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Arts & Culture
From Vung Tau's sandy beaches to Phu Quoc's ethereal sky at dusk, this is what we saw through our lens this week.
Tech
Seattle-based online retailer Amazon is reportedly gearing up for an official presence in Southeast Asia by next year.
![[Photos] Da Nang’s Garden House Is a Green Urban Paradise](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/3M1LFgVb.jpg)
Architecture
In the cramped quarters of urban Vietnam, greenery is hard to come by.
Vietnam
The Ministry of Transport’s updated national traffic signs, introduced earlier this year, will go into effect this month.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Hanoi’s oldest pagoda named among the world's most beautiful [VnExpress] Vietnam police arrest anti-government Facebook user [Tuoi Tre]
Music & Arts
The work of eight Vietnamese visual artists will be included in Embedded South(s) , an online exhibition of moving images that opens today.
Food Culture
On October 25, Hanoi-based fusion food chain The KAfe became completely foreign-owned after CEO Dao Chi Anh announced her resignation.
Vietnam
On Tuesday, a cataclysmic fire broke out in one of Hanoi’s busiest entertainment quarters, claiming 13 lives and reducing four tube houses to burnt rubble.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Truck catches fire, looted by mobs in central Vietnam [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam PM orders probe after karaoke blaze kills 13 [Tuoi Tre]
![[Video] Saigon Slows Down In New 4K Travel Video](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/k41vuOgb.jpg)
Travel
Through the lens of digital artist Lorenz Hideyoshi , Saigon appears serene even in the midst of a hectic day.
Health
The number of confirmed Zika cases in Saigon has climbed to 17, making the southern hub a hotspot for the mosquito-borne disease.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Compensation starts to reach fishermen after Formosa's toxic spill [VnExpress] Ho Chi Minh City should open overnight zones for entertainment service: experts [Tuoi Tre]
Asia
Five environmental protection officials in Xi’an, China have been detained after an investigation found they had stuffed cotton into local air-monitoring equipment in order to alter air quality data.
Travel
Saigon’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport continues to step up its amenity game as the airport has recently added a sleep zone and a children’s play place to its offerings.
Vietnam
The men who viciously assaulted a Vietnam Airlines employee last month will walk away from the ruckus without facing any legal consequences.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam reports first microcephaly case likely linked to Zika [Tuoi Tre] Heavy rains drown disaster-hit central Vietnam [VnExpress]
Saigon
Fifty years ago today, South Vietnam’s then-president Nguyen Van Thieu inaugurated the city’s Independence Palace on October 31, 1966.
Arts & Culture
Qui Nguyen’s play Vietgone , which opened earlier this month, marries raw, intimate anecdotes about the life of refugees following the American War with modern storytelling techniques such as hip-hop and rap verses à la Hamilton .
Vietnam
Hanoi’s motorcyclists might be able to spend five more years on their vehicles, as municipal authorities just announced a plan to postpone their contentious motorbike ban until 2030.
![[Photos] Hanoi Bamboo Building Wins 2 International Architecture Prizes](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/WZCLYIub.jpg)
Architecture
An art pavilion located in Hanoi’s Muong Museum recently clinched two prestigious American architecture prizes for its innovative design.
Vietnam
Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism recently ordered a ban on all violent and offensive performances during spring festivals, including rituals involving the slaughter of animals.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam prisons to allow inmates private time with spouse [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam confirms first microcephaly case likely linked to Zika [VnExpress]
Society
In its opening sequence, filmmaker Nanfu Wang sets up the premise of Hooligan Sparrow .
Vietnam
Last week, Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade released a list of projects which could pose a threat to the environment, calling on the facilities themselves to increase monitoring of environmental best practices within their own companies.