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![[Photos] Urbanist Travel Getaways: Cat Tien National Park](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/f8DmROgb.jpg)
Travel
Three hours northeast of Saigon sits a patch of verdant forest among a landscape of neverending rice paddies. Cat Tien National Park is the closest you can get to hike-able, pristine nature from the metropolis.
Vietnam
VND123 billion (US$5.2 million) has been set aside to restore Kien Trung Palace.
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.
Travel
On August 6, Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park authorities announced the discovery of 44 new caves, bringing the total number of known caves in the area to 405.
![[Video] Saigon-Based Directors Feature Abandoned Hue Waterpark in New Music Video](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2018/08/warpaint/NikiFacepaint2SGRb.jpg)
Music & Arts
A small boat reaches shore and an adventure begins at the wild, abandoned Ho Thuy Tien Waterpark outside of Hue.
Film & TV
The Vietnam adaptation of American reality TV show The Bachelor will premiere this month.
![[Photos] Hai Phong Cafe Deviates From Hip Coffee Shop Trends, Returns to Old Vietnamese Architecture](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2018/08/Aug8/1986/1986CoffeeHouse_SGRb.jpg)
Architecture
1986 was a big year: the first studio Ghibli movie premiered; Haley's comet skimmed across the night sky; Maradona won the World Cup thanks to the infamous "hand of God" shot; Oprah Winfrey's show debuted; and Vietnam implemented the Doi Moi policies that would rapidly develop the country and profoundly affect people's daily lives.
Vietnam
Globally, women only account for 5.44% of commercial airline pilots, according to Gender Gap Grader based on datasets from Airmen Database .
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] Rare Black-and-White Photos of Downtown Saigon in 1938–1939](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2018/08/aug7/Saigon1930s/Vietnam1930s-0h.jpg)
Saigon
A trip back to an era when the Saigon as we know today only consisted of central District 1 and Cho Lon.
Film & TV
Lack of funding has always been an issue for Vietnam's film industry.
Hanoi
Two bus routes, set up by Bao Yen Tourism, will run entirely on compressed natural gas (CNG). They officially opened in Hanoi on August 1, with a third route beginning August 9.
Food Culture
KFC introduced vegan options at all locations in Vietnam during the seventh month on the lunar calendar.
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.
Asia
The monk in question is currently the abbot of Longquan Monastery and the head of the Buddhist Association in China.
Food Culture
Treacherous rebels were amassing support in the outskirts while licentious interlopers lounged in teahouses and corruption lurked in every alleyway and courtyard in the capital. The 8 th -century Tang Empire’s unparalleled prosperity could have continued for centuries but Emperor Xuanzong instead had allowed it to crumble. Incredibly, lychee fruits lie at the center of the story.
Podcast
Episode 24 is out now!
Vietnam
You get a cable car! You get a cable car! Everybody’s getting a cable car!
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.
Society
Tucked down a small alleyway in the heart of Saigon is a restaurant where patrons voluntarily eat their meals in the dark. For a brief time, guests are at the mercy of the darkness, a condition that those who are serving the meals live with far past business hours.
Vietnam
Many apartment owners are turning to Airbnb and other short-term lease platforms in order to cash in on Vietnam's ongoing tourism boom.
![[Video] Suboi Makes Saigon Nightscapes Her Playground in Latest Music Video for 'N-Sao?'](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2018/08/Aug3/SuboiNSao2_SGRh.jpg)
Music & Arts
Saigon's color-streaked nighttime streets serve as background for the hip-hop star's latest music video.
Hanoi Ngõ Nooks
With most of my life having been spent living in Saigon, the concept of bánh đa was first introduced to me by a mass-produced instant crab noodle soup package.
![[Illustrations] Hanoi Typography Project Turns Classic Food and Drink Names into Vibrant Designs](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/urbanisthanoi/article-images/2018/08/behance/HanoiTypoPrj_SGRh.jpg)
Arts & Culture
When paired with artistic creativity, common food and drink names can become symbols of cultural re-imagination. The following illustrations successfully capture the past while also appearing youthful and mesmerizing.
