Cocktail alchemist and architectural artist Richie Fawcett is a Saigon bar scene personality whose name precedes him in the Vietnamese hospitality industry. The 52-year-old moved his life to Ho Chi Minh City in 2011, head-hunted from a training ground in Hong Kong’s world-class, glitzy nightlife and bars to build a comparable cocktail scene from the clean slate […]
PERSON 1753 – 1792 Nguyne Hue, Also known as Emperor Quang Trung, was the second Emperor of the Tay Son dynasty of Vietnam, reigning from 1788 -1792, he was also one of the most successful military commanders in Vietnam’s histroy. Quang Trung was the regal name taken in 1792 by Ngyuen Hue, one of the Three […]
BY Richie Fawcett On the 4th july 1885, a nationwide insurrection broke out against the French under the leadership of the two regents Nguyen Van Tuong and Ton That Thuyet. The French stormed the palace so, Ton That Thuyet took the Emperor Ham Nghi and thee empresses into hiding. Ham Nghi went to the hills […]
