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Un-Staffed Convenience Stores Coming to Hanoi in 2018
The Hanoi People's Committee has given the go-ahead for automated convenience stores to start operating in the city this year as part of its e-commerce plans.
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Hanoi Ngõ Nooks
In the midst of a Hanoian winter, all you want is warmth. The houses aren't built for the cold, and on a bike at night, the chill seeps right into you. At lunch or after work, there's nothing better than a steaming hot bowl of phở to restore you.

Roundups
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Hanoi to have unstaffed convenience stores [DTI] ▪ Vietnam’s economy to grow by 6.5 percent in 2018: WB report [VietnamNet]
![[Video] BuzzFeed Employees Try Vietnamese Noodles, Choke, Cry, Make Disgusting Phở Puns](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/2XnlnEzl.jpg)
Food Culture
Another day, another BuzzFeed -branded “Americans Try…” video.

Vietnam
New legislation going into effect later this month asks mobile phone subscribers to submit a portrait in an attempt to crack down on spam accounts.

Vietnam
Noi Bai Airport's expansion plan – which has been approved but is not yet underway – will more than double the number of passengers it can service by 2025 to address concerns of impending overcrowding.

Vietnam
Noi Bai Airport's expansion plan – which has been approved but is not yet underway – will more than double the number of passengers it can service by 2025 to address concerns of impending overcrowding.

Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Half of HCMC citizens use online public services [VietnamNet] ▪ Apartment projects mushrooming in Hanoi [Tuoi Tre]

Postcards
The third entry in the Saigon Postcards series, our loving messages to the city we call home, focuses on a simple pleasure.

Branded Content
Like turtle shells breaching shimmering shallows, giant ochre boulders rise from tufts of green bushes and trees on the mountains overlooking the East Sea in south-central Vietnam.

Education
Han Bin Kim has taken an unusual path to university.

Music & Arts
From April 16 to 22, the Krossing Over Arts Festival will bring together artists and dancers for performances across Saigon.

Hanoi
Hanoi's Hang Day Stadium, currently in a state of disrepair, will be torn down at the end of the year and be replaced with a new sports complex costing an estimated US$307 million.

Society
Toong currently owns seven coworking operations in Vietnam and is set to branch out within the region.

Vietnam
The proposed railway will ship goods at least 40 kilometers per hour faster.

Roundups
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Ho Chi Minh City tops nation in FDI attraction [SGGP] ▪ Vietnamese e-commerce booms, with rosy future [Tuoi Tre]
![[Photos] This Cafe in Ha Dong District Is an Ode to Industrial Chic](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/dpk6eGfl.jpg)
Architecture
Fans of industrial style might find this coffee shop in Hanoi a perfect location to enjoy a cup of joe or two during the weekend.
![[Photos] The City That Never Sits Still: Traffic in 1965 Saigon](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/oVcxcGBl.jpg)
Saigon
Half a century ago, Saigon was home to many familiar sights as well as some surprising interlopers from across time and space.
![[Photos] Exploring Hanoi's Eerie 'Skeleton Cave'](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/urbanisthanoi/article-images/2018/03/Cac-Co-cave-HERO-SGRl.jpg)
Travel
Halfway between Hanoi and Ba Vi National Park lies Thay Pagoda, a Buddhist temple technically within the city limits. It’s a beautiful building in its own right, but what’s more fascinating is Cac Co Cave, which you can access through the temple grounds.

Vietnam
Last Sunday, Uber officially ceased operations in Southeast Asia, allegedly leaving behind in Vietnam US$2.3 million (VND53 billion) in tax debt.

Development
Binh Thuan Province will soon be home to a US$38 million solar power plant following ambitious investments in renewables.

Roundups
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Vietnamese firms turn their backs on China for Japan, S Korea: report [VnExpress] ▪ Hanoi football stadium to undergo USD310m upgrade [DTI]

Podcast
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