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Vietnamese Read One Book a Year: Industry Insider

Despite the growth of Vietnam’s publishing industry, the country’s national reading rate remains low.

SaigoneerDec 23, 2016

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: Vietnamese Woman Suffers Blindness, Stroke After Nose Job

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam woman suffers blindness, stroke after nose job [Tuoi Tre] Crocodiles in Vietnam skinned alive in service of fashion [Forbes]

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Dec 23, 2016

Food Culture

Bánh Khúc Cây Giáng Sinh: A French Tradition Lives on in Vietnam

With Christmas around the corner, Saigon’s demand for Yule log cakes, a holdover from the days of French colonialism, has returned.

SaigoneerDec 22, 2016

Travel

Saigon-Hanoi Ranks 7th Among World’s Busiest Air Routes

Vietnam’s recent domestic travel boom has made the route between Saigon and Hanoi one of the world's busiest.

SaigoneerDec 22, 2016

Environment

163 New Species Discovered in Southeast Asia: WWF Report

Good news for Southeast Asia's wildlife enthusiasts: scientists just announced that, in 2015, they discovered 163 new species in the Greater Mekong region.

SaigoneerDec 22, 2016

Music & Arts

[Recording] Listen to Saigon’s Hottest Track From 1900

At the turn of the 20 th century, with French colonialism well under way in Vietnam and the age of motion pictures just beginning, Saigon – and much of the rest of the country – became a subject of great interest in France.

SaigoneerDec 22, 2016

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: New Cold Spells, Floods to Hit Northern, Central Vietnam

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . New cold spells, floods to hit northern, central Vietnam [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam raises retail fuel prices by up to 6.7% [Tuoi Tre]

SaigoneerDec 22, 2016

Vietnam

Businesses on Hanoi’s ‘Model Street’ Stop Conforming to Signage Rules

Residents of Hanoi’s “model street” are rebelling against a rule on uniform signage.

SaigoneerDec 21, 2016

Saigon

[Photos] How Saigoneers Enjoyed Christmas in the 60s and 70s

With Christmas just around the corner, Saigoneer takes a look at how past city dwellers enjoyed the holiday season.

SaigoneerDec 21, 2016

Saigon

Saigon May Impose Toll on Car Drivers in Downtown Area

In yet another move to alleviate traffic congestion, city officials are considering a new road toll for car drivers in the downtown area.

SaigoneerDec 21, 2016

Society

Vietnam Has Over 12m Internal Migrants: Survey

According to a newly released survey, Vietnam now has over 12 million internal migrants.

SaigoneerDec 21, 2016

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: Hanoi’s BRT to Offer Month of Free Travel

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Hanoi’s maiden BRT to offer month of free travel [Tuoi Tre] Ho Chi Minh City mulls downtown road toll [Tuoi Tre]

SaigoneerDec 21, 2016

Tech

Nha Trang Is Getting Vietnam's First Observatory Next Year

Tourists visiting Nha Trang next year will have a chance to visit Vietnam’s very first observatory on Hon Chong Island.

SaigoneerDec 20, 2016

Food Culture

Saigon Launches New App to Track Pork's Origin

From now on, Saigoneers can get to know their pork better via a brand-new app that displays the origin of the protein along with other useful information.

SaigoneerDec 20, 2016

Society

Here’s What Vietnam and the World Googled in 2016

By all accounts, 2016 has been a tough year. For evidence, look no further than Google’s search statistics.

SaigoneerDec 20, 2016

Arts & Culture

An Illustrated Homage to Saigon Traffic

From old buildings and frenetic traffic to bustling sidewalks and endless construction, Saigon provides no shortage of visual inspiration for the city’s illustrators, artists and graphic designers.

SaigoneerDec 20, 2016

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: Vietnam to Launch First Home-Built Radar Satellites Into Space

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam to launch first home-built radar satellites into space [VnExpress] HCMC to build 6 multi-story parking lots [Tuoi Tre]

SaigoneerDec 20, 2016

Society

Saigon Parents Are Renting Toys Instead of Buying Them

In today’s Saigon, parents no longer need to empty their wallets in purchasing new toys for their kids thanks to a budding market of toy rental services.

SaigoneerDec 19, 2016

Vietnam

Transgender People Can Change Gender on Legal Documents in 2017

As of January 1, 2017, transgender people who have undergone sex reassignment surgery will have the right to change their gender on legal documents.

SaigoneerDec 19, 2016

Development

[Video] Saigon Wants to Build 5 Elevated Highways to Ease Traffic Congestion

Construction of an elevated road near Tan Son Nhat International Airport will be begin in 2017 as part of a grand scheme to build five new above-ground highways to ease Saigon's traffic congestion.

SaigoneerDec 19, 2016

Vietnam

VietJet Aims to Raise $170m in IPO, Launch New Hanoi-Siem Reap Route in 2017

As VietJet finishes out a successful year with the launch of its latest route between Saigon to Hong Kong , the company is gearing up for its initial public offering (IPO) in early 2017.

SaigoneerDec 19, 2016

Vietnam

[Photos] Early 1980s Hanoi on the Brink of Doi Moi

The early 1980s were a complicated time for Vietnam. Still reeling from the end of a war within the country – not to mention border conflicts with Cambodia and China in the later 1970s – Vietnam was just beginning to find its footing in an era of peace.

SaigoneerDec 19, 2016

Food Culture

Bottoms Up: Alcohol Consumption Exploding in Vietnam

While this may come as no surprise to anyone who has driven past one of Saigon's many raucous beer clubs, Vietnam is home to one of the fastest-growing alcohol markets in the world.

SaigoneerDec 18, 2016

Vietnam

Phu Yen Teachers Save 13 Schoolchildren From Flash Flooding

“Had it not been thanks to this cabinet, we would have drowned yesterday.” Teacher Thai Thi Tuyet Hong pointed to a corner, where the classroom’s filing cabinet lay drenched in a mushy layer of mud and sand.

SaigoneerDec 18, 2016

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