Kiss You 1,000 Times

Reliving love and war through letters  Few accounts of life in northern Vietnam as it was during the wartime era are available in English, and those that have been published are usually political in nature. The book we officially released early in June at an intimate launch party, held in the original L’Usine on Dong … Read more

L’Usine Flagship

New L’Usine Redefines Iconic Saigon Brand With a graceful step forward, July’s launch of L’Usine’s latest dining and retail venue marks a coming of age in the evolution of a great Saigon brand. Since its original founding in 2009, L’Usine has been a vanguard of contemporary Saigon chic, reinterpreting the classic colonial heritage of Vietnam’s cosmopolitan capital to deliver … Read more

10 Fun Facts about Saigon’s Historic Buildings

Known as the Pearl of the Far East, glimpses of Saigon’s beauty of yesteryear can still be found on its many tree-lined boulevards, particularly in District 1. While Saigonese might drive past these historic buildings every day, here are some little-known facts about these beautiful vestiges of the past. Notre Dame Cathedral * The two … Read more