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Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ VietJet provisionally orders 100 Boeing 737 jets [VnExpress] ▪ Vietnam commits to UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development [Vietnam+]
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Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Vietnam Airlines maintains Skytrax four-star rating for three consecutive years [SGGP] ▪ Southern Vietnam sees 2 more H1N1 deaths [Xinhua]
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Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Tropical Storm Son-tinh to lash China, Vietnam and Laos after flooding northern Philippines [AccuWeather] ▪ Vietnam-Japan Relations in the Spotlight with Defense Dialogue [Diplomat]
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Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Vietnam-India bilateral trade reaches US$12.83 billion [SGGP] ▪ Vietnamese patients neglect health insurance due to long waiting time [Tuoi Tre]
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Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Ministry announces violations found at Mumuso Vietnam [DTI] ▪ Grab Vietnam sacks driver for supposedly kicking passengers out of car [Tuoi Tre]
Saigon Hẻm Gems
According to historical legend, dim sum was created along the ancient Silk Road as a snack for weary travelers to enjoy with their tea while resting. On this day, I felt like I had traversed that fabled old trading route.
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Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Angst Rises in Vietnam as Stock Turmoil Hits Eight-Year High [Bloomberg] ▪ Vietnam Airlines announces flight price hike [DTI]
Saigon
From now until 2020, the city will not issue any permits for new high-rise projects in District 1 and 3.
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Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Fire truck rushing to emergency obstructed by car in Ho Chi Minh City [Tuoi Tre] ▪ UNESCO to send experts to examine cave complex in Central Highlands [VietnamNet]
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Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Quang Ngai residents protest over foul waste treatment site [DTI] ▪ Ho Chi Minh City featured in Lonely Planet’s 2018 Best in Asia list [Tuoi Tre]
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Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Nearly 57,000ha of alternative forests planted across Vietnam [VietnamNet] ▪ Rentals rise in downtown Saigon as supply stagnates [VnExpress]
Society
Saigon needs real solutions for its plastic problems.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ 10 arrested as $89 million online gambling ring busted in Vietnam [VnExpress] ▪ Vietnamese annually spend USD4 billion studying abroad [DTI]
Saigon Hẻm Gems
Inside the unofficial Japanese quarter of Saigon lies scrumptious katsu and oyakodon to suit all palates. For beginners like myself at one point in time, the existence of Fujiro can swing open many new doors of flavors to savor, from a crash course in delicious fried pork to to funky natto . For familiar denizens of Japanese spots, their food will evoke plenty of nostalgia.
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Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ HCMC wants to boost cooperation with Japan in hi-tech farming [SGGP] ▪ More Vietnamese startups jump into ride-hailing app market [VietnamNet]
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Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Romanian man jailed 18 months for trafficking Vietnamese teen into the UK [VnExpress] ▪ Stench from landfill haunts residential areas in southern Ho Chi Minh City [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
The global average for smartphone ownership is 59%.
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Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ HCM City sea dyke aims to stop waterlogging [VietnamNet] ▪ Vietnam to face no FDI competition from North Korea: experts [VnExpress]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Rare gibbon rescued from HCM City house [DTI] ▪ Vietnam continues visa exemptions for Western European visitors [Source]
Saigon Hẻm Gems
I am a fervent champion of all things noodles.
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Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Grab defends expansion proposal following ministry’s rejection [DTI] ▪ Bloomberg donates $2.4 million to prevent drowning deaths in Vietnam [VnExpress]
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Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Vietnam to stop production, use of single-use plastic [SGGP] ▪ HCM City plans to reduce exploitation of groundwater [DTI]
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Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ UN selects Vietnam as training site for peacekeeping forces [VietnamNet] ▪ Vietnam launches over 1 million carbon credits to international market [VietnamNet]
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Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Prices of groceries climb in Ho Chi Minh City [Tuoi Tre] ▪ Vietnam’s largest shipping firm to go public in September [VnExpress]
