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Atlanta-based photographer with global experience and a love for Vietnam, shaped as Saigoneer’s photographer and former visual content manager — capturing stories with a refined eye and a passion for deeper narratives.
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Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Vietnam to play against Uzbekistan in AFC U23 champs final [VietnamNet] ▪ Trans-Pacific trade pact, without U.S., to be signed in March [Reuters]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ UNESCO discusses new approach to study Vietnam’s heritage [DTI] ▪ Vietnam increases renewable energy sources in production [VietnamNet]
Vietnam
In a recent draft bill, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs proposed raising Vietnam’s retirement age to 60 for female workers and 62 for male workers, starting from 2021.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Death toll from air pollution four times higher than traffic accidents [VietnamNet] ▪ Temperatures plummet as cold spell hits northern Vietnam [DTI]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Ministries disagree on plan to raise taxes [VietnamNet] ▪ Vietnamese PM asks banking sector to cut interest rates to spur economic growth [VnExpress]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ HCMC to call on investors in anti-flooding, wastewater treatment [SGGP] ▪ Grab accused of illegally operating in Thua Thien-Hue [DTI]
Literature
One of my favorite pastimes during summer holidays was reading through the textbooks for my next school year. History textbooks were the most interesting and fun to read: they were like the Harry Potter of my childhood, in which historical facts are packed in neat little narratives; there are good guys and bad guys; and the good always win.
Food Culture
Throughout the Vietnam’s decades of development from a war-torn nation to one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies, rags-to-riches stories are a dime a dozen. This is especially true in the country’s culinary heritage.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Hanoi to spend VND2.5bn to repair the ceramic mural [DTI] ▪ Uber files lawsuit against HCMC’s $2.3 mln tax demand [VnExpress]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Hanoi, Da Nang among world’s top trending destinations in 2018: Airbnb [VnExpress] ▪ Toyota Vietnam recalls another 8,000 cars over airbag fault [DTI]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ 13 million foreigners spend holidays in Vietnam in 2017 [DTI] ▪ Vietnamese investor fined $440k for manipulating stock price [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Vietnam escapes damage after typhoon takes heavy toll in Philippines [Reuters] ▪ Vietnam’s banking sector expects 44 pct surge in profits in 2017 [VnExpress]
![[Photos] Catholic Neighborhoods in Saigon Celebrate Christmas With Elaborate Nativity Scenes](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/wzakZs7b.jpg)
Society
Unlike most of the western world, Saigoneers see Christmas as less of a time for cozy gatherings at home with family and friends but more as an oppotunity to take to the street to bask in the festive atmosphere.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Experts warn Vietnamese investors of bitcoin bubble [DTI] ▪ Tourism sector urged to step up restructuring [VietnamNet]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Deadly Tropical Storm Kai-tak to threaten southern Vietnam, Malay Peninsula with heavy rain this week [AccuWeather] ▪ Vietnam’s Aerospace Engineering School established [DTI]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Vietnam’s economy to reach 300 billion USD by 2020 [DTI] ▪ Inspectors find no silk in top Vietnamese silk brand's products [VnExpress]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Saigon woman finally granted visa to see dying father in US [VnExpress] ▪ Ho Chi Minh City residents getting in Christmas spending spirit [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ McDonald's opens first store in Hanoi [Tuoi Tre] ▪ Global giants see Vietnam through beer goggles [VnExpress]
Saigon Hẻm Gems
As the sun went down and Saigon’s throngs of workers ventured out of their office nests to fill local streets, I was perched on a red plastic stool in a hẻm in District 3 weeping and snorting like an unhinged moron.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ 145 options proposed for greenhouse gas mitigation [DTI] ▪ HCM City nursery school owner arrested for abusing children [DTI]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Ministry plans free education for primary and secondary pupils [DTI] ▪ Six-year-old stabbed to death in Ho Chi Minh City [DTI]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Vietnam Stocks Electrified as Deals Prompt ‘Re-Rating’ of Market [Bloomberg] ▪ Vietnamese programmer hints at Flappy Bird return [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Vietnam approves bill letting banks be declared bankrupt [Reuters] ▪ Senior people eligible for free buses [SGGP]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Vietnamese pilot among four dead in UK air crash [VnExpress] ▪ Ho Chi Minh City inks deal with military-run Viettel to build ‘smart city’ [Tuoi Tre]
