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Vietnam
At a recent conference in Hanoi, the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs and the Vietnam Women’s Union released figures showing that 100,000 Vietnamese women marry foreigners annually.
Vietnam
New penalties on inappropriate public cultural behavior [SGGP] Thai tourist motorcycles seized in Vietnam [Vietnam Net] Hanoi approves massive transport project [Nhan Dan]
Arts & Culture
From the organisers: BASED ON KYOTO (BOK) is a Japanese dance music unit consisting of DAICHI, a DJ and producer really active in the Japanese rave scene in the 90's, and MARRON, a pioneer of guitar electronica, playing for DUBDUB ON-SENG and Dubmarronics. They released four 12' and LPs that have been acclaimed by many,including Theo Parrish, Gilles Peterson or Carl Craig, but as well by accoustic musicians like Fernando Kabusacki, Bill Horist or .Grey Fillastine.
Culture
In a bid to reach a younger audience, Vietnam Plus, a sister station of the Vietnam News Agency, has employed the services of local rappers to rap the news.
Music & Arts
A O show, currently being performed at the Saigon Opera House, might be the first accomplished Vietnamese “cirque” that proves that tradition and modernisation can coexist harmoniously. Or as director Tuan Le describes it, “A O is an open picture about Vietnam” that runs from the South to the North, from the past to the present and from the rural to the urban.
Vietnam
Crunch time as Vietnam set for education shakeup, again [Thanh Nien] Vietnam steps into an era of mobile data explosion [PC Advisor] Strange skin disease, the first ever in world, found in Vietnam [Tuoi Tre]
Development
While this season’s heavy flooding has been blamed on large storms and high tides, some experts have been pointing to unchecked urbanization as the culprit. A recent Thanh Nien article took a closer look at the causes and implications of Saigon’s sinking landscape and offered some possible solutions.
Vietnam
Considering how rare turn of the 20th-century Vietnam photos are, we were especially excited to come across this Flickr album of 46 colorized photos from 1915. The photos were taken by Leon Busy (1874-1950), a French officer serving in Indochina who was also an avid photographer.
Vietnam
Death toll in Vietnam flooding raised to 41, with 80,000 people displaced [Edmonton Journal] Vietnam’s 5 tons of relief goods reach Philippines [Tuoi Tre] Fire kills 6 in Vietnam capital [Thanh Nien]
Saigon
One of the few 'benefits' (all of which came at an incredibly high cost for the Vietnamese) of French colonialism is the architecture they left behind.
Development
Saigon seems to stepping up its waterway development game. After cleaning and refurbishing large swaths of the Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Canal, the city has just announced plans for 11 new piers to be built in order to stimulate waterway tourism.
Tech
It looks like Vietnamese startups are about to get a boost in funding. The Ministry of Science and Technology has announced a $110 million program called FIRST, designed to breathe financial life into the Vietnamese startup ecosystem.
Stories
At least 31 people have died and 3 are missing after massive flooding on Vietnam’s central coast last weekend. According to the Central Highlands Center for Floods Control and Prevention, 13 were found dead in Binh Dinh, 13 in Quang Ngai, two in Quang Nam, one in Kon Tum, one in Gia Lai, and one in Phu Yen.
Stories
Chinese woman receives life sentence for drug trafficking [Vietnam Net] Singer fined $165 for flaunting breast onstage [Tuoi Tre] Low-pressure system moving toward southern Vietnam [Thanh Nien]
Music & Arts
From the organizers: D2 Get back to the 19th century and feel like Vincent Van Gogh! Van Gogh was a pioneer in the art of painting. His use of color, creative portraits and above all, his letters made him one of the most famous painters in the history of Art.
Vietnam
Vietnam court sentences Chinese meth smuggler to life [Thanh Nien] Japan to put on film festival in Vietnam [AJW] Saigon to have two new theaters [Vietnam Net] HCMC’s diabetics rise by 300% in 10 years, quadruple world level [Tuoi Tre]
Saigon
Established in 1869, the Saigon Zoo (Thảo Cầm Viên) is the 8th oldest zoo in the world . The zoo and botanical garden were commissioned by Admiral Pierre de la Grandière , Commander of French forces in Cochinchina in 1864 and is home to hundreds of mammals, birds and rare plants.
Roundups
House approves two new Deputy Prime Ministers [Tuoi Tre] Same-sex weddings officially permitted in Vietnam [Vietnam Net] Vietnam holds anti-corruption dialogue with int'l donors, business community [Business Ghana]
Saigon
Watch out, Starbucks, there’s a new coffee chain coming to town. Dunkin’ Donuts , America’s leading coffee seller is preparing to open its doors in Phu My Hung in the next month.
Stories
Russian President Putin visits Vietnam [Vietnam Net] Vietnam man caught cooking tiger bones [Thanh Nien] 51 traffic accidents per day over past week nationwide [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
Vietnam has strong retail market with high potential [SGGP] Vietnam asks Australia and US for spying explanation [Vietnam Net] Market for luxury cars growing in Vietnam [Thanh Nien]
Music & Arts
Programme and description as written by the organisers: * 2-4pm: cooking contest (Cuộc thi nấu ăn) Chef line-up: Xem, Bông, mì ăn liền, X★?, Space Panther, v.i.v.i.d, Green Youth Collective
Development
Saigon's first metro line may be under construction and its 5th line fully funded , but it's often hard to grasp what things will look like when all 6 are complete.
Stories
Buzzfeed community member, Christina, just published a list - 20 Vietnamese Foods You Really Should Be Trying . It’s pretty comprehensive and seems to cover most of the staples though we probably would have added Bánh chưng, Bánh giò and gỏi ngó sen tôm thịt. Anyhow, here’s Christina’s list. What would you add to the list?