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Long-time HCMC resident, writer, and editor.
200 stories
Environment
Have you ever walked past a plant and wondered "Hey, I wonder what that could do?"
Natural Selection
Imagine being born one color, and growing up into a very differently hued adult.
Development
Will 2024 be the auspicious year when our legs could finally step on the metro platform for the first time?
Environment
Many people will be familiar with the dread when your income no longer covers your expenses; when you’ve exhausted your savings and are sinking ever deeper into debt. In the Mekong Delta, a similar downward spiral is happening. But it’s not the delta’s finances that are draining away — it’s the sand that sustains it. Not its economic stability that is being undermined, but its very foundations.
Tech
In this digital age, farming, especially in developing countries like Vietnam, has maintained a general perception of being an analog, hands-on practice.
Environment
To be distributed between now and the end of 2026, the VND55 billion (US$2.2 million) provided by the Animals Asia Foundation (AAF) will be used to help tourism centers in Đắk Lắk Province become more elephant-friendly and cease all elephant-riding activities.
Music & Arts
You never know where a story idea is going to come from.
Loạt Soạt
Much like humanity, great systems of the natural world rely on connectivity to thrive.
Natural Selection
When you think of ways to combat the inevitable ravages of climate change and sea level rise, what comes to mind?
Film & TV
Do you know who the world's greatest pirate is?
Parks & Rec
For much of my adult life, in the months from February to October, my mood was dictated by the results of New York Mets games.
Natural Selection
While Saigoneer ’s Natural Selection series has already covered a number of iconic species and types of animals, including the tiger , Asian elephant , dogs and cats , there’s a good chance most of the people reading this haven’t heard of today’s critter.
Vietnam
Over the past few days, Vietnam has consistently reported new records in the total number of daily COVID-19 cases, signaling a possible upcoming wave of infections.
Environment
A new report from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) highlights just how biodiverse the Greater Mekong region remains, even as major threats continue to impact flora and fauna populations.
In Plain Sight
Cement, clay, clapboard, spackle, rebar, piping, plaster smears, paint drips, pencil scrawlings: to witness the rise of a building, observe its innards, is to marvel at the pretense of an ego, for what are those constructed with?
Saigon
After an unexplained delay, Saigon's first public bike rental system launched today.
Music & Arts
In early 1960s Saigon, Phương Tâm was a star singer, performing every day in the city’s busy nightclubs and music venues.
Saigon
If you’ve enjoyed Saigon’s “wintry” mornings this past week, there’s more to come.
Saigon
Saigoneer 's favorite form of transportation has just proposed adding two new routes linking District 7 and District 1.
Saigon
The city aims to administer Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to approximately 780,000 children aged 12 to 17.
Society
In this pandemic era, sometimes we need a little help connecting with other people.
Music & Arts
While bars and nightclubs remain closed, a special monthly livestream series starting tomorrow will give those of us in Vietnam the chance to experience nightlife without leaving the house.
Natural Selection
It’s an inarguable fact that dogs are the purest of animals.
