The spruces

Sapa corner Happy Friday, Brothers and Sisters! How are you doing? Do you like pine trees? If yes, you definitely need to visit Sapa at least once. There are many kinds of pines here. A mong them, spruce is most common and we can see it everywhere in Sapa. The spruces have conical shape. They […]

Christmas in Sapa

Sapa corner Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today is Christmas. I’m celebrating Christmas. How is Christmas celebrated where you live? In Sapa, Christmas this year is quieter compared to previous years. Because of Coronavirus pandemic, there are no festival events, and not many visitors came here on Christmas Eve. However, I still feel the joyful Christmas […]

A trip to the Oolong tea hill

Sapa corner Dear Brothers and Sisters, How’s it going? What’s the weather like where you live? Sapa is in winter. It has been cold, foggy, and rainy for nearly one month. But last Sunday, it was warm and nice, so I decided to get up early, and ride to the Oolong tea hill in the […]

“Who am I?” – part 2

Saigon corner Hello brothers and sisters, I’m Vietnam terminalia catappa, people also call me tropical almond but I like terminalia catappa better. I’m seven and a half months old. Thanks to sunshine, rain, wind… and chị Hương’s care and love, my leaves are green and my stems are strong. I’ll be taller and bigger than […]

Church of Jeanne D’ Arc

Bảo vệ Hiến pháp và luật pháp Saigon corner Dear brothers and sisters, On Hung Vuong Street in District 5 of Saigon, the Chinese Vietnamese District, stands the Church of Saint Jeanne d’Arc (Joan of Arc), the national heroine and patron saint of France.

Murals on the wall of the old cemetery

Saigon corner Dear brothers and sisters, Phan Liem street in District 1 was one of four streets that made a block which was Mac Dinh Chi cemetery. After 1975, Mac Dinh Chi cemetery was cleared to make room for what is Le Van Tam park today. (See Mac Dinh Chi cemetery’s history here >>). The […]

The iron bridge I like

Saigon corner Dear brothers and sisters, This is the bridge that crosses Nhieu Loc canal, connecting District 1 and Phu Nhuan District, Saigon. Its official name is Tran Khanh Du Bridge. However, here people only call it by its nickname – the Iron Bridge, because it is made of iron. The first time I walked […]

Tình dân ấm lòng chiến sĩ tuyến đầu chống dịch Covid-19

Chỉ sau 4 ngày phát động quyên góp, Nhóm bạn Từ Tâm Đắk Lắk đã trao tặng được cả chục tấn hàng hóa, vật phẩm thiết yếu đến lực lượng chống dịch tuyến đầu. Đắk Lắk là một trong những tỉnh chống dịch Covid-19 tốt của cả nước. Từ khi dịch bùng phát trên toàn […]

Săn ảnh chim với Ma Rừng-Phù Thủy

Bộ ảnh thiên nhiên hoang dã của Ma Rừng đẹp đến nỗi người xem phải kêu lên thảng thốt: Đáng yêu thế này, sao ai kia nhẫn tâm tận diệt chim trời? Tìm hiểu về nghề làm ảnh, chụp ảnh với máy phim đen trắng từ khi còn là nam sinh trung học, tới nay […]

Exploring Saigon like a Saigonese

Thursday, October 29, 2020, 11:04 GMT+7 Ho Chi Minh City, also known as Saigon, is Vietnam’s largest city and known as the country’s economic and financial hub. Though many visit the city to check out modern life in the metropolis, they often forget about its role as a hub of culture and scientific development. As a […]