As diverse a background as one could imagine and a career to match, we ask TV chef and restaurateur Bobby Chinn, how he ended up cooking for 16 years in Vietnam, and find out about his banh mi shop in Saigon How is it that a Chinese-Egyptian, born in New Zealand, educated in California, Cairo … Read more
Just about every dish tastes better with fresh herbs-and there’s no better way to get fresh herbs than to grow them yourself Looking back on my time as a university student, maintaining a small herb and veggie garden was one of my fonder achievements. Having toyed with the idea of resurrecting this old pastime here … Read more
Few Christmas traditions are as enduring as that of the family getting round the table together—sometime between the Queen’s speech and the James Bond movie—to play a game together. In fact, the only one that rivals it is probably the family getting round the table together and having massive rows while they play a game … Read more
Artist Dao Van Hoang speaks about the importance of wildlife conservation through his art Wildlife artist Dao Van Hoang is sitting next to his easel in his 10th floor apartment overlooking the Saigon River. Despite his impressive oeuvre, the 52-year-old conservationist is quick to downplay his artistic credence. “I don’t consider myself as an artist,” … Read more
Meet Brian Caleda, the ‘genius’ who’s ready to solve all your tech problems Describe your path to vietnam and opening iKnow. I was born to Filipino parents and spent the first eight years of my life in Manila. My father had a career opportunity that took the family to Indonesia, so I was raised in … Read more
Step back in time to 17th century Cholon, where shophouses dominated the skyline The sun comes up. I am walking through the streets of Cholon as the first people awake. After they have done their morning workout and have eaten a bowl of pho, the shops open. Here in the old neighborhood you still find … Read more
Meet Amazin LeThi, former bodybuilder and global advocate Amazin LeThi is an actress, author, fitness coach, and former bodybuilder, but that’s not all the strings to her bow. She also campaigns against LGBTQ and HIV/ AIDs discrimination, and bullying within the Asian community. Born in Vietnam, her mother left her at an orphanage in Saigon … Read more
The highs and lows of working as a cashier How long have you been a cashier at this supermarket? I’ve been working as a cashier for about three years now. I am good at my job and love the work that I do. Describe the things you do on a typical day? A typical day … Read more
Meet the man who witnessed 60 years of the city’s history from just one street Dong Khoi, the Rodeo drive of Ho Chi Minh City, is the Madonna of Vietnam’s city streets. No one has perfected the art of reinvention quite like the Queen of Pop. From the grungy girl next door with the cutout … Read more
A solo exhibition of oil paintings by Hanoi-based artist Nguyen Minh Nam Nguyen Minh Nam’s latest collection Fading Memories is a further stanza in his on-going paean to the inevitable losses suffered by traditional Vietnamese culture in the country’s headlong rush into the modern world. While there is clearly regret at the fading of culture-defining … Read more
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