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Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . New IoT Competition hopes to turn HCMC into a smart city [Geektime] Vietnam to seek foreign help to crack mass fish death mystery [Thanh Nien]
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Asia
We've all had a morning commute where we probably could have used more coffee or, better yet, more sleep. You would think – what with the honking and the traffic and the general melee – that it's damn near impossible to fall asleep at the handlebars in a place like Southeast Asia.
![[Photos] Vo Trong Nghia Transforms Rest Stop Into Bamboo Oasis](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/vyj5yq9b.jpg)
Architecture
Thirty kilometers from Hanoi, local architect and global sensation Vo Trong Nghia recently completed another project fashioned almost entirely out of bamboo.
![[Video] Take a Trip to One of Saigon's Greener Districts](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/YAwCCWwb.jpg)
Travel
Saigon is not exactly what you'd call a natural paradise. While the city is surrounded by rivers, its landscape is far more a concrete jungle than an actual one.
Vietnam
Authorities in central Vietnam are investigating a steel firm and its wastewater pipeline after scores of dead saltwater fish began washing up on the shores of Quang Tri, Quang Binh, Ha Tinh and Thua Thien-Hue provinces.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam a new hot spot for tech startups [The Nation] Ancient arms museum re-opens in southern Vietnam after 4-year halt [Tuoi Tre]
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Tech
While we can't imagine testing a driverless vehicle in, say, Saigon traffic, the orderly streets of Singapore seem like the perfect place to give self-driving machinery a whirl.
Vietnam
Wherever you're reading this, we hope there's air-conditioning.
![[Video] The Story Behind Urban Vietnam's Graffiti Advertisements](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/82X7RKYb.jpg)
Arts & Culture
Splashed across city walls and on the sides of buildings, urban Vietnam is awash with advertisements for khoan cắt bê tông (KCBT), or demolition services.
Saigon
Less than a month after Vietnam's Ministry of Health confirmed the country's first two Zika cases , the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health has declared the virus outbreak in District 2's Thanh My Loi Ward is over.
![[Photos] An Ode to Nguyen Hue's Demolished Fountain](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/iOUZSudb.jpg)
Heritage
While Saigon's collective memory seems to be pretty short, it wasn't that long ago that the wide, low fountain intersecting Le Loi and Nguyen Hue streets still existed.
Saigon
Authorities in Long An province have alerted the public of a crocodile on the loose.
Saigon
Good news, non-drivers: Uber has launched its motorbike-hailing service in Vietnam.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . HCMC to set off fireworks at 4 venues on April 30 [Hanoi Times] VND2.64 trillion to build Thu Thiem New Urban Area [SGGP]
Food Culture
Next time you're craving a healthy, protein-rich meal, don't reach for the read meat. Instead, curb you hunger with a helping of bugs.
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Vietnam
Last weekend, as golfers in the American state of South Carolina were standing on the green of the 18 th hole, Boeing flew a surprise visitor over the Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) competition: Vietnam Airlines' newest plane.
![[Photos] Put Your Mind at Ease in Saigon's Zen House](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/PdkmDvLb.jpg)
Architecture
Embodying its name, every element of the Zen House revolves around harmony, mindfulness and originality, making this contemporary structure more a monastery than a home for the three Buddhist owners.
![[Video] Chinese Workers Hold Bulldozer Fight in City Streets](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/DdV58UFb.jpg)
Asia
Show of hands: who hasn't driven past a construction site and wondered what would happen if the bulldozers challenged each other to a duel? If you're one of the unique spirits who has had this experience, dream no more.
Vietnam
There are some things in life you're just not supposed to do. Eat something you found on the floor, for instance. Take candy from a baby. Build a hydroelectric dam inside a nature reserve.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Development at a cost: How Nha Trang has changed over the last 10 years [Thanh Nien] Cows suffered serious hunger, died from eating nylon in Dak Lak [Vietnam News]
Tech
In recent years, Vietnam's startups have proven their worth to both the local economy and the global community.
![[Video] Hanoi's Pollution Heading Toward Airmaggedon](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/gU2g9J8b.jpg)
Environment
Urban Vietnam is on a roll these days. What with a new crop of sky-high monuments on the horizon, a thriving startup economy and an ambitious set of plans for the future , cities across the country are riding a crest of economic progress and development.
Arts & Culture
Southeast Asia is a study in the clash of tradition and innovation. Across the region, increasingly modern societies reconcile their traditional values with contemporary progress, and in some cases this uneven development makes for some happy surprises.
Environment
It's no secret that the Mekong Delta is in dire straits . Between hydroelectric dams, drought, sinking land and the region's ever-increasing salinization, farmers in the west are facing heavy losses this year.