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Arts & Culture
In April 2010, a ranger in Dong Nai Province’s Cat Tien National Park found a rhino skeleton with its horn chopped off. Illegal poachers had killed the last Javan rhinoceros on mainland Southeast Asia.
Vietnam
A recent survey found that 6 in every 1,000 drivers in Vietnam are using the phone while driving.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ UNESCO discusses new approach to study Vietnam’s heritage [DTI] ▪ Vietnam increases renewable energy sources in production [VietnamNet]
Music & Arts
In the spring of 2017, Scott Matt became a celebrity in Vietnam overnight . Known as ông Tây râu xồm (the Bearded Westerner), h e appeared in news outlets and on various TV channels, all because he had, quite literally, painted himself into a corner of Hanoi’s Old Quarter.
Vietnam
If you noticed thousands of jubilant people boasting Vietnamese flags flooding onto the street last night, there's a good reason why: Vietnam pulled off a stunning upset against Iraq in the quarterfinals of the AFC U-23 Championship.
Podcast
The debut episode of the Saigoneer Podcast is now online!
![[Video] Saigon's 'Guardian Angel' Lives in a Hẻm in Phu Nhuan](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/ZKTCSWPb.jpg)
Society
Unbeknownst to many Saigoneers, their home city has a “guardian angel,” or at least that’s how residents in a neighborhood in Phu Nhuan District refer to Do Van Ut, a local xe ôm driver.
Branded Content
After a three-months renovation Square One has been officially reopened, including Cellar Door – the perfect place for pre-dining drinks. While homemade liquors reliant on rice and local fruits, loosely termed wine, have been ubiquitous in Vietnam for centuries, Saigon’s thirst for imported grape wines from famous global producers has been rapidly increasing. Between 2009 and 2013, consumption of wine in Vietnam grew 12% per year.
Vietnam
According to a recent report published by the Pew Research Center, 48% of Vietnam’s online population uses social media as a source for news at least once a day.
Food Culture
Just a few weeks after the prestigious restaurant guide Michelin bestowed Jay Fai's street food stall in Bangkok a coveted star, she's already struggling to keep up with her business's newfound fame.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Korean convenience store chain to open first branch in Vietnam [SGGP] ▪ Vietnam posts record-high $3bn trade surplus [Tuoi Tre]
Arts & Culture
You’ve probably spotted them before: a black catfish leaping out of the water, people dressed in ancient festive costumes or, most famously, a pack of five tigers staring at you with piercing eyes. These are just a few of the most common subjects of Vietnam’s Hang Trong paintings.
Asia
Taiwanese grade schools are responding to demand for Vietnamese language lessons by opening language classes in grade schools this year.
Saigon
Saigon’s Lam Son Square has been through countless rounds of empty promises and mismanagement - will this finally be its big break?
Vietnam
Stay with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Vietnam fifth in Happy Planet Index [DTI] ▪ Scaffold collapse kills three, injuries three [DTI]
Food Culture
Saigon’s popular American BBQ chain, Quan Ut Ut, has recently been acquired by Red Work Cuisine.
Vietnam
In a recent draft bill, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs proposed raising Vietnam’s retirement age to 60 for female workers and 62 for male workers, starting from 2021.
Asia
With China’s plastic import ban going into effect on January 1, environmental experts worry that Southeast Asian nations will now have to shoulder the bulk of the world's plastic waste.
Vietnam
On Monday, the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade announced that they will sign an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Mitsubishi Motors to study the potential for the country to support electric vehicles.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ PM wants to transform Vietnam from ‘beautiful girl’ to ‘economic tiger’ [VnExpress] ▪ New Lao Cai bridge to China proposed [DTI]
![[Photos] Grab a Creamy Japanese Cheese Tart From Saigon's Latest Glass House](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/DtubRCQb.jpg)
Architecture
Is this the fanciest cheese tart shop in Vietnam?
Society
Vietnam’s new Miss Universe, 25-year-old H’Hen Nie from the E De ethnic minority in Dak Lak Province, has quickly become one of the most beloved winners in the history of the contest in the country.
![[Photos] Hue's Abandoned Waterpark Is a Post-Apocalyptic Beauty](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/XrQeNlkb.jpg)
Travel
Just south of Hue sits the Ho Thuy Tien Waterpark. Once a sign of aspirational middle-class family entertainment, it now sits abandoned, creating an eerie, graffiti-splashed destination in its own right.
Vietnam
Should the proposal be greenlit, a large chunk of forest in the Central Highlands will be gone.
