Perspectives My Scooter Conked Out In Knee-High Floods, Strangers Went The Extra Mile To Help Me I was stranded with a broken-down scooter amid torrential rain that lashed Saigon one afternoon. Strangers braved the floodwaters to help me.
News Saigon Sees Sharp Rise In Number Of People Taking STD Tests After Covid-19 Restrictions, Here’s Why As Saigon eases Covid-19 movement restrictions, we’ve seen a rise in STD testing. Many patients have been diagnosed with complications.
Inspiration 5 Facts About Cyclo (1995): A Haunting Film About Saigon Gangs Starring Tony Leung Starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai and directed by Trần Anh Hùng, Cyclo deals with the struggles of Saigon's laborers in the 90s.
Inspiration Trương Văn Bền: Why The Inventor Of Made-In-Vietnam Soap Was A Marketing Genius After inventing Vietnam's first soap brand, Trương Văn Bền used patriotic marketing tactics to compete against French products.
Inspiration Đặng Tuyết Mai: From An Air Hostess Chased By A Jet To A Second Lady Before becoming a Second Lady, Đặng Tuyết Mai was an air hostess. She was so beautiful that a military general chased her with a jet.
Inspiration Hui Bon Hoa: From Cardboard Collector To Billionaire To Part Of A Saigon Urban Legend Hui Bon Hoa, an immigrant of Chinese origin in Saigon, went from collecting cardboards to becoming one of the richest men in Indochina.
News Granny Afraid Of Getting Covid-19 Jab, Volunteer Hugs Her To Provide Emotional Support Seeing a granny too afraid to get her Covid-19 vaccine shot, this volunteer comes over and hugs her to help bolster her courage.
Local Nam Phương: Vietnam’s Last Empress, Winner Of Miss Indochina, & A Dior Fan Catholic, French-educated, and fashionable, Empress Nam Phương was one of the most special figures in Vietnam's history.
Perspectives Vietnam’s Covid-19 Situation: Why A Cautious & Gradual Transition Into The New Normal Is The Way Out Recently, Ho Chi Minh City leader Nguyễn Văn Nên announced plans to pursue a gradual transition into the new normal. Here's what it may mean.
News Police Investigate Alleged Grocery Order “Bombings”, Clearing Up Misunderstandings There are allegations that Saigon citizens order groceries but "bomb" the packages, but police investigation clarified the reasons for these.