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Full Catalogue of Studio Ghibli Soundtracks Finally Available to Stream in Vietnam

Music & Arts

Full Catalogue of Studio Ghibli Soundtracks Finally Available to Stream in Vietnam

Are you ready to have the Totoro theme song stuck in your head for days on end?

SaigoneerMar 9, 2020
Weekend Stories Roundup: Covid-19 Updates, Slowing Growth and Martial Arts

Roundups

Weekend Stories Roundup: Covid-19 Updates, Slowing Growth and Martial Arts

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from Saigon, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them into short, accessible links so you can easily keep up with current affairs.

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SaigoneerMar 9, 2020
Ngõ Nooks: Vegetarian Fusion Food, Artwork and Leafy Surrounds All Feature in This Urban Oasis

Hanoi Ngõ Nooks

Ngõ Nooks: Vegetarian Fusion Food, Artwork and Leafy Surrounds All Feature in This Urban Oasis

In cacophonous cities like Hanoi, spaces that combine greenery with tranquility are vital.

LLouise HorobinMar 8, 2020
29 Letters. 29 Artists. A Cultural Journey Across Vietnam's History and Geography.

Music & Arts

29 Letters. 29 Artists. A Cultural Journey Across Vietnam's History and Geography.

“Quoc Tu” features a plethora of images familiar to Vietnamese, from folk games and legends to more recent cultural artifacts such as the Flappy Bird game or Da Nang’s famous golden bridge.

SaigoneerMar 8, 2020
A Vietnamese Curator Is the Latest Victim of Discrimination Due to Coronavirus

Music & Arts

A Vietnamese Curator Is the Latest Victim of Discrimination Due to Coronavirus

Discrimination against people of Asian descent has increased with the spread of the coronavirus.

SaigoneerMar 7, 2020
Hẻm Gems: In Saigon's Greenest Cafe, a Rabbit, Cotton and Succulents Galore

Saigon Hẻm Gems

Hẻm Gems: In Saigon's Greenest Cafe, a Rabbit, Cotton and Succulents Galore

On a windy autumn day of 2019, I did what any existentially precarious millennial would eventually do some time in their 20s: I bought a houseplant.

Khôi PhạmMar 6, 2020
Opera House Metro Station Expected to Open for Public Visits by April 30

Development

Opera House Metro Station Expected to Open for Public Visits by April 30

Work on the Opera House station of the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien line has gone into overdrive.

SaigoneerMar 6, 2020
Morning Stories Roundup: 4 Vietnamese Universities Listed in QS World University Rankings

Roundups

Morning Stories Roundup: 4 Vietnamese Universities Listed in QS World University Rankings

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from Saigon, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them into short, accessible links so you can easily keep up with current affairs.

SaigoneerMar 6, 2020
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Weekly Stories Roundup: Covid-19, Samsung Investment and Hanoi's Air Pollution

Roundups

Weekly Stories Roundup: Covid-19, Samsung Investment and Hanoi's Air Pollution

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Each week, we digest the most important stories from the capital, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and summarise them in short paragraphs so you can easily keep up with current affairs.

SaigoneerMar 5, 2020
How Vietnam Is Trying to Save Its Beloved Giant Yangtze Softshell Turtles

Environment

How Vietnam Is Trying to Save Its Beloved Giant Yangtze Softshell Turtles

Eighty-eight-year-old Le Huy Hoanh stands up from his bench and carefully poured tea in rural Vietnam, and mimes for us how he used to kill gods.

JJeremy HanceMar 5, 2020
[Video] Tanita Tikaram's Music Video Offers a Peek Into Vietnam in 1995

Music & Arts

[Video] Tanita Tikaram's Music Video Offers a Peek Into Vietnam in 1995

Tanita Tikaram is a British singer-songwriter who had commercial success in Europe with her debut album Ancient Heart and singles such as 'Twist in My Sobriety' and Good Tradition' in 1988.

SaigoneerMar 5, 2020
Bamboo Airways to Launch Vietnam–Germany Flight Routes From July

Travel

Bamboo Airways to Launch Vietnam–Germany Flight Routes From July

The upstart airline will operate flights to Munich from Saigon twice a week and from Hanoi once a week starting July.

