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Advert law drives up costs of billboards [Vietnam Net] HCMC steps up bio gasoline sales [SGGP] Taxi and long-range coach companies slash fares [Vietnam News]
Vietnam
Last week, Hanoi police discovered a truck packed with three tons of live cats destined for Vietnamese restaurants. After it was reported that the felines were to be destroyed in accordance with local laws, the case gathered international attention, and Vietnamese police now say they haven’t made up their minds on what to do with the animals.
Stories
If you thought the penetration of American restaurant culture in Vietnam was complete with the arrival of McDonald’s last year , you’re in for a surprise.
Food Culture
A new spin on beer has been introduced in Vietnam, and we’re not talking about the recent craft beer debut in Saigon . Saigon Anpha has released a new bird’s nest beer on January 26 in order to capitalize on the upcoming Tết holiday.
Vietnam
Vietnam Is Becoming the 'New China' With Foreign Manufacturers [The Street] Homeland Spring 2015 for overseas Vietnamese to be held in HCMC [Tuoi Tre] Ho Chi Minh City to offer Tet allowance to poor people, elderly [Tuoi Tre]
Arts & Culture
Saigoneer's staff highlights their favorite articles from the past week.
![[Video] Hanoi Hip Hop Group Mixes Beat Boxing, Rapping And Popping With Traditional Vietnamese Music](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/Ti1bZ6Sb.jpg)
Music & Arts
Hip hop’s roots delve deep into the crates of soul, funk, gospel and jazz. All of these stem from African forms of music and have created a rich fabric for the enduring art form.
![[Photos] The Coffee Shops, Train Track Photo Shoots And “Public Bathrooms” Of Hanoi’s Long Biên Bridge](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/Z2vocALb.jpg)
Culture
Probably the most iconic and historic bridge in Vietnam, Long Biên Bridge has yet to receive much needed care for its current deteriorating condition (link). However, local residents don’t seem to mind much but their own business.
![[Photos] 15 Of The Most Ridiculous Signs You’ll Ever See In Vietnam](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/3GqNtFDb.jpg)
Culture
Whether it be Google translate fails, cultural misinterpretations or outright ridiculousness, these signs, sourced from Another Side of Vietnam , had us shaking our heads, laughing hysterically, and sometimes wondering, “WTF?”
![[Video] Take A Motorbike Trip Through The Streets Of 1991 Saigon](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/ZGnEEOUb.jpg)
Heritage
What better way to see how Saigon has changed over the past 25 years than on the back of a motorbike?
Development
Although Vietnam has been attracting plenty of high-tech industry recently, with companies like Samsung and Intel building large factories in the country, most local enterprises are small firms that survive on minuscule margins and employ equipment made before Reunification.
Vietnam
EVN could go bankrupt if it cannot raise electricity prices, ministry says [Vietnam Net] VNPT, MobiFone prepare for overseas investments [Vietnam Net] Russian-made submarine arrives at Cam Ranh port [Vietnam Plus]
Culture
A revised decree from the Ministry of Justice contains a proposal to fine members of a married couple that are found to be committing adultery.
Development
Hanoi’s Cheering Beer Club/Restaurant, designed by H&P Architects, aims to blur the boundary between inside and out by creating a dialogue between contemporary architecture and the surrounding environment. The result is a venue full of beautiful woodwork, centered around an old tree.
Tech
Luxury LegoLand just got real. Chinese construction company, Winsun, revealed their largest 3D printed houses produced to date earlier this month in the eastern city of Suzhou, reports TechinAsia .
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City struggles to clear land for its first subway, again [Thanh Nien] Vietnam sees positive change towards gay people: survey [Thanh Nien] Ho Chi Minh City picks fight with SMS spammers [Tuoi Tre]
Tech
District 12 farmer, Nguyễn Ngọc Khuyến, has adopted a brilliant system to make urban farming more accessible to those with limited spaces.
Development
At a news conference on Monday, the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Management Board said that it was speeding up construction on metro routes 1, 2 and 5.
Saigon
[Update Below] A military helicopter crashed in HCMC’s Bình Chánh District this morning after departing from Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport and its four crew members are feared dead.
Development
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved plans for an entertainment complex along with a casino to be built in the southern island of Phú Quốc.
![[Video] New Reality Show Puts Fashion Bloggers To Work In A Cambodian Sweatshop](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/sy1VL2Lb.jpg)
Asia
A new Norwegian reality show set to air this April strays from the typical nature of the genre, transplanting three 17-year-old bloggers into Cambodian sweatshops for one month.
Vietnam
Female trafficking a growing problem in Nghe An Province [DTI News] VNU-HCMC hopes to offer world-class courses in next decade [Vietnam Plus] Vietnam’s exports look to shine for 2015 [VoV]
![[Photos] Saigon Then & Now: Part 3](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/dkMGtnob.jpg)
Saigon
We’re back with another set of our “Then and Now” photos which contrast old images of Saigon with their present day counterparts. For a much larger collection, head over to the Saïgon-Chợ Lớn Then & Now Facebook group , a collaboration between Saigoneer and Historic Vietnam .
Development
Hanoi is gearing up for a new mega development that will house 24,300 people and stretch across three districts.