoi
After almost five years of rotting in abandonment, a few of the cruise boats on West Lake are finally being dismantled.
Hanoi Ngõ Nooks
“Gác" means attic, but “Miên,” on the other hand, is something almost untranslatable, simply because there is no word in English that can fully encapsulate its essence.
Music & Arts
Marcus Lacey’s first experience in Hanoi was sitting in a bia hơi for seven hours.
Hanoi
Starting at noon today, districts with no new COVID-19 community transmission cases since September 6 are allowed to reopen various businesses and restaurants.
Postcards
Who is better at the art of chilling on a motorbike than the xe ôm?
Tech
Sumi, a yellow chick wearing a pilot’s helmet, looks like it belongs on Cartoon Network. However, this character resides on apps like Messenger, Skype and Zalo, and has millions of conversations everyday.
Saigon
Some protection is on the way for a crucial part of the city's lockdown lifeblood.
Tech
Vietnam is facing a serious electricity shortage, yet we have no idea how much energy we use everyday.
Music & Arts
Hardcore, indie, metal, folk? The latest compilation album emerging from the capital is as multifaceted as the city itself.
Environment
Flooding and biodiversity among concerns for people in Vietnam below the cascade of Red river dams.
Music & Arts
Comprising 28 years' worth of photos, the Punk Dragon exhibition makes older visitors feel nostalgic and younger ones pause and think about changes.
Hanoi Ngõ Nooks
Definitely not an easy-to-stumble-upon coffee shop, Chốn is located in a small, deep alley.
Culture
O tròn như quả trứng gà / ô thì đội mũ, ơ là thêm râu.
Hanoi Ngõ Nooks
Albeit ostensibly a coffee shop, Cầm’s specialty is actually old Vietnamese music.
![[Photos] Hanoi's Perusers of Perfect Pedals](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2020/08/27/bikes/1h.jpg)
Culture
It was a cloudy Saturday morning when Saigoneer arrived at the Thanh Nien Street trà đá spot next to Ho Tay.
Culture
Matca , a Hanoi-based photography exhibition space and an online journal , has just brought out its first physical publication, a bilingual periodical titled Có Một Làng Nghề Nhiếp Ảnh — A Vietnamese Photography Village.
