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Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Vietnamese Ambassador visits US aircraft carrier in Norfolk [SGGP] ▪ 170 Vietnamese websites attacked during Lunar New Year [VietnamNet]
Vietnam
In previous years, the position belonged to the US.
Arts & Culture
About half-way through The Housemaid (Co Hau Gai) I felt an odd sensation. It wasn’t from the gore and panic on display in this horror film but from the fact that not once had there been an overt mention of the ongoing First Indochina War. Set in 1953, the year before Dien Bien Phu, the war occupies the central driving force of the film’s plot but references to it are only found in the margins and allegorical dark corners of the narrative.
Vietnam
The Buddhist Sangha of Vietnam officially expressed its disapproval of the burning of votive papers in a recent document.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Vietnam Imports $18m Worth of Flowers This Tet [SGGP] ▪ Outlook bright for Vietnam’s soaring stock market in 2018 [VnExpress]
Culture
There’s little doubt that superstition is still deeply rooted in Vietnamese culture. These silvery threads of mysticism are woven into a plethora of aspects of locals’ daily lives, ranging from rather innocuous do’s and don’ts regarding food to serious rules one should follow when selecting a wedding date.
Asia
Tokyo's skyline will soon feature the world's largest wooden skyscraper.
Development
Two local conglomerates have expressed interest in conducting feasibility studies for three metro routes in Hanoi.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Final version of Trans-Pacific trade deal released, rules pushed by US on ice [VnExpress] ▪ Vietnamese Football Federation sets ambitious goals in 2018 [DTI]
Tech
The group, called Reaper (code name: APT37), was previously responsible for several attacks on private and public entities in South Korea, North Korean defectors, and even individuals involved with the Olympic organizations.
Asia
Although no deal has been reached yet and it’s unclear when the said deal will be made, many believe that the merge seems inevitable given Uber's current business situation in Asia.
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Vietnam
While schoolchildren and some food vendors are still enjoying the rest of Tet holiday, vacation is officially over for the majority of Vietnam’s office workers. On the first day of work after Tet, let’s take a moment to wind down and take a field trip back to old Vietnam to see how our ancestors celebrated the biggest annual holiday.
Vietnam
A Vietnam Airlines passenger with tickets to Myanmar somehow found himself aboard a plane preparing to take off for Singapore.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Your next hot fashion is made in Vietnam [OZY] ▪ Vietnamese passengers oppose Air France's fare cancellation [DTI]
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Culture
How one’s family celebrates Tet can reveal a lot about where they hail from.
Vietnam
The top 10 dogs will participate in a Dog Fashion Show held on Monkey Island on the third day of Tet.
Arts & Culture
Illustrator Nguyen Xuan Lam’s project revamps 20 Vietnamese folk paintings through modern graphic design techniques.
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Travel
Sa Dec, a small Mekong Delta city four hours away from Saigon, turns into a vibrant flower kingdom in the weeks leading up to Tet.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Local authorities urged to improve Hanoi's pedestrian streets for Tet [DTI] ▪ Ho Chi Minh City flower street ready to celebrate Year of Dog [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
Three provinces in southern Vietnam might have functional wind farms as early as 2020.
Film & TV
Geoffrey Fletcher, whose screenplay for the Lee Daniels-directed movie Precious won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay in 2010, will adopt Vietnam's 2016 horror flick Co Hau Gai (The Housemaid) .
Environment
Many of the carps Hanoi residents released into the city’s waterways as part of a symbolic Lunar New Year ritual quickly died due to pollution.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Vietnamese books introduced at India’s international book fair [SGGP] ▪ HCM City seeks visa waiver extension to boost tourism [DTI]
Arts & Culture
For one week in late January, the group exhibition “Encounters: Reflections into the spaces surrounding families living with autism" transformed the top floor of the Vietnamese Women's Museum in Hanoi into a meandering space of interwoven images, sounds, and questions regarding autism.
