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The prospects for a significant boost in Vietnam’s renewable energy production are optimistic as real estate conglomerate TTC Group has announced plans to invest heavily in the country’s development of solar power.
Branded Content
From now until July 16, diners at the Renaissance Riverside Saigon’s Viet Kitchen can enjoy a range of specialties from Thailand. The hotel’s “Authentic Taste of Thai” program features the creations of Chef Khamtachat Pukung, who cooks at the Marriott Rayong Resort & Spa outside of Bangkok.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Saigon water park management apologizes for sensual dance in kids’ presence [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam braces for first tropical storm of the year [VnExpress]
![[Photos] Artist Captures Old Edo's Remnants in Busy Tokyo](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/I9ajms1b.jpg)
Music & Arts
Shinji Tsuchimochi's ukiyo-e illustrations breathe nostalgia into Japan's cool and modern capital.
![[Video] A Virtual Tour of Saigon's Ben Thanh, Opera House and Ba Son Metro Stations](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/2TNlC9rb.jpg)
Development
Ever wonder what Saigon’s future underground metro stations will look like?
Saigon
Saigon's transport department has unveiled a plan to increase fees on businesses which use city sidewalks for commercial purposes.
Arts & Culture
From Saigon hẻm life to fish baskets, this is what we saw through our lens this week.
Saigon
Saigon's Bui Vien Street will become a vehicle-free zone on weekend nights in the near future.
Asia
Highly skilled members of the ASEAN workforce are pursuing more lucrative opportunities outside of their home countries.
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Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam extends visa waiver for five European countries [Tuoi Tre] Inside the golf course hindering overloaded Tan Son Nhat airport’s expansion [Tuoi Tre]
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The management board of Hanoi's Ha Dong - Cat Linh railway project recently came under fire for using a map illustration stolen from the Internet.
Asia
An animal rights activist in Phnom Penh plans to open a specialized retirement home for Cambodia’s de-mining dogs.
Vietnam
From later this year, fans of fast-fashion retailer H&M will not have to make a trek to Bangkok to shop, as the Swedish brand recently announced the launch of a flagship store in downtown Saigon.
![[Photos] Take a Tour of the Thu Thiem New Urban Area From Above](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/DkXi4WGb.jpg)
Development
Two decades after being approved for development, the Thu Thiem Peninsula is slowly taking shape as one of Saigon’s major future urban areas.
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Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Asia continues battle as Vietnam declares free of bird flu [VnExpress] Police detain Vietnamese man for trafficking endangered primate [VnExpress]
Music & Arts
According to art dealers and collectors, rampant counterfeits may devalue Vietnamese paintings on the international market.
![[Photos] Vo Trong Nghia's 'Bamboo House' Is a Green Oasis in Sweltering Saigon](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/51kXFolb.jpg)
Architecture
The latest addition to Vo Trong Nghia Architects’ "House for Trees" series is a fusion between bamboo and a typical Saigon tube house.
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In order to expand Hanoi’s Ring Road 3, the city will axe about 1,000 trees before October, while another 300 will be relocated or pruned. Many of the trees are four or five decades old and more than a meter in diameter.
![[Photos] A Tour of Hong Kong's Cramped 'Kowloon Walled City'](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/Xxn4vq5b.jpg)
Culture
Today Hong Kong is known for its sleek modernity and space-age skyscrapers, but not long ago it was home to a massive unplanned residential block known as Kowloon Walled City.
Vietnam
A skincare clinic in Saigon has been the butt of Internet mockery recently after eagle-eyed netizens discovered that their official logo is a carbon copy of a fictional zombie-creating company in the video game franchise Resident Evil .
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Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam, Japan ink $22bn worth of trade deals at ‘historic’ conference [Tuoi Tre] Five arrested for gang rape of 13-year-old girl in southern Vietnam [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
From June 15 this year onward, Vietnamese students can take out 20% more in loans to support their studies.
Saigon
Sections of two new overpasses near Tan Son Nhat International Airport are expected to open later this month.
![[Photos] Before the Bitexco Financial Tower, There Was The Old Market](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/QjJR3MYb.jpg)
Heritage
Most Saigoneers today know chợ cũ – the city’s beloved Old Market – as a bustling commercial area spanning a block’s worth of Ton That Dam Street. However, not many are aware that the trading hub used to be located on Nguyen Hue Boulevard, as shown in this collection of old Saigon photographs.