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New Coalimex Building Brings Sleek Architecture To Hanoi’s Old Quarter

Architecture

New Coalimex Building Brings Sleek Architecture To Hanoi’s Old Quarter

Coalimex has set up shop in Hanoi’s Old Quarter with a sleek new building boasting sustainable and green design characteristics.

SaigoneerJan 14, 2015
Hong Kong Man Detained After Strapping 94 iPhones To His Body

Asia

Hong Kong Man Detained After Strapping 94 iPhones To His Body

In the grand scheme of things, smuggling electronics is a less risky proposition than say, drugs, but that doesn’t mean it’s an act without consequences as one Hong Kong man learned the hard way.

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Jan 14, 2015
[Video] Take A Road Trip Across 1945 Vietnam

Vietnam

[Video] Take A Road Trip Across 1945 Vietnam

While road trips have become an extremely popular activity for foreigners living in or visiting Vietnam in recent years, it was also a common activity for these demographics in the period preceding the French and Americans wars.

SaigoneerJan 14, 2015
Jetstar Tops The List Of Most Delayed Airlines In Vietnam

Travel

Jetstar Tops The List Of Most Delayed Airlines In Vietnam

According to a recent survey, Jetstar Pacific is Vietnam’s tardiest airline with 30.6% of their flights delayed.

SaigoneerJan 14, 2015
Da Nang Makes NY Times' '52 Places to Go in 2015' List

Travel

Da Nang Makes NY Times' '52 Places to Go in 2015' List

Over the past decade, Da Nang has boosted its profile as an international tourist destination with its beautiful beaches, fine dining and luxury hotels.

SaigoneerJan 14, 2015
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Airlines Attempts To Bar Striking Pilots From Working For Other Carriers

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Airlines Attempts To Bar Striking Pilots From Working For Other Carriers

Changes to area code, digital prefixes to happen in phases [Vietnam Plus] Ha Noi air traffic control centre begins operations [Vietnam News] Samsung requests $15.5 mil tax break to start HCMC factory [Thanh Nien]

SaigoneerJan 14, 2015
Restaurateur Arrested for Buying Stolen Dogs in Southern Vietnam

Vietnam

Restaurateur Arrested for Buying Stolen Dogs in Southern Vietnam

Police in Binh Duong Province, just outside of Saigon, arrested a man last Thursday when he was pulled over with 10 dead dogs stacked on the back of his motorbike.

SaigoneerJan 13, 2015
[Photos] Could Tokyo’s Skinny Houses Become a Model for Hanoi?

Development

[Photos] Could Tokyo’s Skinny Houses Become a Model for Hanoi?

While Hanoi may be famous for its impossibly skinny homes, it isn’t the only Asian megacity where residents are forced to make the best of their small plots of land.

SaigoneerJan 13, 2015
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Gogoro: Tesla Technology In Scooter Form

Tech

Gogoro: Tesla Technology In Scooter Form

Taiwanese startup Gogoro has raised over $150 Million over the past few years developing the world’s first Smart Scooter. Fueled by the same lithium ion cells used in the Tesla Model S, the scooter is the brainchild of some former HTC big wigs.

SaigoneerJan 13, 2015
Hundreds Of Trees In HCMC's Gia Định Park To Be Chopped Down For Airport Road

Development

Hundreds Of Trees In HCMC's Gia Định Park To Be Chopped Down For Airport Road

A new 650 meter road meant to reduce traffic to Tân Sơn Nhất Airport will be built through Gia Định Park, resulting in the removal of hundreds trees.

SaigoneerJan 13, 2015
Morning News Roundup: HCMC To Offer Downtown Electric Bus Tour For $1

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: HCMC To Offer Downtown Electric Bus Tour For $1

Rough waves destroy homes in central Vietnam [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam’s Got Talent contestant drinks acid by mistake [DTI News] HCM City to add more 23 CNG buses [SGGP]

SaigoneerJan 13, 2015
Huffington Post: “21 Reasons To Fall In Love With Vietnam”

Travel

Huffington Post: “21 Reasons To Fall In Love With Vietnam”

The Huffington Post recently released their list of “21 Reasons To Fall In Love With Vietnam,” highlighting the country’s natural beauty, food and people among other things.

