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Asia
President Rodrigo Duterte’s government recently repealed a ban on contraception – a rather surprising move in the predominantly Catholic Philippines – in an effort to reduce poverty and boost economic development.
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Health
A brand-new children's hospital in Saigon’s Binh Chanh District opened its doors on January 16.
![[Photos] A Glimpse Into 1950s Cambodia and Laos](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/Ld1GXH9b.jpg)
Asia
Over the past month or so, we’ve come to love the stunning 1950s photography of Frenchman Raymond Cauchetier .
Saigon
Vietnam’s street decoration projects have been taking a lot of flak recently from local residents, prompting municipal authorities to take action.
Society
In recent years, study abroad has become a popular option among young Vietnamese, however life in foreign countries isn’t necessarily all it's cracked up to be.
Vietnam
As Saigon considers altering work hours to tackle traffic congestion , Hanoi is launching a multi-thousand-dollar competition to seek public solutions to its own traffic woes.
![[Photos] Saigon's Oldest Street Artist Jazzes up the Hẻms of D4](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/a4oqUjyb.jpg)
Music & Arts
For the last two years, a few remote hẻm s in District 4 have slowly been covered in the city's most adorable graffiti.
Saigon
A local company has left many scratching their heads after proposing to ease traffic congestion by ferrying travelers from nearby parks to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via cable car.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Traffic congestion in Hanoi worse than in Saigon [VietnamNet] Will golf courses attract tourists in poor provinces? [VietnamNet]
![[Photos] Half Roof House: A Marriage Between Old Design and New](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/m5RBe9ub.jpg)
Architecture
A team of Saigon-based architects seeks to attain a harmonious balance between traditional Vietnamese aesthetics and modern design elements in their latest creation, the Half Roof House.
Asia
Starting in 2018, Taiwanese students will have the option to learn Vietnamese, among other Southeast Asian languages, from grades 3-12.
Travel
While Vietnam welcomed 10 million foreign visitors last year, the country’s own citizens are also getting out to see the world beyond their borders.
![[Photos] Take a Tour of Da Nang in 1954](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/RKsDltlb.jpg)
Vietnam
A collection of pictures compiled on Flickr shows what life in Da Nang looked like way back in 1954.
Vietnam
Vietnam’s sluggish internet connection won’t be back to normal until after Tet.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam proposes hiking environmental protection tax on gasoline [Tuoi Tre] HCMC opens new premium bus route to busy airport [VnExpress]
Development
While the traffic nightmare at Tan Son Nhat International Airport continues to wreak havoc on Saigoneers’ travel plans, the design of Long Thanh International Airport is currently being finalized ahead of construction beginning in 2019.
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Asia
We’re scarcely into 2017, but perhaps the best funeral of the year has already taken place.
![[Photos] #WeAreSaigoneer: Instagram Shots of the Week](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/niViLagb.jpg)
Arts & Culture
From Saigon's dingy hẻm to the serenity of life in Tam Giang Lagoon, this is what we saw through our lens this week.
Vietnam
A conservation center in Dak Lak province in the Central Highlands may be Vietnam's last hope to save its elephants.
Travel
Vietnam tourism industry leaders have asked the government to extend and expand the visa waiver program introduced in 2015.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong visits China to deepen ties this month [Tuoi Tre] Elephants shouldn’t slave for tourists in Vietnam: experts [Tuoi Tre]
Environment
Vo Quy, considered the father of environmental conservation in Vietnam, has died at age 87.
Health
Future parents in Vietnam may be able to decide how many children they have, as health officials are currently in the process of revising the country’s loosely enforced two-child policy.
Vietnam
On Tuesday, a tour boat carrying 14 foreign visitors, a tour guide and six crew members caught fire on Ha Long Bay.