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Music & Arts

Pop Superstar Katy Perry Coming To Saigon Next Month

American pop star, Katy Perry, will be making her way to Saigon next month to attend an event organized by Forbes Vietnam.

SaigoneerApr 22, 2015

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: Metro Vietnam Found Owing Over $23.6mn In Tax In Transfer Pricing Inspection

Vietnamese shrimp and fish exports found to have antibiotic residue [Vietnam Net] Vietnam to ease foreign ownership ceiling in banks-govt [Reuters] Metro Vietnam found owing over $23.6mn in tax in transfer pricing inspection [Tuoi Tre]

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SaigoneerApr 22, 2015

Vietnam

[Video] Mayhem Unfolds At Hanoi Waterpark After Impatient Customers Jump Fences

A promotional program for free entrance to Hanoi’s Ho Tay Water Park started off innocently enough but quickly devolved into total chaos as those who arrived late began to scale its fences.

SaigoneerApr 21, 2015

Travel

Vietnamese Passport Among the World's Least Powerful: Study

For many Vietnamese slaving away over visa applications, it quickly becomes clear that their passports are not as powerful as they would like.

SaigoneerApr 21, 2015

Development

Work on Saigon’s $326m Underground Trade Center to Begin This Year

While Nguyen Hue Street’s pedestrian promenade is set to open this week, a much larger walking street is in the works for downtown Saigon.

SaigoneerApr 21, 2015

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: It Will Take Vietnam A Long Time To Ease Visa Rules, Insiders Say

PHL, Vietnam ironing out details of strategic partnership amid China’s reclamation work [GMA] Vietnam firms struggle to expand in Russia [Asia One] Vietnam's HCM City to host pro break-dance contest [Shanghai Daily]

SaigoneerApr 21, 2015

Music & Arts

7 Incredible 360° Panoramas Of Saigon

These spiraling photos are the work of Hồ Ý, a graphic designer who moved to Saigon in 1999.

SaigoneerApr 20, 2015

Vietnam

VietJet Passenger Opens Emergency Exit Mistaking It for Restroom

51 people were ultimately forced off their flight last Friday afternoon after a passenger on a VietJet leaving Hanoi opened an emergency exit believing it to be a restroom.

SaigoneerApr 20, 2015

Vietnam

Weekend News Roundup: Vietnam Police Warn Of Sex Tourism Boom As Child Sex Abuse On The Rise

HCM City ranked top 5 of PCI 2014 [SGGP] Vietnamese spend $1.5 billion a year on studying overseas [Vietnam Net] Vietnam police warn of sex tourism boom as child sex abuse on the rise [Tuoi Tre]

SaigoneerApr 20, 2015

Arts & Culture

Saigoneer Sunday Rewind

Saigoneer's staff highlight their favorite articles from the past week.

SaigoneerApr 19, 2015

Vietnam

Hanoi Police Push To Move Hanoi Railway Station Out Of Downtown

Hanoi police have sent a proposal to the Transport Ministry requesting that it move the Hanoi Railway Station out of the city center to reduce congestion and accidents.

SaigoneerApr 17, 2015

Vietnam

2 Vietnamese Fighters Suffer Midair Collision, Pilots Missing

Two pilots are missing after their airplanes crashed in midair during an aerobatic training exercise off the coast of central Vietnam yesterday morning.

SaigoneerApr 17, 2015

Vietnam

Vietnam Airlines Pilot, Flight Attendant Arrested in South Korea for Smuggling Gold

Last Friday, a Vietnam Airlines (VNA) pilot and flight attendant were arrested in South Korea for smuggling 6kg of gold bars in their shoes.

SaigoneerApr 17, 2015

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: Illegal Fishing Destroying HCMC's Newly-Revived Canals

EU helps improve legal nuclear safety framework [VOV] Da Nang plans to open representative office in RoK [SGGP] Vietnamese willing to spend more in 2015, brand-name goods market warms up [Vietnam Net]

SaigoneerApr 17, 2015

Food Culture

[Video] How To Make Bánh Chưng

Though particularly popular during Tet, bánh chưng is available all year long from street vendors who sell them off the back of their bicycles. If you ever wanted to try your hand at the dish or you’re simply a stickler for food safety, this video from Helen’s Recipes gives you all the tools to make the Vietnamese staple on your own.

SaigoneerApr 16, 2015

Vietnam

HCMC Is About To Lose Its Stock Exchange

Plans are in the works to merge Vietnam’s two stock exchanges into a unified Vietnam Stock Exchange headquartered in Hanoi.

SaigoneerApr 16, 2015

Asia

Indonesian Politicians Push To Ban Alcohol

If two of Indonesia’s Islamic parties have their way, those caught drinking beverages containing over 1% alcohol will get slapped with up to two years in prison, or a fine of up to US$38,529.

SaigoneerApr 16, 2015

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: Highway Jammed For 10 Hours By Power Plant Protest

Ernst&Young: Vietnam needs only five major banks [Vietnam Net] Noi Bai Airport to slash prices for sleep pod services [Vietnam Net] Hanoi to host ‘Day of Vietnamese Book' [Vietnam Plus]

SaigoneerApr 16, 2015

Architecture

Incredible House In Nha Be District Blends Local Architectural Styles And Modern Design

This brick-based, open-air living space from Vietnamese MM++ Architects taps traditional construction methods to bring this home into harmony with its surrounding environment.

SaigoneerApr 15, 2015

Saigon

As Saigon’s First Pedestrian-Only Street Prepares To Open, Details and Criticisms Emerge

As construction of Nguyen Hue Street’s pedestrian-only promenade nears completion, new details about its operation as well as critical voices have emerged in the Vietnamese press in recent weeks.

SaigoneerApr 15, 2015

Stories

Saigon Bank Exec Pulls Gun On Taxi Staff Over Parking Spot

In a story that seems like something out of an American newspaper , Saigon police took a bank executive into custody last week for pulling a gun on a taxi dispatcher during a dispute over a parking space.

SaigoneerApr 15, 2015

Environment

Vietnamese-American Actress Stars In Graphic Video, Visits Vietnam To Save Endangered Species (NSFW)

For many mammals, the world is becoming a harsher place as human’s encroach on the land and hunt them for skins, horns and meat (see this utterly depressing map ).

SaigoneerApr 15, 2015

Environment

Climate Change Will Put 'Many' Vietnamese Cities Underwater: Official

While residents in the Vietnam's central highlands face the worst drought in years , 400km to the north, three people died last month as a result of “unusual” floods, the likes of which have not been seen since 1965 .

SaigoneerApr 15, 2015

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: HCM City Bans Teacher-Student Romantic Relationships

Vietnam betting on more casinos [VOV] Authorities unlawfully allow almost 600 pines to be felled in Vietnam [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam automobile industry faces collapse after Toyota announcement about possible production end [Tuoi Tre]

SaigoneerApr 15, 2015

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