SaigoneerMar 5, 2020
Saigon Proposes 50% Tax Cut for Tourism Businesses to Cushion Covid-19 Slump

Saigon

Saigon Proposes 50% Tax Cut for Tourism Businesses to Cushion Covid-19 Slump

The coronavirus epidemic has had a major impact on tourism-related industries in Vietnam.

SaigoneerMar 4, 2020
[Photos] Immersing in a Lonely Japan Outside the Urban Crowds

Travel

[Photos] Immersing in a Lonely Japan Outside the Urban Crowds

Japan's cities are known for their dense urbanity and crowded subways, but they can also be isolating.

Adrien JeanMar 4, 2020
Samsung Is Building Its Largest Southeast Asia R&D Center in Hanoi

Tech

Samsung Is Building Its Largest Southeast Asia R&D Center in Hanoi

The electronics giant said that the building will be the biggest such facility in Southeast Asia.

SaigoneerMar 4, 2020
Morning Stories Roundup: Hung Kings’ Temple Festival Cancelled Over Covid-19 Concerns

Roundups

Morning Stories Roundup: Hung Kings’ Temple Festival Cancelled Over Covid-19 Concerns

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from Saigon, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them into short, accessible links so you can easily keep up with current affairs.

SaigoneerMar 4, 2020
Vietnam Considers Scaling Back Plans to Build New Coal Power Plants

Environment

Vietnam Considers Scaling Back Plans to Build New Coal Power Plants

The move comes as thermal power plants are increasingly difficult to finance, while their detrimental environmental impacts are impossible to ignore.

SaigoneerMar 3, 2020
Saigon Postcard No. 22: Feline Obstruction

Postcards

Saigon Postcard No. 22: Feline Obstruction

If one needs further proof of cats' superiority to humans, one simply needs to consider their response to Saigon's perpetually stalled public transportation plans.

Paul ChristiansenMar 3, 2020
AirVisual Ranks Hanoi as World's 7th-Most Polluted Capital in 2019

Environment

AirVisual Ranks Hanoi as World's 7th-Most Polluted Capital in 2019

According to a new report released by AirVisual, Hanoi ranked seventh on a list of the world’s most polluted capital cities in 2019.

SaigoneerMar 3, 2020
[Video] Rescued Pangolin Gives Birth in Vietnamese Sanctuary

Environment

[Video] Rescued Pangolin Gives Birth in Vietnamese Sanctuary

For the first time ever, a baby Chinese pangolin ( Manis pentadactyla ) was born in a captive environment at the Save Vietnam’s Wildlife (SVW) facility in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam.

LLiz KimbroughMar 3, 2020
Over 23,000 Drivers Fined for Driving Under Influence in First 2 Months of 2020

Vietnam

Over 23,000 Drivers Fined for Driving Under Influence in First 2 Months of 2020

After the new bill on alcohol consumption was passed by the National Assembly, stricter regulations on driving after having consumed alcohol were enforced.

SaigoneerMar 3, 2020
Da Nang's Ultra-Reflective Buildings Draw Ire of Local Residents

Vietnam

Da Nang's Ultra-Reflective Buildings Draw Ire of Local Residents

Over the past several months, residents of Nguyen Van Linh Street in Da Nang have been taking their morning cà phê sữa đá with a side of blinding glare.

SaigoneerMar 3, 2020
Morning Stories Roundup: Food Discounts, Industrial Parks and Covid-19 Updates

Roundups

Morning Stories Roundup: Food Discounts, Industrial Parks and Covid-19 Updates

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from Saigon, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them into short, accessible links so you can easily keep up with current affairs.

SaigoneerMar 3, 2020
[Photos] Into the Wilderness of Saigon in 1867

Saigon

[Photos] Into the Wilderness of Saigon in 1867

Before “southern Vietnam,” there was Cochinchina; before Saigon, there wasn’t much of anything but vast stretches of tropical jungle and mosquito-infested swamps.

SaigoneerMar 2, 2020
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