Southeast Asia

Singapore has a /faʊl/ problem

Foul and Fowl, interchangeably and at the same time

August 4, 2024 · 2 min read

Singapore has a /faʊl/ problem

Thailand imported durian from Vietnam. What happened?

Thailand’s sorrow amid the ascension of Vietnam’s durian export

July 23, 2024 · 4 min read

Thailand imported durian from Vietnam. What happened?

Which is bigger, the Singapore General Hospital or the Singapore National Stadium?

Answering my son’s question

January 3, 2024 · 2 min read

Which is bigger, the Singapore General Hospital or the Singapore National Stadium?

The Sweet Delight of Star Apple: A Tropical Treasure Across Vietnam, Thailand, and the Philippines

Also known as vú sữa, caimito, สตาร์แอปเปิ้ล in Southeast Asia

December 24, 2023 · 3 min read

The Sweet Delight of Star Apple: A Tropical Treasure Across Vietnam, Thailand, and the Philippines

Southeast Asia Durian Paradises

Locations where you find the King of Fruit in Southeast Asia

March 31, 2023 · 5 min read

Southeast Asia Durian Paradises

Vinhomes Grand Park

Thoughts from an 11 years old

February 19, 2023 · 2 min read

Vinhomes Grand Park

(Like) Water Off a Taro Leaf

Notes about a Vietnamese idiom

January 31, 2023 · 1 min read

(Like) Water Off a Taro Leaf

AFF Cup needs VAR

For the development of football in the region

January 26, 2023 · 2 min read

AFF Cup needs VAR

#STYOut or #STYSTAY — What is better for Indonesian Football?

A commentary from a Vietnamese fan

January 12, 2023 · 4 min read

#STYOut or #STYSTAY — What is better for Indonesian Football?

AFF Championship and the love for football that unites people

Watch it live or follow it from afar. Love it regardless.

January 7, 2023 · 1 min read

AFF Championship and the love for football that unites people

The Home Deity is Not Divine

Notes about a popular Vietnamese idiom

January 7, 2023 · 2 min read

The Home Deity is Not Divine

Regional economic development in Vietnam — Reform & “Reorder”

A commentary by my father, an economist-turn-writer — translated from Vietnamese

December 29, 2022 · 9 min read

Regional economic development in Vietnam — Reform & “Reorder”

The story of the drums in Singapore

My father’s observation when he visited Singapore in 2012 — translated from Vietnamese

December 27, 2022 · 2 min read

The story of the drums in Singapore

Singapore: City in a Garden

My father’s observation when he visited Singapore in 2014 — translated from Vietnamese

December 25, 2022 · 4 min read

Singapore: City in a Garden

Thu Duc, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in December

December 18, 2022 · 1 min read

Thu Duc, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in December