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Singapore Will Ban Domestic Ivory Trading From September 2021

Asia

Singapore Will Ban Domestic Ivory Trading From September 2021

The National Parks Board (NParks) said that Singapore will ban the domestic trade of elephant ivory from September 1, 2021.

SaigoneerAug 13, 2019
CNN to Screen 15 Minute-Long Clips About Hanoi Internationally

Hanoi

CNN to Screen 15 Minute-Long Clips About Hanoi Internationally

Over the next two months, CNN will broadcast 15 shorts films about Hanoi to international audiences.

SaigoneerAug 13, 2019
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Saigon Mulls Establishing Public Bicycle Project in District 1

Saigon

Saigon Mulls Establishing Public Bicycle Project in District 1

Will Saigoneers switch to bicycles for their daily commute?

SaigoneerAug 13, 2019
Morning Stories Roundup: Rains to Decrease in Southern Vietnam, as Other Provinces Brace for Heatwave

Roundups

Morning Stories Roundup: Rains to Decrease in Southern Vietnam, as Other Provinces Brace for Heatwave

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.

SaigoneerAug 13, 2019
How the Mekong's Mangroves Can Survive Against the Threat of Development

Environment

How the Mekong's Mangroves Can Survive Against the Threat of Development

While Southeast Asia is known as one of the world’s fastest-growing economic regions, home to booming metropolises like Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City and Kuala Lumpur, it also hosts some of the planet’s most vital ecological areas.

Michael TatarskiAug 12, 2019
[Photos] Vintage Stamps From 1950 Depict Tourist Sites in Indochina

Asia

[Photos] Vintage Stamps From 1950 Depict Tourist Sites in Indochina

As if prematurely nostalgic for a colony that was rapidly slipping through their fingers, France issued a set of stamps focused on their Southeast Asian territories.

SaigoneerAug 12, 2019
Con Dao's Sea Turtle 'Nursery' Wraps up Another Successful Hatching Season

Vietnam

Con Dao's Sea Turtle 'Nursery' Wraps up Another Successful Hatching Season

The initiative, first started in 2015 and managed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), helps protect and support sea turtles during their hatching season.

SaigoneerAug 12, 2019
Saigoneer Podcast: The Evolution of Pets in Vietnam; the Significance of 'Ghost Month'

Podcast

Saigoneer Podcast: The Evolution of Pets in Vietnam; the Significance of 'Ghost Month'

We're back with a new episode!

SaigoneerAug 12, 2019
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Quoc An Temple, One of Hue's Oldest, Is Dismantled for a New Structure

Vietnam

Quoc An Temple, One of Hue's Oldest, Is Dismantled for a New Structure

Citing deterioration of the roof and wooden main structures, Venerable Thich Minh Chon moved forward with a major renovation project on his temple, Quoc An, in Hue.

SaigoneerAug 12, 2019
Weekend Stories Roundup: 3,000 Tons of Waste to Be Burned to Create Energy in Can Tho

Roundups

Weekend Stories Roundup: 3,000 Tons of Waste to Be Burned to Create Energy in Can Tho

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.

SaigoneerAug 12, 2019
[Photos] A Celebration of the Hung Kings' Festival Decades Ago

Hanoi

[Photos] A Celebration of the Hung Kings' Festival Decades Ago

Every year, the Hung Kings' Temple Festival is held to mark the death anniversary of the Hung Kings on the 10 th day of the third month on the lunar calendar.

SaigoneerAug 11, 2019
Who's Really To Blame for Southeast Asia's Ocean Plastic Crisis?

Environment

Who's Really To Blame for Southeast Asia's Ocean Plastic Crisis?

Our oceans are littered with plastics. Indeed, we are regularly exposed to images and stories of whales and sea turtles choking to death on plastic trash. Ocean plastic is clearly a problem, but what is the solution?

