Loading creator
10018 stories
![[Photos] Hanging out at Nha Trang’s Breezy Container Hostel](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/7HfSdsNb.jpg)
Architecture
Anyone who’s traveled Vietnam on a shoestring knows hostels are not necessarily the most glamorous of accommodations. Nha Trang’s Ccasa Hostel, however, goes against this standard with its bright and breezy container blocks.
Saigon
Ahead of Vietnam’s annual pre-Tet ATM cash shortage, banks are preparing their own plans to handle the increased usage of these machines. However some local institutions are worried about a new factor in the implementation of these cash top-up schemes: traffic.
Arts & Culture
For its recent One Photo, One Country, One Year series, Reuters picked a snapshot from Vietnam depicting an áo dài -clad lady posing on an ornamental peach tree plantation in Hanoi.
Asia
Taiwan is getting closer and closer to becoming the first Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage.
![[Photos] The Weird Fruits of Tet Are Coming](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/wrlzmCfb.jpg)
Culture
With Tet fast approaching, Vietnam’s array of strange, misshapen fruits is returning in full force.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnamese become second largest expat group in South Korea [VnExpress] Nutritionist proposes ‘10,000 steps a day’ walking movement for Saigon’s [Tuoi Tre]
Saigon
More of Saigon’s open spaces are slowly giving in to developmental pressure: there’s a high chance that District 1’s Lam Son Square will become a multi-story car park in the near future.
![[Photos] The Many Faces of 1950s Vietnam](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/4jDAPTzb.jpg)
Vietnam
In this collection of black-and-white snapshots, a famed French photographer finds beauty in tumultuous 1950s Vietnam.
Vietnam
Starting on January 1, 2017, Hanoi’s new code of etiquette for civil servants will take effect.
![[Infographic] Vietnam’s Recent Grads Least Satisfied in Their Current Jobs: Survey](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/h0CtnlAb.jpg)
Society
Compared to their regional counterparts, Vietnam’s recent graduates are unhappiest at their current jobs.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Hundreds run for clean toilets in southern Vietnam [Tuoi Tre] Dog theft gang busted in southern Vietnam [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
Even though Vietnam's Saigon-to-Hanoi air route recently joined the ranks of the world's busiest , the country's airports have not necessarily caught up with its rapid growth in air traffic: in 2016 alone, over 38,000 flights in Vietnam were delayed or canceled.
Eat & Drink
Vietnam has long been a coffee-drinking country, but over the last few years a growing number of enthusiasts have started to take the brew very seriously.
Development
The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee just announced plans to clear 7,000 hectares of land in the city to make room for 880 development projects.
![[Photos] New Children's Book Introduces Southeast Asia's Animals to the World](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/MmBSD6yb.jpg)
Arts & Culture
A New York-based art director and illustrator recently published a children’s book on the fauna and flora of Laos and Vietnam featuring a host of intricate drawings.
Vietnam
As a new year approaches so, too, do a new set of traffic regulations.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Ho Chi Minh City welcomes five-millionth int’l visitor in 2016 [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam wraps up 2016 National Tourism Year with flying colors [Tuoi Tre]
![[Photos] Welcome to Vung Tau's Leafy Green Dream House](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/pGTkHj2b.jpg)
Architecture
A Saigon-based architecture firm has designed a house that seamlessly merges nature and living space in one.
Vietnam
Fans of Vietnam’s annual Tet pyrotechnics will be sad to learn that the country’s central government has released a directive specifically forbidding firework displays over the holiday.
![[Music] How Indonesia’s Horn-Honking Became a Hit Among EDM DJs](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/Jkgs1Ksb.jpg)
Music & Arts
On the streets of many Southeast Asian countries, vehicle honking presents yet another opportunity to stand out from the crowd.
![[Video] Vietnamese Brothers Set World Record for Head-to-Head Stair-Climbing](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/BngNaAcb.jpg)
Vietnam
Vietnamese brothers Giang Quoc Co and Giang Quoc Nghiep broke a Guinness World Record last Thursday after successfully pulling off a spectacular acrobatic move.
![[Photos] A Guide to Traveling 1910 French Indochina](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/VEOxhyjb.jpg)
Asia
In the days before every backpacker wandered the streets of Saigon with a guidebook in hand, one turn-of-the-century French travel firm advertised Indochina as an adventure destination for European travelers.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . 2017 to be good year for Vietnam economy: analysts [VietnamNet] Vietnam claims haul of gold medals at SE Asia table tennis championship [Tuoi Tre]
Arts & Culture
From quiet, waterfront cafes to bustling city corners, this is what we saw through our lens this week.