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![[Photos] New Tube House in Binh Duong Offers A Twist On Traditional Vietnamese Architecture](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/AH3xbmub.jpg)
Architecture
Tube houses have been popular in Vietnamese cities for centuries due to their ability to build airy abodes on small plots of land. Though architectural style has been steadily falling out of favor, architects MimANYSTUDIO and REAL revived it when building this impressive home in Binh Duong.
Vietnam
Authorities in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau are searching for a container with highly radioactive material that has been missing from a steel mill for over three months.
Vietnam
8,000 festivals a year contribute to VN's poor labor productivity? [Vietnam Net] PM pushes for signing of Vietnam – EU free trade deal [VoV] New Mekong Delta highways to cut travel time to HCM City [DTI]
Saigon
606 Tran Hung Dao isn't the only historic building on the street to be threatened by the wrecking ball. In a move that was seemingly inevitable, the decaying apartment block at 727 Tran Hung Dao will soon be demolished to make room for a new construction.
![[Video] American Tourist Chased By Police And Angry Mob In Thailand After “Road Rampage”](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/ZdlMSZyb.jpg)
Asia
In what sounds like something out of a movie, an American tourist managed to escape the wrath of an angry crowd in the resort city of Pattaya after a “wrecking spree” that damaged 13 vehicles and an resulted in car chase with local police.
Health
Starting this week, Vietnamese traffic police officers will issue fines to motorbike drivers with helmetless children over six-years-old in tow.
![[Video] American Children Fall In Love With Vietnamese Breakfast Food](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/xIMoxMFb.jpg)
Food Culture
Many of the videos on Cut Video’s Youtube channel are dedicated to giving people new experiences and filming their reactions. Sometimes, this manifests in giving grandmothers marijuana, but in this clip, notoriously picky American children sample international breakfasts from Poland to Vietnam.
Vietnam
Vietnam buys Nguyen Dynasty rickshaw at French auction [DTI] Belgium helps Vietnam preserve documentary films [DTI] Uber gets Gov't nod with legal conditions [Vietnam News]
![[Video] Check Out The Latest Vietnam Video To Go Viral](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/9ZGGv1Qb.jpg)
Travel
Portuguese travel blogger and videographer, João Cajuda , recently spent some time in northern Vietnam and Hoi An where he captured some amazing shots of the region’s people and landscapes.
Vietnam
A Vietnamese firm made headlines over the past week for a job posting offering “qualified candidates” with a breast size of 100cm or more as much as VND100 million per year.
Music & Arts
A photo by Vietnamese photographer, Pham Ty , has beaten out 26,500 other submissions to take the top spot at the recently concluded Smithsonian Photo Contest .
Vietnam
VN set to host 31st SEA Games [Vietnam Net] Ocean science takes big step forward in VN with purchase of well-head platform [Vietnam Net] Consumers switching to safer vegetables [DTI]
Arts & Culture
Saigoneer's staff highlight their favorite articles from the past week.
![[Video] Inside A 1972 Saigon Áo Dài Beauty Pageant](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/BQWYyd8b.png)
Saigon
This short video was filmed at an áo dài beauty contest that took place in Saigon on November 27, 1972 to raise funds for the Vì Dân Hospital project.
Culture
Though Saigon has lost quite a bit of its verdant luster over the years, there are still patches of green throughout the city that are worth checking out.Vietnam Coraclehas made a handy guide to some of Saigon’s best parks and open spaces that can help you escape from the daily hustle and bustle.
Travel
While the rate of foreign visitors to Vietnam is falling in a precarious manner , the opposite is true for Vietnamese travelers who are leaving the country in record numbers.
Saigon
Running over 10 kilometers through four districts (Tan Binh, Tan Phu, 11 and 6), Tan Hoa is one of Saigon's longest canals. Like many of the city's urban waterways, it has been receiving treatment for its polluted waters and countless temporary houses, and will soon recover with a green and modern makeover.
Culture
This detailed map created by the Indigenous Knowledge and Peoples Network shows the incredible diversity of ethnicities in SE Asia.
Vietnam
Epidemic outbreaks found in HCM City [DTI] Vietnam to be Asia's new manufacturing powerhouse [DTI] Total lunar eclipse to occur on April 4 evening [Vietnam Plus]
Music & Arts
IMAX is finally coming to Vietnam next month with screenings of the seventh installment of the “Fast & Furious” franchise.
Saigon
These rare photos, taken by John Florea in October 1945, show what life was like in Saigon as Japanese forces laid down their arms following four years of occupation.
Saigon
It’s been months since crews began to tear up Nguyen Hue Street in order to transform it into the city’s first pedestrian-only thoroughfare. It looks like we’ll only have to put up with this construction for another few weeks as the Saigon officials announced that the street will open on April 20.
![[Video] Saigon Mad Men: “The Guitar-Maker's Labor of Love”](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/6qraDYcb.jpg)
Music & Arts
This short film is the fourth episode in a series called "Saigon Mad Men" that profiles some of the city’s most passionate business people.
Vietnam
Vietnam Idol show hits licence issues [Vietnam News] HCMC multiplies new school model [SGGP] Vietnam to benefit from new wave of Japanese investment [Vietnam Net]