Retail Therapy

Done with Saigon’s behemoth shopping spots? We unearth a few malls away from the mainstream Once unknown to foreign visitors, Saigon’s alternative shopping malls are fast becoming tourist attractions in the city. Most of the fame is because of the highly ‘instagrammable’ café-apartment mall on Nguyen Hue Walking Street, whose appearances on social media in recent … Read more

The Golden Years

Visa requirements to retire in Vietnam Dear Antoine, I’m a French retiree who had recently visited Vietnam as a tourist for three weeks and I’d really love to go back. I heard that in Thailand there is a special long-stay visa for retired foreigners; is there a same arrangement in Vietnam? If not, how can … Read more