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The Moment of Possession
At ancient Cham temple sites across central Vietnam, the search for a lost civilization gives way to something more complicated — a culture still practiced, prayed to, and passed down today.
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Dead in the Water? The Hunt for Vietnam's Last Floating Market
A journey through Vietnam's Mekong Delta in search of Long Xuyên's floating market, and a look at what stands to disappear along with it.
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An Unspoiled Haven for Digital Nomads Still Exists — For Now
As Da Nang emerges as one of Asia's fastest-growing hubs for remote workers, the city faces a familiar tension between welcoming newcomers and protecting what drew them there in the first place.
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My City Was Filling Up With Digital Nomads, So I Converted My Family Home Into a Business
An as-told-to account from Hana Nguyen, who turned her family's Da Nang home into a coworking space as the city's population of remote workers grew.
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Tourism Is Breaking Records in Vietnam. Is That All It's Breaking?
With travel numbers climbing to new highs, 2025 is on track to be a record year for Vietnam's tourism industry. In Hội An, the piece asks whether anything will be done to protect local communities from the strain of overtourism — or whether the economic rewards are simply too tempting to pass up.
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For the First Time FOUR PAWS Closes a Cat Meat Restaurant and Slaughterhouse in Vietnam
In December 2020, FOUR PAWS shut down a cat meat restaurant and slaughterhouse in Thai Binh — the first closure of its kind in Vietnam — rescuing 25 animals, including five dogs, who had been awaiting slaughter.
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[Photos] Saigoneer's Best Original Photography of 2018
A year-end roundup of Saigoneer's strongest original photography from 2018 — spanning brick factories and an abandoned water park in Hanoi to mud wrestling and spearfishing further afield, including a shot from the Bắc Giang mudball festival.
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In Bắc Giang, 'Mudball' Is a Centuries-Old Festive Sport
Held once every four years in Vân Village, this centuries-old mud wrestling festival remains one of the most striking traditions still practiced in Vietnam today.
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