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Alex is a photographer, technology educator, and volcano enthusiast. He lived in Vietnam for 11 years, during which he fell in love with the country, its food, and street photography.
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Roundups
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from Saigon, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them into short, accessible links so you can easily keep up with current affairs.
Roundups
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from Saigon, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them into short, accessible links so you can easily keep up with current affairs.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Vietnam transport ministry shelves plan to build airport in Mekong Delta province [Tuoi Tre] ▪ Vietnam spends $2.1bn importing 94,000 cars in 2017 [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ McDonald's Vietnam to open first restaurant in Hanoi [DTI] ▪ Vietnam to join world’s leading travel event in London [DTI]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Japan holds first national Vietnamese language exam [VnExpress] Tax proposal offers airbag for Vietnamese automobile firms in face of overseas competition [VnExpress]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam’s rice price out of sync with rest of world [VietnamNet] Frequent inspections tire Vietnamese business owners [Tuoi Tre]
Saigon
Saigon officials are planning to organize designated street food areas for vendors impacted by the city's ongoing sidewalk-clearing campaign.
Heritage
It’s fairly common knowledge that the city’s Fine Arts Museum was once home to old Saigon’s wealthiest family, however few people know that much of the sprawling Hui Bon Hoa complex was not actually built until after the great patriarch’s death.
Development
Due to the delay in creating a classification system for old mansions in Saigon, the city’s many old buildings are being knocked down at an alarming rate.
Food Culture
If you've been seeking out cà phê sữa đá from street carts for a super-caffeinated start to your workday, you might want to look elsewhere, as there’s a chance you've been drinking coffee-flavored water with little to no caffeine.
Food Culture
While Hanoi gets all the credit for phở , touting itself as the birthplace of Vietnam's national dish , Saigon holds the distinct honor of inventing the modern-day bánh mì .
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Katy Perry teams up with UNICEF in trip to Vietnam [Thanh Nien] Speedier investigation of mass fish deaths urged [DTI]
Stories
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . $50,000 to save elephants in Dak Lak [VOV] Coast preferred by 70% of foreign visitors [DTI]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . U.S. President Obama to visit century-old pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City [Tuoi Tre] The U.S. Role in Vietnam's Governance [USNews]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . HCMC sets to clear pollution hotspot [SGGP] Vietnam rejects UNHCR’s unverified information [Vietnam Plus]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Security camera nemesis of HCMC criminals [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam eyes ending flooding in urban centers by 2050 [Vietnamplus]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam’s startups step to the fore [Wall Street Journal] Hanoi accepts invitation to house SEA Games 2021 [VOV]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram , and like us on Facebook . Vietnamese central bank to soon clarify regulations for property loans [DTI] Congress delegates stress training a must for capable Party officials [Vietnam Plus] Danang issues tourism code of conduct [VoV]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram , and like us on Facebook . Illegal piers pose problem in Delta [Vietnam News] Vietnam Will Use New Polio Vaccine in National Inoculation Program [Prensa Latina] Buddhist pagodas help to combat, prevent HIV/AIDS [SGGP]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram , and like us on Facebook . HCM City urged to recruit non-natives for gov't posts [Vietnam News] Rotten dog, cat meat seized on way to Thai Binh restaurants [DTI] Vietnam Airlines among safest air carriers globally [VOV]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram , and like us on Facebook . Vietnam defines Asean priorities for 2016 [The Nation] Vietnam welcomes record high FDI [Hanoi Times] Over 31,000 students join volunteer campaign in HCMC [Vietnam Plus]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram , and like us on Facebook . Hundreds hospitalized in mass Vietnam food poisoning [NDTV] Vietnam reveals new drone for patrolling the South China Sea [The Diplomat] Viet Nam vows to wipe out traffic congestion [Vietnam News]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram , and like us on Facebook . Four Vietnamese chosen as globally influential scientific minds [DTI News] Vietnam backs Russia’s greater role in world arena — FM [TASS] Vietnam’s startup space sees boom [Channel News Asia]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram , and like us on Facebook . City chairman: Economy back to stable growth [Saigon Times] HCM City to spend VND 50 billion on pagoda restoration [DTI] Logistics upgrade a must to integrate [Vietnam News]
