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Bring Your Own Containers, We're Going Grocery Shopping

Environment

Bring Your Own Containers, We're Going Grocery Shopping

Above a peaceful coffee shop on the quiet road of Nguyễn Khắc Nhu lies a small zero-waste refill shop trying to advocate change.

JJuliet Bao Ngoc DolingJul 27, 2020
From Iconic Street Scene to Hybrid T-Shirt: The Journey of a Ginkgo Design

Fashion

From Iconic Street Scene to Hybrid T-Shirt: The Journey of a Ginkgo Design

A street cart crammed with all the fresh ingredients and utensils needed for a scrumptious meal parked beside hungry guests enjoying their dishes on plastic tables beneath a bright red flag: it’s as iconic a street scene as possible in Vietnam.

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Jul 27, 2020
Saigoneer Podcast: Vietnam's Effort to Increase Fertility Rates; Visual Arts Curator Bill Nguyen

Podcast

Saigoneer Podcast: Vietnam's Effort to Increase Fertility Rates; Visual Arts Curator Bill Nguyen

We're now 90 episodes old!

SaigoneerJul 27, 2020
Weekend Stories Roundup: Street Rename, Bus Crash, and Covid-19 Updates

Roundups

Weekend Stories Roundup: Street Rename, Bus Crash, and Covid-19 Updates

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from Saigon, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them into short, accessible links so you can easily keep up with current affairs.

SaigoneerJul 27, 2020
Hanoi International Film Festival Delayed Until 2022 Due to Pandemic

Film & TV

Hanoi International Film Festival Delayed Until 2022 Due to Pandemic

The effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic forced organizers to push the event back from its scheduled date of November 4–8.

SaigoneerJul 25, 2020
With No Foreign Visitors, Vietnam's Travel Sector Courts Domestic Tourists, but Is It Enough?

Travel

With No Foreign Visitors, Vietnam's Travel Sector Courts Domestic Tourists, but Is It Enough?

As the country slowly opens for tourism, are companies and people adequately prepared?

JJim SelkinJul 25, 2020
Hẻm Gems: Head to the Airport to Relieve Your Hankering for Thai Food

Saigon Hẻm Gems

Hẻm Gems: Head to the Airport to Relieve Your Hankering for Thai Food

Insert cliché about this strange year here.

Michael TatarskiJul 25, 2020
[Photos] 1994 Hanoi in the Eyes of a Former Japan Ambassador to Vietnam

Hanoi

[Photos] 1994 Hanoi in the Eyes of a Former Japan Ambassador to Vietnam

On a day like any other in November 1994, some Hanoians might have been curious about the fact that their shop front and daily routine were being photographed by a wandering Japanese man.

SaigoneerJul 24, 2020
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Morning Stories Roundup: Covid-19 Vaccine, Central Heatwave, and Expressway Deterioration

Roundups

Morning Stories Roundup: Covid-19 Vaccine, Central Heatwave, and Expressway Deterioration

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from Saigon, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them into short, accessible links so you can easily keep up with current affairs.

SaigoneerJul 24, 2020
In 2020, Northern Vietnam Sees Longest Heatwave in Years; Earlier, Colder Winter

Vietnam

In 2020, Northern Vietnam Sees Longest Heatwave in Years; Earlier, Colder Winter

Feeling like this summer has been excruciatingly long? It’s not just you.

SaigoneerJul 23, 2020
[Photos] An Airy Home for Those Averse to Air-Conditioning

Architecture

[Photos] An Airy Home for Those Averse to Air-Conditioning

To some people, air conditioners suck.

SaigoneerJul 23, 2020
Stuck in Africa, Vietnamese Workers Forced to Work Despite Rampant Covid-19 Cases

Vietnam

Stuck in Africa, Vietnamese Workers Forced to Work Despite Rampant Covid-19 Cases

On the afternoon of July 11, the people of Lãng Thanh Commune (in Yên Thành District, Nghệ An Province), rejoiced as Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc announced that Vietnamese workers in Equatorial Guinea were to be flown home as soon as possible.

