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Saigon
In a city full of new infrastructure and building developments, the ever-changing urban landscape of Saigon is unpredictable at best. Things are happening so fast that we at Saigoneer have an entire series of articles – ' Date with the Wrecking Ball ' – dedicated to the city's disappearing historical structures.
Travel
In a city that's increasingly devoid of nature, it can be hard to recall the sight of a lush, green forest or a crystal-clear river.
Vietnam
In one of the nations most vulnerable to climate change in the world, north-central Vietnam may soon be getting its own fancy, new solar power plant.
Saigon
Saigon's recent flooding may cause Tan Son Nhat International Airport to temporarily shut down in rainy weather.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram , and like us on Facebook . Private investors queue up for aviation infrastructure projects [Vietnam Net] Vietnam plans higher tax incentives for IT firms [Vietnam Net]
![[Photos] This Is Where Hanoi's Bia Hơi Glasses Come From](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/6gm7fK3b.jpg)
Vietnam
The short, cloudy glass tumblers that are a fixture in Hanoi's bia hơi establishments are an everyday object with a story.
Music & Arts
When Luu Trong Nhan first came across Around the World with Type , a project by Indian design students Rigved Sathe and Payal Jagwani, the 23-year-old student knew he could create an equally stunning Vietnam-themed counterpart.
![[Video] Insane Buon Ma Thuot Floods Sweep Away Motorbikes](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/ALBJ3H7b.jpg)
Culture
In Vietnam's latest installment of flood-related news, yet another deluge has struck the country, this time in the Central Highlands city of Buon Ma Thuot.
Vietnam
Attention, airline passengers: beginning later this year, the inflight security officer on your plane will be packing.
Development
Tao Dan Park, the green lung of downtown District 1, is about to get a little smaller, as the city's People's Committee may soon approve a plan to repurpose 2,100 square meters of the space for metro construction.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram , and like us on Facebook . Budget train tours to link Ho Chi Minh City with four south-central spots [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam Village agrees to tone down pig slaughter event [BBC]
![[Photos] Take a Trip Back in Time to 1969 Can Tho](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/FRo2Myxb.jpg)
Vietnam
For decades, Can Tho has been the capital of the Mekong Delta, drawing people from across southwestern Vietnam to its sleepy, riverside town. But while the city is developing a more modern edge these days – the Delta hub just got its first-ever western-style movie theaters thanks to CGV and Lotte Cinema – its landscape was decidedly different in 1969.
Vietnam
Hanoi baggage handlers may soon be required to wear body cameras in an effort to curb theft at Noi Bai International Airport.
Tech
Saigon is developing at a breakneck pace. As the number of motorbikes in the city continues to climb, air pollution reaches dangerous levels in urban Vietnam , making it hard to imagine a city free of that dirty, late-afternoon haze we all love to hate.
Music & Arts
Phnom Penh is about to get a new attraction in an old, deteriorating boat.
Vietnam
Global banking giant HSBC recently released their annual Expat Explorer survey and it turns out foreign residents of Vietnam are very happy with their adopted home.
Vietnam
Vietnam's military-run mobile firm launches in Tanzania, invests $736 mln [Reuters] Ha Noi to knock down strange-looking houses [VNS] Vietnam to Ban State-Owned Firms From Investing in Certain Sectors [WSJ]
![[Photos] Innovative Design Sets This Da Nang Garden Villa Apart](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/7rV0elsb.jpg)
Development
If you're the type to spring for a beachfront resort on holiday, you know that nobody wants to stay in the garden villa. It's almost a tease, being led so close to those sweeping ocean views only to have your room face in the opposite direction.
Vietnam
Say goodbye to those romantic dinners on the murky waters of West Lake.
Tech
Just like mobile games , e-commerce is a booming industry in Vietnam.
Travel
It's hard to argue with the majesty of Son Doong . As the world's largest cave and one of the most remote places not just in Vietnam but on earth, this never-ending subterranean wilderness is truly one of a kind.
![[Video] Downtown Saigon Is at Its Best in This Drone Video](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/eqcOM1Ob.jpg)
Music & Arts
Sometimes, when you're trapped in a gridlock of rush hour traffic, struck by an especially foul scent or awoken by the ear-splitting noise of roosters, construction projects and chatty next-door neighbors, it's hard to appreciate Saigon.
Vietnam
VN expects to collect more taxes next year [Vietnam News] Vietnam’s labor productivity 50 years behind Thailand's: ministry [Tuoi Tre] Report praises VN for promoting LGBTI people's rights [Vietnam News]