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Health
While a new draft population law could update Vietnam's regulations on family planning and population control, the country's true challenge lies in addressing the root causes of its sky-high abortion rate.
Asia
Thai company Seoul Secret recently pulled its latest commercial for skin-whitening pill Snowz after the ad, which featured a woman in blackface, sparked social media outrage.
Travel
Two German tourists are claiming the crew aboard their Ha Long Bay cruise ship did nothing to save passengers after a fire broke out on the vessel's top deck.
Development
To put it mildly, Saigon has a complicated relationship with cars. For two-wheeled drivers, the gas-guzzling road beasts are at best an inconvenience, while their fellow four-wheeled friends are more than happy to sit in traffic with the benefit of air-conditioning and a good soundtrack.
Vietnam
Da Nang residents now have access to free condoms after a group of electronics students built a public vending machine which dispenses the contraceptives free of charge.
Tech
Over the last year, Southeast Asia's weather patterns have been fickle to say the least. One minute, the streets of Saigon are disappearing under water , the next we're facing a months-long drought . In 2015, flooding in the Central Highlands threatened to wash people away as they drove home, planes were grounded in central Vietnam and an epic storm in Hanoi killed two people. While some managed to have a sense of humor about their predicament, the onslaught of weather-related emergencies was – and still is – concerning.
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Film & TV
There are an abundance of beautiful travel videos on the internet, many of them as visually stunning as the next. But whether you're touring Myanmar , watching Vietnam from above or getting lost in the rhythmic trance of a well-edited Southeast Asia travelogue , most of these films lack a specific message beyond encouraging viewers to get out and explore themselves.
Vietnam
Vietnamese individuals and businesses will soon be able to pay their taxes online.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram , and like us on Facebook . Vietnam needs road map for ending 2G service [Hanoi Times] Vietnam to develop new environment monitoring network [Vietnam Plus] No Vietnamese killed or injured in Jakarta attacks [VoV]
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Asia
Seven are dead after a terrorist attack rocked central Jakarta earlier today.
Development
Next time you're in Nha Trang, keep your eyes peeled for a new addition to the city skyline.
Tech
Martyr cemeteries are a common occurrence across Vietnam. In countless communes in every province, modest gravestones mark the resting places of Vietnam's fallen soldiers in neat, orderly rows. Truong Son Martyrs' Cemetery, among the largest in the country, holds the tombs of over 10,000 soldiers alone, enough to warrant a 3D map of the site and a directory of the fallen for its visitors. But emblazoned across far too many gravestones across Vietnam is the phrase chưa biết tên – “name unknown”.
Saigon
Poor Tan Son Nhat. Try as it may to get on the straight and narrow, something always seems to go awry at the country's largest airport.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram , and like us on Facebook . HCM City urged to recruit non-natives for gov't posts [Vietnam News] Rotten dog, cat meat seized on way to Thai Binh restaurants [DTI] Vietnam Airlines among safest air carriers globally [VOV]
Vietnam
A few weeks back, we covered the story of a Quang Nam man who was arrested for fabricating a tale about mythical sea creatures that went viral on Vietnamese social media.
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Music & Arts
If you're at all human – or, for that matter, alien – you heard of the passing of David Bowie last week. The prolific musician was not only celebrated for his unique sound and chart-topping hits but his array of ever-changing personas, from Ziggy Stardust and Major Tom to Aladdin Sane, the Thin White Duke and Jareth the Goblin King. Though Bowie, who succumbed to an 18-month battle with cancer just two days after his 69th birthday, is no longer with us, the iconic pop star managed to leave behind an incredible mark.
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Vietnam
At the turn of the 20th century, Englishwoman Gabrielle Maud Vassal lived in Vietnam with her husband, French military doctor Joseph Jean Vassal. During her three-year stay in the country, Mrs. Vassal managed to travel the Vietnamese countryside, exploring the Central Highlands from her home base in Nha Trang as well as making trips up to Hanoi and down to Saigon.
Vietnam
As early as mid-2016, Vietnam Airlines (VNA) will have its first foreign stakeholder.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram , and like us on Facebook . Taxi fares in city to drop slightly [Saigon Times] Vietnam to expand software parks [The Nation] Thailand and Vietnam lead the way for Southeast Asia's rise in world football [ESPN]
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Culture
When she was 13, Yang Liu moved from China to Germany. Ever since, the graphic designer has been learning to navigate the myriad differences that exist between eastern and western culture.
Health
In the midst of a dangerous dengue epidemic in south-central Vietnam, medical professionals are giving the go-ahead to a preventive vaccine for the deadly virus.
Development
In the midst of its usual traffic woes , Saigon may be getting glimmer of hope in a 30-kilometer flyover project, which will help to alleviate traffic on the notoriously busy Highway 1A.
Travel
As we all finalize our Tet plans and prepare for the madness of travel during the largest annual human migration on earth , it's going to be a long, slow, holiday-free slog from March to September.