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Lee Starnes is a commercial and editorial photographer based in Ho Chi Minh City.
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Vietnam
A recent report by the World Bank revealed that by 2040, the number of people aged 65 and older in Vietnam will reach 18.4 million, tripling the current amount of 6.5 million.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnamese workers have lunch with maggots at Taiwanese-invested factory [VnExpress] Vietnam's top mobile retailer expands electronic chain [Thanh Nien]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ‘First Annual Apologize to China Contest’ attracts many sorry satirists [HKFP] Vietnam man detained for threatening son at gunpoint, ‘stealing’ taxi [Tuoi Tre]
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Arts & Culture
From street vendors to old-school shipyards, this is what we saw through our lens this week.
Vietnam
Up to 1.2 million Vietnamese migrate to cities each year, according to a recent report.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Forbes announces most valuable brands in Vietnam [DTI] Vietnam firm sells iPad by phone, delivers iPed [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Da Nang customs chief goes easy on subordinates as more ‘lubing’ cases begin to emerge [Tuoi Tre] One million 'flamboyant' trees to brighten up Hanoi [VnExpress]
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Arts & Culture
From city skylines to beachside prayers, this is what we saw through our lens this week.
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Travel
The winding northern route which snakes between Da Lat and Nha Trang is full of pine forests, mountain jungles and coastal plains.
Saigon
The southern hub is to receive greater financial and administrative autonomy from the national government.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam Airlines aircraft hits jet bridge at Hanoi airport [Thanh Nien] Hanoi to decorate downtown households [DTI]
Arts & Culture
Art is not the first thing on people’s minds when they come to Saigon, and yet the independently organized Sophie’s Art Tour has managed to become one of the southern hub's top attractions .
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnamese inventor launches mini-submarine on first ocean trials [VnExpress] Half of Vietnam’s unemployed laborers are under 24 [DTI]
Saigon
Another day, another historic Saigon building wiped off the map. This time, we said goodbye to one of the city’s oldest structures, the first Chambre de Commerce de Saïgon .
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam makes one of biggest red tape cuts ever [Thanh Nien] Pavements heavily damaged in HCMC [Tuoi Tre]
Saigon Hẻm Gems
While many of our culinary adventures take us out of our downtown comfort zone, there are a few gems hidden among the office buildings and skyscrapers of District 1.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Investment for HCM City’s hospitals approved [VNS] Vietnam sentences 73-yr-old Aussie woman to death for trafficking drugs [Tuoi Tre]
Saigon
Saigon’s iconic electrical wiring may soon be a thing of the past as city officials work to bury power lines underground by 2020.
Tech
Before graduating from high school, Nguyen Phuong Duy had already done more than most of his peers.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . UAE eyes Vietnam’s untapped potential [The National] Vietnam becoming a magnet for technology firms, but problems persist [Thanh Nien]
Development
Saigon city officials are mulling a VND122 billion (US$5.35 million) project to fully revamp Binh Tay, the 88-year-old market in the heart of District 6’s Chinatown.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnamese entrepreneur wins first place in US competition [Vietnam News] Manchester United players to visit HCMC [SGGP]
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Arts & Culture
From Saigon market vendors to sunsets on the shores of Con Dao, this is what we saw through our lens this week.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam, Laos boost cooperation in scientific research [VietnamNet] Small size, low-cost Indian auto imports skyrocket [SGGP]
