In a recent U.S. Department of Transportation filing, Bamboo Airways announced its intentions to fly from Ho Chi Minh City to Los Angeles and San Francisco beginning in the third quarter of 2021 amid earlier reports of the airline’s plans to launch flights to San Francisco. In April, AirlineGeeks reported …
Read More »A Kon Tum journey through childhood
A series of photographs by Nguyen Ngoc Thai depict the childhood of ethnic minority children in Central Highlands province Kon Tum. Thai, also known as Thai Bana, has spent many years capturing portraits of locals and the beauty of traditional activities around communal houses in Kon Tum. The Central Highlands …
Read More »Journey back in time during northern mountainous watering season
Hanoi-based photographer Vu Ha Nam has visited Bat Xat, a mountainous district in northern Lao Cai Province, five times since 2013 to capture local life during watering season. Dawn lights a terraced rice field during the rainy season at Sang Ma Sao, a commune in the western part of Bat …
Read More »Come May, hollong trees pave Saigon sidewalks in golden-brown hue
Saigon’s sidewalks are dyed golden brown in May as hollong petals descend to the ground, heralding the approaching rainy season. Hollong trees (Dipterocarpus retusus), known as cho nau in Vietnamese, can be found across the city, though Pham Ngoc Thach, Le Quy Don, and Le Duan streets in District 1 …
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