SaigoneerJan 12, 2015
$14 Million Approved For Restoration Of Hanoi’s 112-Year-Old Long Biên Bridge

Vietnam

$14 Million Approved For Restoration Of Hanoi’s 112-Year-Old Long Biên Bridge

The fate of one of Vietnam’s most beloved and storied structures took another positive turn last week when the government approved a $14 million restoration package for Long Biên Bridge.

SaigoneerJan 12, 2015
Saigon Post Office To Be Repainted Yet Again Following Complaints

Saigon

Saigon Post Office To Be Repainted Yet Again Following Complaints

Following public outcry and criticism from street vendors, historians, artists and tourists, Saigon Central Post Office officials have announced that they will repaint the iconic building after consulting experts, something they failed to do the first time around.

SaigoneerJan 12, 2015
Weekend News Roundup: HCMC's Underground Parking Lot Plan Appears To Implode

Vietnam

Weekend News Roundup: HCMC's Underground Parking Lot Plan Appears To Implode

Foreign banks look local for CEOs [Vietnam Net] MobiFone to offer 2 million new 10-digit numbers [Vietnam Plus] Unemployment rate projected to rise in HCM City [Vietnam Plus]

SaigoneerJan 12, 2015
Saigoneer Sunday Rewind

Arts & Culture

Saigoneer Sunday Rewind

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

SaigoneerJan 11, 2015
HCMC Seeks To Set Limits On Cars, Motorbikes

Saigon

HCMC Seeks To Set Limits On Cars, Motorbikes

To combat the mind-numbingly horrible gridlock and worsening pollution in the city, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transportation is seeking the government’s approval to limit the flow of personal vehicles in the city.

SaigoneerJan 9, 2015
Repair Date Set For Vietnam’s Undersea Internet Cable

Vietnam

Repair Date Set For Vietnam’s Undersea Internet Cable

The operator of the Asia America Gateway cable has announced that repairs will be completed on January 23 .

SaigoneerJan 9, 2015
Major Changes Announced For Vietnamese Phone Numbers

Vietnam

Major Changes Announced For Vietnamese Phone Numbers

On March 1, Vietnam will change up the area codes of 59 provinces and restrict mobile phone numbers to 10 digits.

SaigoneerJan 9, 2015
Morning News Roundup: HCMC Cabbie Returns $11,600 Vertu Phone To Passenger

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: HCMC Cabbie Returns $11,600 Vertu Phone To Passenger

Vietnam upholds life sentence in largest-ever white collar case [Thanh Nien] Vietnamese-American wins $46,700 claim against eye hospital [Tuoi Tre] Cabbie in Vietnam metropolis returns $11,600 Vertu phone to passenger [Tuoi Tre]

SaigoneerJan 9, 2015
Vietnamese Scientists Develop Android App To Help Visually Impaired Use Smartphones

Tech

Vietnamese Scientists Develop Android App To Help Visually Impaired Use Smartphones

Scientists in Ho Chi Minh City have developed a text-to-voice app that allows visually impaired Vietnamese to use smart phones more effectively.

SaigoneerJan 8, 2015
Vietnam Takes Lead on Gay Rights by Eliminating Same-Sex Marriage Ban

Culture

Vietnam Takes Lead on Gay Rights by Eliminating Same-Sex Marriage Ban

On January 1, Vietnam officially abolished regulations that “prohibit marriage between people of the same sex.”

SaigoneerJan 8, 2015
Vietnamese Taxi Companies Finally Drop Fares As Fuel Prices Plummet

Vietnam

Vietnamese Taxi Companies Finally Drop Fares As Fuel Prices Plummet

After government pressure, Vietnam’s taxi companies have announced that they will lower their fares to bring them inline with plummeting global oil prices.

SaigoneerJan 8, 2015
Are Sharks to Blame for Vietnam’s Broken Internet Cable?

Vietnam

Are Sharks to Blame for Vietnam’s Broken Internet Cable?

In the many breaks that have occurred along the Asia America Gateway internet cable since it went online in 2009, Vietnamese telecoms have been unable to determine the culprit. According to The Independent , we may finally have a suspect – sharks.

SaigoneerJan 8, 2015
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