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Architecture
Vĩnh Long is a land of rich historical values located in the Mekong Delta. Here, generations of residents from diverse cultural backgrounds have been living, working, and interacting across key milestones of the land’s historical periods.
Music & Arts
"I embarked on the project with the desire to help students like me have a more positive and interesting view of textbooks in particular and learning in general, making subjects no longer an abstract concept, but a close friend you can see through sight, feel, and visualize easily in your head," explains project creator Nam Bảo.
Vietnam
Maybe just don't build glass bridges?
Vietnam
Another step toward some kind of normal.
![[Photos] Old Film Photos Capture a Serene Huế in 1961](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2022/02/14/a8m.webp)
Vietnam
These colorful photos of Huế in the early 1960s provide outsiders an important view of the country at a pivotal time.
Saigon Hẻm Gems
In the Huế dialect, mô rứa is a phrase one might encounter often in daily conversation. When a Huế resident asks “Mi đi mô rứa?” they might be wondering where you’re heading.
Culture
How does a nation represent itself to the world?
Hanoi
With a photo of a flower vendor biking on Hanoi’s ceramic road, Nguyễn Phúc Thành was chosen to be a winner in the National Awards program of Sony World Photography Awards 2022.
Eat & Drink Partner
Looking to expand on its sterling reputation for delicious seafood, the popular dinner buffet served at the Sheraton Saigon Hotel and Towers’ Saigon Café has expanded its offering of indulgent dishes from around the world.
Hanoi
Earlier this week, city authorities gave official permission for all cinemas and art venues to resume operations.
Environment
A recent report from the WWF has highlighted ongoing threats to the Greater Mekong's wondrous, but shrinking, bounty of unique primates, as well efforts to bring these amazing creatures back from the brink.
Music & Arts
The Year of the Tiger is officially here. To celebrate the arrival of the third zodiac animal, many Vietnamese artists have contributed to the community project "Behum 2k22." The name is a portmanteau of Behance and "hùm," which is Vietnamese slang for tigers.
Saigon
On February 9, 2022, no Saigon resident passed away because of COVID-19.
Music & Arts
To Lucia Phạm, a young graphic designer and illustrator, creating a personal project for the Lunar New Year has become an annual tradition. This year, instead of crafting static images, Lucia went all-out with an animated video to showcase Tết well-wishes.
![[Illustrations] Colorful Cats Simply Being Loveable](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2022/02/09/catsillustrationstop_SGNR1x.webp)
Arts & Culture
Artist Dương Nguyễn has illustrated a delightful collection of cats who are as vibrant as they are adorable.
![[Photos] A Look Back at Tết in Hanoi 100 Years Ago](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2022/02/08/oldphotos/oldtet_SGNR1h.webp)
Vietnam
It is easy to remark on how drastically Tết has changed over the years, but have the core elements really evolved that much?
![[Video] A Wonderfully Whimsical Wander Around Saigon](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2022/02/08/sigonvideo_SGNR1h.webp)
Arts & Culture
Here at Saigoneer , we would argue that you can never have too much whimsy.
Development
During a visit to the site of the planned Long Thành International Airport in Dong Nai Province last week, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính expressed frustration with the slow progress of the project's necessary land clearance.
![[Photos] Saigon Home Re-Imagines the Traditional Tubehouse](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2022/02/07/treehousetop_SGNR1x.webp)
Architecture
The mixed-use shophouse/home structure has long been a staple of Vietnam’s urban fabric — allowing residents to generate revenue from lower-floor businesses while making a home on the upper levels.
Saigon Hẻm Gems
Pick your favorite cupcake flavor; perhaps a pitcher of hot fragrant tea too. Ascend the dizzyingly steep flight of stairs. Mind your head. Tread gently on the wooden attic floor. There your friends are. They’re giggling over a joke. Their faces light up in the warm golden ambiance. Let’s have a blast.
Natural Selection
The story of Vietnam and cọp is not one where we will come out looking good.
Postcards
Humans adapted to fields, birds to branches... and yet, in Saigon...