AAlisa Greenwood-NguyenAug 10, 2019
VNA Gifts Round-Trip Tickets to Japanese Tourist Swindled by Xích Lô Driver

Saigon

VNA Gifts Round-Trip Tickets to Japanese Tourist Swindled by Xích Lô Driver

Oki Toshiyuki, an 83-year-old Japanese tourist, was charged VND2.9 million for an approximately two-kilometer ride.

SaigoneerAug 9, 2019
Hanoi Railway Launches New Site for Online Ticket Booking

Hanoi

Hanoi Railway Launches New Site for Online Ticket Booking

Hanoi Railway (HARACO) and online payment provider NganLuong.vn have teamed up to offer a new online booking and payment site for train tickets.

SaigoneerAug 9, 2019
Hanoi Health Center to Offer Rewards to People Who Bring in HIV Patients

Health

Hanoi Health Center to Offer Rewards to People Who Bring in HIV Patients

The health center is positive their new reward system will help increase detection rates for the dangerous virus.

SaigoneerAug 9, 2019
Morning Stories Roundup: HCMC Plans More Transport Infrastructure in Southern Areas

Roundups

Morning Stories Roundup: HCMC Plans More Transport Infrastructure in Southern Areas

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.

SaigoneerAug 9, 2019
Nuon Chea, Khmer Rouge's Second-in-Command, Dies at 93

Asia

Nuon Chea, Khmer Rouge's Second-in-Command, Dies at 93

Nuon Chea, known as "Brother Number Two," below only Pol Pot, passed away on Sunday.

SaigoneerAug 8, 2019
Vietnam's Elderly Population Will Double by 2035, Reach 32m by 2050

Vietnam

Vietnam's Elderly Population Will Double by 2035, Reach 32m by 2050

By 2035, the country's elderly population is expected to double from seven to 14% of the total population, and authorities are taking steps to prepare for the unique challenges the change in demographics will pose.

SaigoneerAug 8, 2019
[Video] Waterfall and Indoor Gardens: Inside Long Thanh Airport's Terminal 1

Development

[Video] Waterfall and Indoor Gardens: Inside Long Thanh Airport's Terminal 1

The construction of the airport is expected to kickstart next year to meet urgent air travel demand.

SaigoneerAug 8, 2019
Morning Stories Roundup: HCMC Speeds up Work on 4 Underground Parking Lots

Roundups

Morning Stories Roundup: HCMC Speeds up Work on 4 Underground Parking Lots

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.

SaigoneerAug 8, 2019
Hanoi First Grader Found Dead After Being Locked in School Bus

Hanoi

Hanoi First Grader Found Dead After Being Locked in School Bus

Parents in Hanoi are reeling from the heartbreaking death of a primary school student who was left on a school bus for an extended period of time.

SaigoneerAug 7, 2019
Mobile World Launches New Affordable Phone Chain Called ‘Super Cheap Phones’

Tech

Mobile World Launches New Affordable Phone Chain Called ‘Super Cheap Phones’

Small mobile phone retailers are afraid the move might hurt their businesses.

SaigoneerAug 7, 2019
[Short Story] 'Deviate' by Tran Thi NgH

Literature

[Short Story] 'Deviate' by Tran Thi NgH

The interplay between lust and creativity, origins of capricious desires and the relationship between art and artist: 'Deviate,' by Vietnamese-writer Tran Thi NgH explores a multitude of themes and subjects with strikingly original language reliant on familiar idioms, inventive phrasings and obscure terms from science and anatomy. Originally published in Vietnamese in the collection Ac Tinh , we translated it into English with the help of the author. It includes her original paintings as well. Read in full below:

Paul ChristiansenAug 7, 2019
Saigon Postcard No. 18: The Legend of Turtle Lake

Postcards

Saigon Postcard No. 18: The Legend of Turtle Lake

The name "Turtle Lake" has more mythic origins than merely suggesting the presence of aquatic reptiles.

Paul ChristiansenAug 7, 2019
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