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Heritage
It’s fairly common knowledge that the city’s Fine Arts Museum was once home to old Saigon’s wealthiest family, however few people know that much of the sprawling Hui Bon Hoa complex was not actually built until after the great patriarch’s death.
Vietnam
Though the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is pretty much dead at this point, the landmark trade deal – which would have involved a staggering 40% of the global economy – is still likely to have an impact on Vietnam and its economic progress.
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Society
In the shadow of Saigon’s increasingly dramatic skyline, buffalo rancher Vu Duc Toi leads a rural life.
Vietnam
Starting in February next year, Vietnam will significantly increase fines for public urination.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Quang Ninh: 2,000 year-old tombs discovered [DTI] Bankrupt firms continue to rise [DTI]
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Film & TV
In the opening of The Vietnam Notebook , narrator Casey Neistat flips open a fat, worn out Moleskine and holds a magnifying glass against the hasty scribble on the book’s bottom corner: “Experience does for the soul what education does for the mind.”
Vietnam
Last week, while driving to her hometown, local woman Nguyen Thi Thanh Loan had to put her journey on hold in order give birth on a sidewalk in Yen Bai province.
Travel
Thailand has decided to waive visa fees for some countries and halve visa-on-arrival costs for tourists from other nations as part of a three-month tourism promotion running from December 1, 2016 to February 28, 2017.
Sports
After almost 18 years of discussion, Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance is leading the effort to legalize sports betting.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam among 10 countries most exposed to hacking risk, report warns [VnExpress] Vietnam military mobilizes 180,000 personnel, aircraft, ships to cope with storm Tokage [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
Cuban revolutionary and long-time leader Fidel Castro passed away last Friday, creating an array of different reactions from around the world.
Travel
Last week, local authorities in Ly Son District, Quang Ngai province broke ground on the island’s new port.
Culture
Miss Vietnam's national costume for the 2016 Miss Supranational beauty pageant, created by designer Le Long Dung, has sparked debate over its cultural accuracy.
Heritage
Over a century ago, on December 10, 1910, the first-ever flight in Indochina took off from Saigon’s Champs de Courses, the site of which now serves as the Ho Chi Minh City headquarters of the People's Army of Vietnam, near the corner of District 10’s 3 Thang 2 and Cach Mang Thang 8 Streets.
Asia
As a campaign of collective punishment against the Rohingya ethnic group continues in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state, Bangladeshi border guards are forcibly repatriating refugees back to Myanmar.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Works finish on first phase of $48.6mn wind farm in south-central Vietnam [Tuoi Tre] Construction, mining ravage neighborhoods in Vietnam’s Da Nang [Tuoi Tre]
Food Culture
This upcoming Tet holiday, Saigoneers are projected to down some 40 million liters of beer and 45 million liters of soft drinks.
Arts & Culture
From stunning seascapes to freshwater springs, this is what we saw through our lens this week.
Asia
A fantastically ambitious plan has been put forth to save Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, from the sea.
Saigon
During a recent tourism conference, Saigon officials considered scores of new features to amp up the city’s attractiveness in the eyes of tourists, including a potential floating market.
Vietnam
Due to increasing domestic demand, Vietnam is negotiating to import electricity from Laos.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam to deactivate 12 million unregistered SIM cards [Tuoi Tre] Vietnamese students scammed by score-tampering offer via hacked university email [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
In the future, Vietnamese university students will be able to graduate a year early, according to a new plan approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Vietnam
Hanoi authorities recently approved a regulation banning businesses from setting up shop in the capital's apartments.