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Saigon Hẻm Gems
There are certain foods in life that take time to love. Mắm tôm , for instance, or mắm chưng . Any of the mắm s, really. Durian, I’m told, is a wonderful fruit on the fourth or fifth try. And while some of us are raised on cháo lòng and phá lấu and chicken feet, for others the journey toward appreciation can span weeks, months, even years.
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Smart pumping system starts trial run to cope with street flooding [SGGP] Petrol price exceeds VND18,000 a liter [SGGP]
Vietnam
A new draft regulation would limit foreign ownership of real estate in future special economic zones in Vietnam to 30% of any project.
![[Photos] Saigon Architects Brighten up Contemporary Office With Bamboo Accents](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/VtbUJLcl.jpg)
Architecture
Inspired by materials common found in rural Vietnam, the creative minds behind KIENTRUC O blended a contemporary office with traditional elements.
Vietnam
Vietnam ranked 128 th on the 2016 general Quality of Nationality Index, falling behind most of the Asia-Pacific region.
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Society
Smithy 12 is a traditional, family blacksmith brand near Bien Hoa’s Don Market, which has been active for almost 100 years. The business is not only one workshop but rather a collection of smithies headed up by the sons of one family, all retaining the same name. The photographs presented in this article were shot at two well-known smithies next to each other. One is headed up by Son and now run by his two sons, Toan and Phuoc; the other belongs to Sang but is now managed by his sons, Lam and Hung.
Travel
It seems that VietJet is ramping up its regional services as the company has been announcing new flight routes every month.
Vietnam
Hanoi is planning to turn the city’s historic train station into a massive commercial complex.
![[Photos] The Quaint Days of 1920s Vinh Long](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/NAcrgW2l.jpg)
Vietnam
Across the internet, there is ample documentation of Vietnam’s cities in the days of French colonialism. Turn-of-the-century countryside snaps, however, are a little harder to come by.
Saigon
Scores of vendors in District 5’s An Dong Market convened yesterday morning in front of the commercial hub to protest the management board’s various instances of malpractice.
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Saigon
A new traffic configuration tested at a flyover in Saigon's Tan Binh District on Monday failed miserably, with congestion becoming even worse than before.
Development
Ho Chi Minh City officials have closed the door on a government plan to build small apartments in order to prevent overcrowding and the creation of “elevated slums.”
Branded Content
Beer is a sweet, refreshing gift we can all agree on.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam starts ASEAN Para Games with gold haul [Tuoi Tre] Da Nang chairman faces punishment over land mismanagement [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Hanoi hospital opens weekly ‘cinema’ for children with cancer [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam’s Vinh Long Province reports first Zika case [Tuoi Tre]
![[Photos] Saigon’s Glass Paper Lantern Makers Are Back in Business](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/kofIAyel.jpg)
Culture
In an age where more than a few traditional Vietnamese handicrafts face extinction, a slew of orders have revived District 11’s Phu Binh lantern-making community ahead of this year’s Tet Trung Thu.
Vietnam
Despite predictions that Vietnam risks losing its entire elephant population within a decade, there is still hope as one elephant is set to give birth around the end of this month.
Travel
A recent study by the United Nations shows that during the first four months of 2017, Vietnam was the fast growing travel destination in Asia.
Vietnam
The Ministry of Construction recently landed in hot water for requesting that the central government allocate VND11.3 trillion (US$497,200) for a project to rebuild the Hanoi-based Museum of National History.
Vietnam
Vietnam is struggling to get new urban rail lines up and running, with Hanoi's first line delayed yet again thanks to financial problems.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam to produce own avian influenza vaccine from 2018 [DTI] 70 percent of Vietnamese people infected with H. pylori [SGGP]
![[Photos] A Walk Through Downtown District 1 in 1967-68](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/XiuxKjYl.jpg)
Heritage
Saigon’s current growing pains are obvious: streets are fenced off for metro construction, trees are torn down to make way for overpasses and old apartments are obliterated one by one.
Society
Vietnam’s academia is filled to the brim with PhDs, but the country’s scientific journals and inventions are not catching up with the rising population of PhD holders.
Asia
Cambodia's leading English-language newspaper, The Cambodia Daily , closed on September 4 after 24 years in service.
