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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.
While a controversial suggestion to reduce emissions by banning motorbikes in the capital by 2030 has been suggested, some in Vietnam are also beginning to create biogas from pig waste.
![[Photos] A Converse-Royal Costume Mashup for Vietnam's History Buffs and Sneakerheads](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2018/07/nhatbinhxconverse/nhatbinh-sneakers0h.jpg)
Arts & Culture
‘Tis the time for wearable history.
Podcast
The latest Saigoneer Podcast episode is ready for your listening pleasure!
Branded Content
Two thousand years ago, the Silk Road enabled merchants to lead caravans laden with rare fabrics, tea, spices, paper and jewels from one end of the known world to the other.
Saigon
Saigon’s tourist arrivals will almost double by 2025, according to a UK tour website.
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] The Retail Section of Vietnam's Tallest Building, Landmark 81, Is Now Open](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2018/07/Vincom/DSC04835b.jpg)
Saigon
The retail section of Landmark 81, Vietnam's tallest building, opened last Thursday, July 26.
![[Photos] A Final Family Journey Through Vietnamese Landscapes in the 1800s](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/urbanisthanoi/article-images/2018/07/JV/21SGRh.jpg)
Vietnam
This is the third and final collection from my family’s photography archives , and it is also the most important to me. Beyond my family’s colonial past , it is this last series of images that have influenced me the most .
![[Video] Sauntering Down Hoi An's Color-Doused, Sun-Soaked Hẻms](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2018/07/hoian-video/HoiAnColors_SGRb.jpg)
Travel
Hoi An is something of a paradox. Frequently, people seem to decry its changes from a small, halcyon town into a major tourist destination . But bemoaning its current influx of foreign visitors not only ignores its hundreds of years of history serving as an international port for distant merchants but also risks ignoring the many quaint, unique qualities it contains, tucked between hostels and tailors.
![[Illustrations] Paintings of Hanoi’s Old Quarter in the Feudal Era](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/urbanisthanoi/article-images/2018/07/OQillustrations/illFBb.jpg)
Hanoi
Depicting an age before the stress of modern life took hold, these illustrations are an endearing reminder of the Old Quarter’s former imperial life over 1,000 years ago.
Literature
Massive fish die-offs, sewage-smothered lakes, natural parks gashed by cable cars, soot-sullied skies and overflowing landfills — when considering environmental issues, it is easy to view them from a localized, Vietnam-specific perspective.
Hanoi Ngõ Nooks
Reng Reng isn’t a friendly coffee shop.
Asia
The collaboration might be the only way to save a species facing extinction.
Saigon Hẻm Gems
Pho Dau captures the essence of the Nam Dinh soul food that the owner brought with her to Saigon six decades ago.
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
A collapsed hydroelectric dam in a remote region of Laos on July 23 severely floods villages and leaves thousands homeless.
![[Video] Dreamy Slow-Motion Clip Depicts Hanoians Embracing Life on a Rainy Day](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/urbanisthanoi/article-images/2018/07/News/OldLadyBrolly_SGRb.jpg)
Culture
Of the countless video montages shot in Vietnam, how many of them are worth a click? This dreamy, slow-motion clip of daily activities near Hoan Kiem Lake certainly is.
Music & Arts
Are you a big fan of Japanese mega girl group AKB48? Now you can be part of the collective right in Saigon.
Health
It's doesn't take long to notice that drinking is a big deal in Vietnam.
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
In the midst of the forest high above Ba Na Hills outside of Da Nang, the Golden Bridge has grabbed visitors’ attention thanks to its striking appearance.
Development
Vietnam's sand deposits are on the verge of depletion due to high demand from construction projects.
