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[Photos] Pollution Kills Tens of Thousands of Fish in Saigon’s Revitalized Canal

Environment

[Photos] Pollution Kills Tens of Thousands of Fish in Saigon’s Revitalized Canal

Last Tuesday, residents living along Saigon’s Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe canal woke up to the foul odor of dead fish.

SaigoneerMay 29, 2015

Long An Bridge Collapses 14 Days After It Opens

Vietnam

Long An Bridge Collapses 14 Days After It Opens

A new reinforced concrete bridge that spans the 28th Canal in Long An Province collapsed on Wednesday, 14 days after it opened.

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May 29, 2015

[Video] Russian Daredevils (Illegally) Climb China’s Tallest Building

Culture

[Video] Russian Daredevils (Illegally) Climb China’s Tallest Building

If you’re unfamiliar with On the Roofs (OTR), a group of Russian photographers who double as adrenaline junkies, you need only know one thing – they’re not afraid of heights.

SaigoneerMay 29, 2015

Vietnam Tourism Officials Push for Universal Visa Waivers

Travel

Vietnam Tourism Officials Push for Universal Visa Waivers

As Vietnam suffers from nearly a year of decline in international tourists, local tourism officials have called on the government to grant visa waivers for all nationalities from July to December.

SaigoneerMay 29, 2015

Morning News Roundup: Ring Selling Sex For Up To $20k Busted In Vietnam, Pageant Winners Involved

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: Ring Selling Sex For Up To $20k Busted In Vietnam, Pageant Winners Involved

Vietnam, China back South Korea’s opposition to Japan’s UNESCO bid [Japan Times] Vietnam puts the squeeze on counterfeit goods [DTI] Viet Nam needs more apartments for low-income individuals [Vietnam News]

SaigoneerMay 29, 2015

Achieve Sushi Zen At This Minimalist D1 Japanese Restaurant

Development

Achieve Sushi Zen At This Minimalist D1 Japanese Restaurant

Local architecture firm, 07Beach , has become the go-to choice for many of Saigon’s best Japanese restaurants. After the completion of the minimalist 4P’s Bar and Ramen Bar Suzuki , the firm’s main designer, Joe Chikamori, is back at it, transforming a typical Vietnamese building into a slick-looking sushi bar in District 1.

SaigoneerMay 28, 2015

9 Photos That Perfectly Capture Vietnamese Smartphone Addiction

Culture

9 Photos That Perfectly Capture Vietnamese Smartphone Addiction

While smart addiction has become rampant across the globe, the scourge seems to be particularly acute in Vietnam.

SaigoneerMay 28, 2015

[Photos] Roads Melt In India As Temperatures Hit 50 Degrees

Asia

[Photos] Roads Melt In India As Temperatures Hit 50 Degrees

If you thought the Saigon heat was bad, take solace in the fact that you don’t live in Southern India where a recent heat wave has resulted in over 1,000 deaths and melting streets.

SaigoneerMay 28, 2015

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Vietnam Releases Code of Conduct Regarding Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Vietnam

Vietnam Releases Code of Conduct Regarding Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Vietnam has taken the first step to address its weak sexual harassment laws with the release of its first-ever code of conduct on Monday.

SaigoneerMay 28, 2015

Morning News Roundup: Street Vendors Fined For Overcharging Foreign Tourists In HCMC

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: Street Vendors Fined For Overcharging Foreign Tourists In HCMC

Vietnam pulls plug on resort part of project that threatens Nha Trang ecosystem [Tuoi Tre] Ho Chi Minh City in $66mn profit sharing dispute over Phu My Hung [Tuoi Tre] CAAV plan seeks to tighten baggage security [Vietnam News]

SaigoneerMay 28, 2015

Saigon Will Evacuate 250,000 People For Level 10+ Storms

Saigon

Saigon Will Evacuate 250,000 People For Level 10+ Storms

Saigon officials have authorized an evacuation plan that calls for the evacuation of 250,000 residents ahead of violent storms.

SaigoneerMay 27, 2015

[Photos] How Saigonese Flew In 1965

Saigon

[Photos] How Saigonese Flew In 1965

These photos taken by American photographer, Bill Eppridge, in 1965 capture a day in the life at Tan Son Nhat Airport’s civilian terminal. The original airport, little more than a landing strip, was built by the French in the 1930’s near the village of Tan Son Nhat which was, at the time, far outside of the city limits.

