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Thai Rapper Eats Mango Sticky Rice During Coachella Set, Wins Our Hearts

Music & Arts

Thai Rapper Eats Mango Sticky Rice During Coachella Set, Wins Our Hearts

Maybe Suboi can eat a plate of cơm tấm during her next performance.

SaigoneerApr 20, 2022
Saigoneer Bookshelf: Ocean Vuong Asks Questions in 'Time Is a Mother'

Loạt Soạt

Saigoneer Bookshelf: Ocean Vuong Asks Questions in 'Time Is a Mother'

Fame and poetry rarely go together.

Paul ChristiansenApr 20, 2022
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Marvel at These Ceramic Boots Created by Legendary Bát Tràng Artisan Vũ Đức Thắng

Music & Arts

Marvel at These Ceramic Boots Created by Legendary Bát Tràng Artisan Vũ Đức Thắng

"The Bát Tràng Ceramic Boots. An Inspiration from Italy" exhibition will feature 12 ceramic boots created by artisan Vũ Đức Thắng, who blended Italian fashion and Bát Tràng craft traditions .

SaigoneerApr 19, 2022
[Photos] T3 Architects Turned a Modernist Villa Into a Celebration of Chocolate

Architecture

[Photos] T3 Architects Turned a Modernist Villa Into a Celebration of Chocolate

Looks like we'll be working remote today.

SaigoneerApr 19, 2022
[Photos] Look Back at Hanoi's Nội Bài Airport in 1995

Hanoi

[Photos] Look Back at Hanoi's Nội Bài Airport in 1995

In February, 1995, Yuichi Kobayashi, a Japanese businessman, came to Vietnam with a mission to set up a factory here.

SaigoneerApr 18, 2022
Hanoi Envisions 6 More Metro Lines for City Center by 2050

Vietnam

Hanoi Envisions 6 More Metro Lines for City Center by 2050

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.

SaigoneerApr 15, 2022
Inside the Backbreaking Work of Quảng Ninh's Coal Miners

Vietnam

Inside the Backbreaking Work of Quảng Ninh's Coal Miners

“I am a person with two skin tones.”

SaigoneerApr 15, 2022
Saigon Designates 6 Areas With Architectural Heritage to Be Conserved

Saigon

Saigon Designates 6 Areas With Architectural Heritage to Be Conserved

Is six enough?

SaigoneerApr 15, 2022
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Local Photographer Recreates Mai Trung Thứ Paintings in Fashion Shoot

Music & Arts

Local Photographer Recreates Mai Trung Thứ Paintings in Fashion Shoot

In hopes of recreating the paintings of silk master Mai Trung Thứ, photographer Minh Sơn and his collaborators have done something extraordinary with this photo collection. The resulting works bear striking resemblance to their painted predecessors and have taken Vietnam’s social media by storm recently.

AAnn AnnApr 14, 2022
Hanoi to Establish Animal Control Squads to Catch Roaming Dogs, Cats

Vietnam

Hanoi to Establish Animal Control Squads to Catch Roaming Dogs, Cats

In a city-wide campaign to curb the spread of rabies, Hanoi authorities announced that the city will form squads dedicated to snaring stray dogs.

SaigoneerApr 13, 2022
Vietnamese Game 'Hoa' Nominated for Best Art Direction, Music in 2022 Webby Awards

Tech

Vietnamese Game 'Hoa' Nominated for Best Art Direction, Music in 2022 Webby Awards

If you spent your 2021 lockdown escaping into the wondrous, whimsical world of Hoa, the locally developed video game, now is your chance to show your support for the creators.

SaigoneerApr 13, 2022
Mythology, History, and Supernaturals Mingle in the World of 'Lĩnh Nam Chích Quái'

Music & Arts

Mythology, History, and Supernaturals Mingle in the World of 'Lĩnh Nam Chích Quái'

Lĩnh Nam Chích Quái was one of Vietnam’s first anthologies written in Hán characters in prose form. It’s a collection of 22 folk tales, mythologies, and legends surrounding the origin story of the Vietnamese civilization, how our ancestors built and defended our sovereignty, and a myriad of ancient customs and spiritual folk beliefs.

NNhi PhạmApr 12, 2022
Japanese Mobile Game 'Fate Grand Order' Unveils Hai Bà Trưng as Playable Heroines

Music & Arts

Japanese Mobile Game 'Fate Grand Order' Unveils Hai Bà Trưng as Playable Heroines

Time for all Vietnamese Masters to save their Saint Quartz.

