Neighbourhood

Why I love HCM City

Thursday, Apr 10, 2025

Some do it for love, others by chance, but for me, choosing Hồ Chí Minh City to live in was the most purposeful and lifelong dream anyone could imagine. I am from Australia and most of my fifty-something years on...

Food

A French man making fish sauce in the country of fish sauce, what a story!

Thursday, Apr 03, 2025

In every place we explore and every culture we engage with, traces are left behind, manifesting as impressions and a subtle curiosity that gradually takes root within us.

Neighbourhood

Has HCM City reached breaking point?

Thursday, Mar 27, 2025

When you are inside a situation and experience it daily, you don’t really see the changes going on around you in the big picture. After being in HCM City for 11 years, I never noticed those subtle little changes. And...

Faces of VN

Spring heat in HCM City

Thursday, Mar 20, 2025

When you ask any tourist about Việt Nam, one thing they will always remember about visiting HCM City is the heat. Ask an expat living in HCM City, and the comments about the heat are somewhat different. Mid-March to mid-May...

Faces of VN

What vloggers don’t know about HCMC

Thursday, Feb 06, 2025

YouTubers misrepresent Hồ Chí Minh City as a tourist destination and cultural hub of Việt Nam. How can someone know everything about a city after spending 12 or 24 hours in the place? But this seems to be the format...

Faces of VN

African community grows in Hà Nội

Tuesday, Dec 24, 2024

Over the past few months, African workers have become a familiar sight in Hà Nội''s Nhật Tân and Tứ Liên wards, often seen doing manual labour like washing dishes and assisting at local peach blossom and kumquat bonsai gardens.

News

Saigon Ranger presents expat trio

Thursday, Oct 01, 2015

LG Trio, a band composed of three expats, will perform at Saigon Ranger tomorrow.

News

French expats display artworks

Thursday, May 08, 2014

The joint exhibition Six Painters, Six Styles includes works in acrylic and oil with a diverse variety of techniques by French expats living and working in HCM City.