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[Videos] 20 Tết Dos And Don’ts

Unlike the Western New Year, Tet is a particularly superstitious occasion with plenty of dos and don’ts.

SaigoneerFeb 13, 2015

Saigon

28 Old Pictures of Tet in Saigon

Whether street vendor or office worker in Saigon, Tết traditions, such as gathering with family, praying to the kitchen gods, giving crisp banknotes as lì xì and washing down bánh chưng with beer (lots of beer) are perquisites for celebrating the Lunar New Year.

SaigoneerFeb 13, 2015

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[Photos] Da Nang House Inspired by Termite Mounds and Champa Architecture

The Termitary House, recently completed by Tropical Space Architects in Da Nang's Thanh Khe District, gets its inspiration from both intricate termite mounds and the baked-brick towers of the Champa Kingdom that once flourished in the area.

SaigoneerFeb 13, 2015

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: Vietnam To Become World's 22nd Largest Economy By 2050

Central Highlands focuses on sustainable poverty reduction [Vietnam Plus] Minister urges transport firms to lower fares [DTI] VN should discard conservative views on pig-chopping rite: Ministry of Culture [Vietnam Net]

SaigoneerFeb 13, 2015

Tech

New Website Uses Travelers To Deliver Items To Those Aboard

A new website, Bringers.co , offers to make deliverymen (and women) out of people traveling abroad.

SaigoneerFeb 12, 2015

Music & Arts

Event Rewind: Art Talk And Drawing Workshop With Rodney Dickson

Many local artists in Vietnam share a common ground for artistic inspiration – war – as it characterized a significant part of the country’s 20th century history. The global impacts of these conflicts also influenced the work of foreigners like American-Irish artist, Rodney Dickson.

SaigoneerFeb 12, 2015

Travel

Da Nang to Launch Helicopter Tours in April

Starting in April, visitors to Da Nang will be able to take in the city’s sights from the air with helicopter tours.

SaigoneerFeb 12, 2015

Asia

18 Incredible Photos of 1950s Hong Kong

Like Saigon, Hong Kong has long been one of Asia’s most important commercial centers and both had been shaped by European colonial powers for nearly a century before being captured by the Japanese during World War II.

SaigoneerFeb 12, 2015

Music & Arts

Vietnam Set To Get Its First 2 IMAX Theaters

IMAX and a Korean company have agreed on a deal to open Vietnam’s first two super-sized screens.

SaigoneerFeb 12, 2015

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: World Bank Blacklists 8 Projects In Vietnam For Tardiness

Three condemned to death for smuggling 11kg of heroin in Vietnam [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam-Laos border marker planting to be completed this year: officials [Tuoi Tre] World Bank blacklists 8 projects in Vietnam for tardiness [Thanh Nien]

SaigoneerFeb 12, 2015

Saigon Hẻm Gems

[Video] “Waterfall” Fried Chicken In District 3

Street food aficionado, Mark Wiens, made his way through Vietnam last December to sample some of the city’s famous culinary offerings.

SaigoneerFeb 11, 2015

Saigon

[Video] 11 Injured After Car Crashes Into Crowd at Tan Son Nhat

Last night at 7:15pm, a black Audi A8L crashed into a crowd in front of the international terminal at Tan Son Nhat Airport, injuring at least 11 and damaging nearby cars and billboards.

SaigoneerFeb 11, 2015

Travel

[Photos] What It’s Like to Take a Flight on North Korea’s Air Koryo, 'World’s Worst Airline'

According to Skytrax , which ranks and reviews 681 airlines, North Korea’s Air Koryo is the least pleasant to fly. The state-owned airline is the only carrier on the site that has a 1-star ranking and has had the dubious honor for four years running.

SaigoneerFeb 11, 2015

Development

Future Saigon: Saigon Green Energy Tower

Another ambitious project for Saigon’s Võ Văn Kiệt Street is in the works with plans for a 53-story (for reference, the Bitexco Tower is 68 stories) mega project.

SaigoneerFeb 11, 2015

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: Despite Criticism, Vietnamese Villagers Make Blood Oath To Protect Pig Slaughter Fest

High-tech geriatric facility inaugurated in Hanoi [Vietnam Net] Hanoi to get disabled taxi service [Vietnam Plus] Solid waste piles up as country industrialises [SGGP]

SaigoneerFeb 11, 2015

Vietnam

Vietnamese Cities Launch “Taking Drunkards Home” Service

Feeling a bit too drunk to drive after an all-night nhậu session? Don’t worry, there’s a service for that.

SaigoneerFeb 10, 2015

Environment

2 Bicyclists Set To Ride From Saigon To Paris To Raise Awareness Of Climate Change

On Thursday February 12, Simon Nelson and Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan will set off on a bicycle ride from Saigon to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris (COP21) in order to raise awareness of catastrophic climate change and to inspire people to take action to stop it.

SaigoneerFeb 10, 2015

Architecture

Vietnamese School Wins Top Award At International Architecture Competition

Vo Trong Nghia had added to its list of international accolades, taking home top honors for its Farming Kindergarten in the recent Archdaily “Building of the Year” awards .

SaigoneerFeb 10, 2015

Travel

[Photos] A Closer Look At Vietnam’s New 5-Star Trains

More details and photos of Vietnam’s new 5-star trains have popped up in the local press this week, providing pricing information and a deeper look at the upscale amenities which promise to provide a more pleasant experience for those making the 31-hour trip between Hanoi and Saigon.

SaigoneerFeb 10, 2015

Tech

[Video] Alibaba Tests Drone Delivery Service In China

Chinese online retail giant, Alibaba, has taken a page out of Amazon’s playbook , launching a three-day drone delivery pilot program.

SaigoneerFeb 10, 2015

Asia

Cambodia Deports Another Group of Tourists for Nude Angkor Photos

Another week, yet another group of international tourists was deported from Cambodia for taking “nude pictures” at the holy temples of Angkor Wat.

SaigoneerFeb 10, 2015

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: Counterfeit Goods Undermine Vietnam’s Economic Prosperity

Fake labels on foreign alcohol flood Tet market [DTI] Counterfeit goods undermine Vietnam’s economic prosperity [Voice of Vietnam] Hanoi set ambitious goal on new-style rural building by 2020 [Vietnam Plus]

SaigoneerFeb 10, 2015

Vietnam

Italy Offers to Train Vietnamese Traffic Police

At a meeting with a Vietnamese delegation in Rome last week, an official from Italy’s Polizia Stradale offered his organization’s assistance in providing Vietnam’s traffic police with training to improve their professional skills.

SaigoneerFeb 9, 2015

Tech

Vietnam Hopes To Launch 4G LTE This Year

As public WIFI spreads across Vietnam’s streets, cities and transportation networks, plans are in the works to upgrade the country’s mobile internet to 4G LTE status.

SaigoneerFeb 9, 2015

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