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Architecture
[Photos] A Look Into the Ultramodern Side of Saigon With the 'Concerto House'
Just a short drive away from downtown Saigon, the Concerto House epitomizes the city’s contemporary school of thought when it comes to architecture.
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Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Vietnam’s peacekeeping force plans 70-strong hospital in South Sudan [VnExpress] ▪ Vietnam's 2017 credit growth at 18.17 pct - Ministry of Finance [Reuters]

Saigon
For what it’s worth, his presence has been a breath of fresh air in Saigon’s stuffy political climate.
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Vietnam
After a cold snap a few weeks ago, Saigon’s sunny weather has returned. However, for the rest of the country like Hue, chilly weather has cast a blanket of mist all over the central Vietnam city.

Vietnam
The latest Miss Universe Vietnam was revealed to be H’Hen Nie, a 25-year-old Dak Lak native who's a member of an ethnic minority.

Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ HCMC to call on investors in anti-flooding, wastewater treatment [SGGP] ▪ Grab accused of illegally operating in Thua Thien-Hue [DTI]

Literature
One of my favorite pastimes during summer holidays was reading through the textbooks for my next school year. History textbooks were the most interesting and fun to read: they were like the Harry Potter of my childhood, in which historical facts are packed in neat little narratives; there are good guys and bad guys; and the good always win.
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Music & Arts
From the same team that brought us A O Show and Lang Toi , Teh Dar will take audiences on a trip to the mountain ranges of the Central Highlands.

Vietnam
At a meeting held by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) on December 29, Deputy Director of the Department of Higher Education Tran Anh Tuan highlighted flaws in Vietnam’s National Foreign Language 2020, also known as Project 2020.

Food Culture
Throughout the Vietnam’s decades of development from a war-torn nation to one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies, rags-to-riches stories are a dime a dozen. This is especially true in the country’s culinary heritage.

Vietnam
Vietnam's growing affluence is attracting a plethora of foreign brands to set up shop in local metropolises in recent years.

Vietnam
Vietnam’s Penal Code has been amended to become more stringent against individuals caught polluting the environment, now making them subject to jail terms instead of mere cash fines for offenses.

Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Vietnam leads region for ratio of female business leaders [VnExpress] ▪ Fugitive tycoon arrested by Vietnam police after deportation by Singapore [Tuoi Tre]
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Travel
Thang Soi’s short film Vietnam - Dream of Unity (Non Song Mot Dai) opens with a panoramic view of nacreous clouds reflected atop an idyllic expanse of flooded rice fields.

Development
A Saigon-based blogger and rail enthusiast has released an updated map of the city's long-dreamed of metro system.

Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Vietnam transport ministry shelves plan to build airport in Mekong Delta province [Tuoi Tre] ▪ Vietnam spends $2.1bn importing 94,000 cars in 2017 [Tuoi Tre]

Vietnam
What is happening to Vietnam’s stormy season?
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Vietnam
There are many things to love about life in Vietnam in past decades, but over the years, Saigoneers nowadays might have gotten used to a certain standard of living, making it hard to picture a time when cell phones weren‘t a thing and bubble tea parlors didn’t line local thoroughfares.

Saigon
Fears about contaminated and pesticide-laden produce is leading Vietnam's city dwellers to take matters into their own hands and start growing vegetables at home.

Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Vietnamese guy cycles across Southeast Asia to raise charity funds [Tuoi Tre] ▪ Vietnam launches digital database aimed to increase public knowledge [VnExpress]
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Vietnam
Aren’t you glad that you stayed at home this New Year’s Eve?

Vietnam
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has announced its plan to embark on a program aimed at conserving marine turtles in Quang Ngai’s Ly Son Island in 2018.