TThế AnhApr 12, 2022
5 Biggest Cities Told to Restrict Motorbikes From 2030

Vietnam

5 Biggest Cities Told to Restrict Motorbikes From 2030

Will motorbikes in downtown Saigon be a thing of the past in eight years?

SaigoneerApr 9, 2022
Handbook Project Empowers Local Communities to Write Their Own Cultural Narratives

Culture

Handbook Project Empowers Local Communities to Write Their Own Cultural Narratives

“No one could sing our song but ourselves.” — Inrasra, Chăm poet and anthropologist.

AAnn AnnApr 7, 2022
[Photos] A Journey Back in Time Through Northern Vietnam Around 1900

Vietnam

[Photos] A Journey Back in Time Through Northern Vietnam Around 1900

Vietnam is certainly a country looking to the future, but sometimes it's worth looking back at the past as well.

SaigoneerApr 7, 2022
[Photos] A House in Đồng Nai Designed for the Warmth of Tết Gatherings

Architecture

[Photos] A House in Đồng Nai Designed for the Warmth of Tết Gatherings

Family gatherings might be a touchy subject for many of us who don’t connect well with some family members, but if one was to design a house with cordial meals and warm banquets in mind, what would it look like?

SaigoneerApr 6, 2022
Australian International School’s Scholarships Put Students on the Path to Success

Education

Australian International School’s Scholarships Put Students on the Path to Success

Financial difficulties stand in the way of too many people reaching their full potential. Being unable to afford tuition or being distracted by the need to earn extra money can severely hinder one’s academic career.

SaigoneerApr 6, 2022
Hanoi Demolishes Colonial-Era Factory to Make Room for Office Complex

Vietnam

Hanoi Demolishes Colonial-Era Factory to Make Room for Office Complex

A French-built factory at 61 Trần Phú, Hanoi is being destroyed to make way for a multi-purpose building.

SaigoneerApr 6, 2022
Photography Exhibition Spotlights the Beauty and Perils of Vietnam's Mangrove Forests

Music & Arts

Photography Exhibition Spotlights the Beauty and Perils of Vietnam's Mangrove Forests

Transcending the boundaries of a conventional art exhibition, “ Midnight in the Mangroves - Đêm Trong Rừng Ngập Mặn ” tackles the beauty and important environmental role of mangrove forests via the language of photography.

SaigoneerApr 5, 2022
Review: In 'Đêm Tối Rực Rỡ!,' Watch a Fraught Family Disintegrate During a Funeral

Film & TV

Review: In 'Đêm Tối Rực Rỡ!,' Watch a Fraught Family Disintegrate During a Funeral

If a family is like a broken leg, does healing it require a more painful break? Đêm Tối Rực Rỡ! (The Brilliant Darkness!) grapples with this question by thrusting characters into a situation that exposes festering wounds in desperate need of attention.

Paul ChristiansenApr 5, 2022
Beauty Behemoth Sephora Enters Vietnamese Market With Digital Store

Vietnam

Beauty Behemoth Sephora Enters Vietnamese Market With Digital Store

Sephora, the wide-reaching consumer goods retailer, has launched an e-commerce portal for Vietnamese customers, but has revealed no plans for physical stores in Vietnam.

SaigoneerApr 4, 2022
Letter From Ukraine: Kharkiv Is My Home, I Never Imagined That We Could Be Attacked

Stories

Letter From Ukraine: Kharkiv Is My Home, I Never Imagined That We Could Be Attacked

Editor's note: This article is a personal essay written by Viktoria Grivina, a Ukrainian and friend of a member of our team. While Saigoneer has always focused our editorial content on Vietnam, as Vietnamese, we know first-hand how devastating and long-lasting the ramifications of war can be on a culture and nation, so we feel that it's important to give voice and provide support to war victims as best we can within our ability.

VViktoria GrivinaApr 4, 2022
Pack a Basket, Fill up Your Water Bottle, It's Sugarcane Harvest Season in Đắk Lắk

Food Culture

Pack a Basket, Fill up Your Water Bottle, It's Sugarcane Harvest Season in Đắk Lắk

In March, at early dawn in M'Drắk, long baskets follow farmers to sugarcane farms to bring back wealth. The people here were in the midst of a sweaty and sweet season.

TTrần Duy MinhApr 3, 2022
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