SaigoneerMay 27, 2015

Vietnamese Tech Firm Unleashes 'the Best Smartphone in the World'

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Vietnamese Tech Firm Unleashes 'the Best Smartphone in the World'

Vietnamese tech company, Bkav has unveiled the Bphone, a smartphone that the firm’s CEO has ambitiously dubbed “the best smartphone in the world.”

SaigoneerMay 27, 2015

[Video] Deteriorating Saigon Highway Has Become A Potential Death Trap

Saigon

[Video] Deteriorating Saigon Highway Has Become A Potential Death Trap

Peaks and valleys. This may be the best way to describe the condition of Saigon’s East-West Highway that has become a potentially deadly obstacle course for drivers.

SaigoneerMay 27, 2015

Morning News Roundup: Vietnamese People Spend Over US$12 Mil Daily On Car Imports

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: Vietnamese People Spend Over US$12 Mil Daily On Car Imports

'Stop Using Rhino Horn' denies link with stats on horn buyers in Vietnam [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam should give visa fee waiver to all tourists in Jul-Dec: official [Tuoi Tre] 8 foreign companies caught using pirated software in Vietnam: report [Thanh Nien]

SaigoneerMay 27, 2015

Vietnam's Undersea Internet Cable Down Yet Again

Vietnam

Vietnam's Undersea Internet Cable Down Yet Again

Hopefully you enjoyed the last 14 days of unfettered internet access because Vietnam’s notoriously fragile section of the Asia-America Gateway (AAG) cable has faltered once again.

SaigoneerMay 26, 2015

[Video] What Happens When Vietnamese Try to Use a Condom for the First Time

Health

[Video] What Happens When Vietnamese Try to Use a Condom for the First Time

You know sex education in Vietnam is lacking when a group of 20-somethings struggle mightily to unfurl a condom.

SaigoneerMay 26, 2015

Vietnamese Are the Most Frugal Consumers in the World: Nielsen

Vietnam

Vietnamese Are the Most Frugal Consumers in the World: Nielsen

According to a report released last Wednesday by market research company, Nielsen, Vietnamese consumers are the world’s thriftiest.

SaigoneerMay 26, 2015

[Photos] Dong Nai Farmer Breeds Mussels That Produce Buddha And Jesus-Shaped Pearls

Music & Arts

[Photos] Dong Nai Farmer Breeds Mussels That Produce Buddha And Jesus-Shaped Pearls

When we talk about humans harnessing nature, it is often on a macro scale, such as dams, solar arrays and reservoirs. One Vietnamese farmer has found a more subtle, but nonetheless impressive way of bending nature to his will - Buddha And Jesus-shaped pearls.

SaigoneerMay 26, 2015

Delegation Of U.S. Senators To Visit Vietnam This Week

Vietnam

Delegation Of U.S. Senators To Visit Vietnam This Week

John McCain And Jack Reed will lead a delegation of American senators to Vietnam later this week to meet with government officials.

SaigoneerMay 26, 2015

Morning News Roundup: HCMC All Set For Illegal Street Racing Season

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: HCMC All Set For Illegal Street Racing Season

Thailand's Amata nears key approval for $500 mln Vietnam project [Reuters] Three sites suggested for new nuclear reactor in Vietnam [Vietnam Net] River-encroaching project poses threat to Ho Chi Minh City water supply safety [Tuoi Tre]

SaigoneerMay 26, 2015

Nha Trang To Be “More Beautiful Than Hawaii," "More Developed Than Hong Kong": Official

Development

Nha Trang To Be “More Beautiful Than Hawaii," "More Developed Than Hong Kong": Official

Officials have big plans in store for Nha Trang, presenting an urban development plan that they claim would make the coastal city “more beautiful than Hawaii” and “more developed than Hong Kong.”

SaigoneerMay 25, 2015

Saigon To Demolish 150-Year-Old Sewer In District 1

Saigon

Saigon To Demolish 150-Year-Old Sewer In District 1

When the French turned Saigon into an urban center towards the turn of the 19 th century, they used the most modern infrastructure technologies available at the time. After 150 years, one of their greatest urban achievements, the city’s sewer system, has fallen into a state of disrepair and sections of it will soon be demolished.

SaigoneerMay 25, 2015

Report Finds 77% Decrease in Vietnamese Rhino Horn Buyers

Environment

Report Finds 77% Decrease in Vietnamese Rhino Horn Buyers

It looks like the anti-rhino horn campaigns are finally paying off in Vietnam with a new report finding that there has been a 77% decrease in domestic buyers and a 66% drop in the number of people who think the horns possess medicinal value.

SaigoneerMay 25, 2015

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