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Travel
For the first time in 15 years, Vietnam Airlines has unveiled a set of new uniforms for its pilots and cabin crews.
Saigon
Saigon’s most important canal is set to clean up its act with a new round of funding.
![[Photos] Inside The Pages Of “Saigon Roundup”](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/0qDpX0Zb.jpg)
Heritage
Saigon Roundup was a weekly, English-language digest and advertising magazine published by International Publicity Agent during the 1960s. While its pages may not hold particularly stellar examples of journalism, its articles and advertisements serve as interesting cultural artifacts.
Saigon
Saigon will be featured in the next episode of CNNGo , a monthly travel show that seeks to provide an inside look at Asia’s most dynamic cities.
Vietnam
Vietnam Airlines sale of shares could reap VND6.3 trillion [Vietnam Net] Science minister takes notice of submarines made by amateurs [Vietnam Net] Unusual outbreak of dengue fever kills 3, infects thousands in Vietnam [Thanh Nien]
Asia
The early decades of the twentieth century brought about rapid transformations to countries across the globe. Japan was no exception as it morphed from an agricultural economy to an international industrial power following the Meiji Restoration and Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905).
![[Video] Marou Chocolate's Nifty Stop Motion Commercial](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/rDiM6klb.jpg)
Music & Arts
Director Tom Jobbins and a team of animators, 3D model designers and colorists worked painstakingly on this playful 30-second spot to show the abridged story of how Vincient Marou and Samuel Maruta became chocolatiers in Vietnam.
Development
Plans are in the works for what will be by far the tallest structure in Vietnam.
Vietnam
While Vung Tau is an attractive getaway spot for Saigon residents and tourists, oil-covered beaches have long been a sticking point for would-be visitors. The situation has been particularly bad over recent days, as black tides of oil have hit the city’s beaches in what is becoming a common occurrence.
Vietnam
Foreigners to receive VAT refund at Phu Quoc international airport [Nhan Dan] New rural program narrows rural, urban income gap [SGGP] HCM City students ask for more lively history lessons [DTI]
Tech
It looks like Vietnam’s master plan to lure global tech companies is panning out with the announcement last week that Microsoft is closing two of its handset plants in China and moving operations to Vietnam.
Music & Arts
Da Nang is Vietnam's posterboy for urban development, sporting everything from free public WIFI to a dragon bridge . Surrounded by rolling hills and pristine beaches, the city attracts plenty of local and foreign tourists and recently made the New York Times ' “ 52 Places to Go in 2015 ” list.
Travel
A circular that took effect on Sunday seeks to partially address the inconveniences caused by chronically late departures in Vietnam by requiring local airlines to offer compensation for passengers whose flights are significantly delayed.
Vietnam
China remains top trade partner [Vietnam Net] HCMC leads country in FDI capital [SGGP] World Bank approves 100 mln USD credit for Vietnam’s poverty reduction [Vietnam Plus]
![[Video] This Cannon Can Assemble And Cook A Dumpling In Under 3 Seconds](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/UTgCa7eb.jpg)
Food Culture
After unleashing the Prawn Cannon on unsuspecting audiences last year, Docomo, Japan’s largest mobile communications company, has released another explosive food-related video to push their 4G services.
Asia
Historians at a museum in the Netherlands made an unexpected discovery when they began to restore a millennium-old Buddha statue last year – the mummy of a meditating monk. But it wasn’t until after performing further tests that another surprising find was made.
Development
The area between Bến Thành Market and the Saigon Opera House is undeniably the epicenter of changes to the city’s urban fabric with the construction of pedestrian promenades , subway stations , a new administrative center and office towers underway. But downtown Saigon isn’t the only area that may look unrecognizable in 10 years.
Travel
You’ve probably already spent a fair amount of your travel fund over Tết, but AirAsia’s new Asean Pass may have you digging a bit deeper into your pockets.
Vietnam
District in central Vietnam to reward those reporting littering, tourist bothering [Tuoi Tre] Two Vietnamese entrepreneurs on Forbes’ list of 50 most powerful Asian businesswomen [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam's HCM City to host Ao Dai festival [Global Post]
Vietnam
Saigoneer's staff highlights their favorite articles from the past week.
Vietnam
Saigoneer's staff highlights their favorite articles from the past week.
Food Culture
This stop motion video made by Triet Le Thanh uses 1,146 individual photos to show how a traditional bánh mì is assembled.
![[Photos] Vietnamese Transform Ordinary Cars Into 'Rolls-Royces'](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/SiBuZ9Qb.jpg)
Culture
In Vietnam, the land of product copycats, imitation iPhones and Louis Vuitton handbags are par for the course. But now, a new and impressive trend seems to be taking off – modding ordinary cars into "Rolls-Royces."
Development
This small but impressive home in Saigon's Nhà Bè District was built on a premise of “open but introverted space.” The structure, designed by i.House Architecture and Construction , features an intricate natural ventilation system, is packed to the brim with verdant gardens and even houses a playground on the ground floor.