SaigoneerJul 23, 2020
Morning Stories Roundup: Art Museum, Economic Growth, and Offshore Wind Project

Roundups

Morning Stories Roundup: Art Museum, Economic Growth, and Offshore Wind Project

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from Saigon, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them into short, accessible links so you can easily keep up with current affairs.

SaigoneerJul 23, 2020
The Delay Continues for Saigon's Parking Lot Project Under Tao Đàn Park

Saigon

The Delay Continues for Saigon's Parking Lot Project Under Tao Đàn Park

Ten years after it was first approved, construction of the parking lot below District 1's Tao Đàn Park has again been delayed.

SaigoneerJul 22, 2020
Vũ Nhật Tân, Vietnam's Composer and Artist Extraordinaire, Passes Away at 50

Music & Arts

Vũ Nhật Tân, Vietnam's Composer and Artist Extraordinaire, Passes Away at 50

Vũ Nhật Tân, Hanoi’s adept producer, musician, and artist, died recently due to illness.

SaigoneerJul 22, 2020
At Kyros Saigon, a Different Therapy Massage Method

Education

At Kyros Saigon, a Different Therapy Massage Method

Sometimes, it seems like you can’t walk 100 meters in Saigon without tripping over a spa.

SaigoneerJul 22, 2020
Is Vietnam Ready for Its New Place Among the World's Fastest-Ageing Societies?

Vietnam

Is Vietnam Ready for Its New Place Among the World's Fastest-Ageing Societies?

Vietnam is among the world’s most rapidly changing countries, by virtually every metric.

AAlastair McCreadyJul 22, 2020
Morning Stories Roundup: Ha Giang Floods, HCMC FC, and Noise in Airport

Roundups

Morning Stories Roundup: Ha Giang Floods, HCMC FC, and Noise in Airport

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from Saigon, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them into short, accessible links so you can easily keep up with current affairs.

SaigoneerJul 22, 2020
[Photos] 30 Film Photographs That Take You Back to 1965 Saigon

Saigon

[Photos] 30 Film Photographs That Take You Back to 1965 Saigon

What draws viewers to the spectacle that is old photographs?

SaigoneerJul 21, 2020
In 'Xem Đêm, Càng Đêm,' a Night Rendezvous Between Architecture and Visual Art

Music & Arts

In 'Xem Đêm, Càng Đêm,' a Night Rendezvous Between Architecture and Visual Art

‘"...In the distance the stars Nearby, fireflies..."—Phùng Cung

Elise LuongJul 21, 2020
Vietnam Reconsiders Nuclear Power Options in Decade Energy Master Plan

Development

Vietnam Reconsiders Nuclear Power Options in Decade Energy Master Plan

Previous plans to build nuclear power plants in Ninh Thuan Province were scrapped in 2016, but the projects might be coming back in the near future.

SaigoneerJul 21, 2020
Morning Stories Roundup: Truck Collision, Domestic Tourism, and Private Vehicles

Roundups

Morning Stories Roundup: Truck Collision, Domestic Tourism, and Private Vehicles

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from Saigon, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them into short, accessible links so you can easily keep up with current affairs.

SaigoneerJul 21, 2020
Japan Releases Adorable Pink Honda Cub Inspired by 'Weathering With You'

Film & TV

Japan Releases Adorable Pink Honda Cub Inspired by 'Weathering With You'

For a limited time, Honda is selling scooters based on the popular animated film Weathering With You .

SaigoneerJul 20, 2020
Hanoi Family Finds Long-Lost Daughter in Quarantine After 24 Years Missing

Hanoi

Hanoi Family Finds Long-Lost Daughter in Quarantine After 24 Years Missing

In the time of unprecedented hardships, a family in Hanoi found the light at the end of the tunnel.

SaigoneerJul 20, 2020
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