In an Ever-Changing Saigon, Street Artisans Hold Fast to Dying Crafts. We delve into the lives of Saigon’s artisans — an animal coconut leaf folder, a woodcarver embracing modern …

Revisit 1990s Saigon in 'L’Amant,' the Film Adaptation of Marguerite Duras' Famous Novel. When filming the movie adaptation of Marguerite Duras’ 1984 autobiographical novel The Lover, …

Saigon's Next Top 5 Congested Streets Are Announced. Here Are the Winners. Local streets are buckling under the pressure of Saigon's ever-increasing population density, here are the city's …

Saigon’s guide to restaurants, street food, news, bars, culture, events, history, activities, things to do, music & nightlife.

Saigon’s guide to restaurants, street food, news, bars, culture, events, history, activities, things to do, music & nightlife.

Inside Chôl Chnăm Thmây, the Festive New Year of Saigon's Khmer Community. As April's fickle weather shifts between sunlight and breeze, Candaransi Pagoda sheds its usual solemnity, …

Hanoi's Bát Tràng Ceramic Village Turns Historic Craft Into Global Fame. Bát Tràng has been producing ceramics for over 700 years, but it’s the recent decades that interest me most: a …

A Brief History of Cung Văn Hóa Lao Động and Saigon's First Swimming Pool. Once a fashionable rendezvous for the elite of colonial society, the Labour Culture Palace (Cung Văn …

ABOUT US Saigoneer is an English-language online lifestyle magazine which covers topics related to food, society, development, history, culture and the arts in Saigon. We strive to …

The Story of Quách Đàm, the Man Who Shaped Modern Chợ Lớn — Part 2. By the 1920s, the old Bình Tây Market and much of the surrounding land had belonged to Quách Đàm, so he …