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Branded Content
As the sun drifts down towards the horizon streaking clouds with a dazzling dappling of pink, purple, orange and red, the pristine beach is a frenzy of activity.
Development
Driven by a dearth of suitable office space and the flourishing of local companies, the monthly cost to rent an office in central Saigon is skyrocketing.
Roundups
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.
![[Video] Revitalizing Traditional Khmer Arts With Cambodia's First Queer Dance Company](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2018/10/Oct6/KhmerDanceCo_SGRh.jpg)
Culture
When the Khmer Rouge took power in Cambodia, their assault on the elite included murdering 90% of the country's traditional dancers. Therefore, it's astounding that only 40 years later, a group of native queer artists are performing the elaborate routines.
![[Video] With Minimalist Music Video, Ca Hoi Hoang Tells Story of Post-Breakup Longing](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2018/10/Oct6/4s_1h.jpg)
Music & Arts
In the latest music video, local indie band Ca Hoi Hoang attempts to answer the age-old question: After a relationship was severed, what to do if the involved cross paths again?
Health
Roughly 30% of Vietnamese people are suffering from mental health problems, with depression rating as the most common.
Sports
During Saigon’s lunch hour, you won’t find Jiva sitting on any street side. That’s because she’s busy leading the city’s lunchtime renegades, a group that sacrifices that precious hour of eating to get in some sweaty yoga under her guidance.
![[Video] Breathing Vietnam: A Visual Diary](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/ffkh0XVb.jpg)
Travel
When it comes to travel videos about Vietnam, at this point it might seem that we’ve seen everything, from breathtaking drone footage to extreme close-ups of the country’s street food bounty.
Vietnam
One of Vietnam’s premier bike races will wind through three countries over its 12 stages for the first time next year.
Hanoi Ngõ Nooks
Hanoi’s fascination with bún is endless. There are more varieties in this city than anywhere else in Vietnam. Bún has a lot more to offer than phở , especially as it can be served cool and dry, as seen in bún chả and bún đậu — both popular choices on hotter days when a steaming bowl of noodles is less appealing.
Saigon Hẻm Gems
The southern edge of Binh Thanh is one of Saigon’s most fascinating areas. More cosmopolitan than the district would have you believe, its maze-like streets hold a heady mix of different influences. Wet market stalls and quiet cafés, tucked-away Japanese eateries and quaint low-rise apartment blocks.
Vietnam
Some very passionate trứng vịt lộn fans in Singapore must be worried sick about the whereabouts of their duck egg order.
Roundups
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.
Music & Arts
The first Into Thin Air exhibition took place in April 2016 and featured physical artworks displayed around the capital. The second installment is a permanent display of 10 digital artworks, which can be viewed via a smartphone app.
![[Photos] Portraits From the Jagged Borderlands of Northern Vietnam](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/urbanisthanoi/article-images/2018/10/SebastiaNorth/12SGRb.jpg)
Travel
The night after I bought my motorbike, I dreamt of aspiring mountains and plunging valleys. At dawn, I stuffed everything I had onto the racks above the bike’s rear wheel and started heading north, leaving only a flow of black smoke behind.
![[Photos] A Visual Excursion to Past Bac Lieu, Home of Cải Lương Master Cao Van Lau](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2018/10/Oct4/BacLieu_SGRh.jpg)
Vietnam
Tucked just below the Mekong's main aquiferous arteries, Bac Lieu Province serves as an interesting case study of how humans can thrive in swampy, steamy surroundings.
Vietnam
Some very passionate hột vịt lộn fans in Singapore must be worried sick about the whereabouts of their duck egg order.
Eat & Drink
There is no shortage of colorful walls in Saigon. Countless photo essay and Instagram posts have depicted these facades, some weather-worn and beaten, others freshly painted or covered in murals illustrating everything from climate change to the importance of conserving rhinos .
Branded Content
When Chef Matt Venzke was growing up near downtown Los Angeles, his mom would often take him to a neighborhood café on her way to work. “She was a nurse director, and when she threw me into this little café the first thing that popped into my head was chilaquiles,” Venzke tells Saigoneer in the kitchen of East West Brewing.
Roundups
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.
![[Photos] Behold the Fierce Onna-Bugeisha, Japan's Badass Female Samurai](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2018/10/OCt3/samurai/samuraicover1h.jpg)
Culture
A large number of ruthless women warriors throughout Japan's history upend the popular notion that all samurai were men.
Society
Gareth Ward took up his role as the British Ambassador this July. He’s already enamored himself to the Vietnamese public on social media through his Vietnamese language skills, and photos of him having his haircut on the street or eating porridge.
Vietnam
Da Nang authorities recently announced that the city will reclaim a large plot of seaside land from a development project to make room for a public park and beach.
Roundups
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.
