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Asia
Instead of heading westward towards Europe – and risk drowning in the Mediterranean during the arduous journey, a slew of Syrian refugees decided to try their luck in Southeast Asia instead. However, for most of them, they escaped death just to step into a life of constant fear and hardship.
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Travel
Our smooth ride down the Hanoi-Hai Phong expressway comes to an abrupt end when our bus lurches into Dinh Vu Port, a hopelessly run-down facility beyond the huge factories of the city’s industrial park. A 20-minute express boat ride delivers travelers from the derelict port to Cat Ba Island on the southern edge of Ha Long Bay.
Development
On January 7, Intimex Vietnam commenced the construction of the Four Seasons Hotel, a six-star accommodation overlooking Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake.
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Culture
To celebrate this year’s Tet, an online collective of history buffs recently held a New Year festival in suburban Hanoi, complete with a variety of traditional Tet rituals and delicacies.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Hanoi to display ‘fireworks’ on giant screens to see in New Year [VnExpress] Literally toothless man treated by doctors in Ho Chi Minh City [Tuoi Tre]
Environment
A new Harvard-backed report is predicting the future of Southeast Asia’s air quality, and it does not look good.
Asia
You can now travel directly from China to the UK by train – well, sort of – if you’re willing to spend the entire trip with socks, clothes and an assortment of other household products.
Vietnam
For those Saigoneers stuck in traffic this week as they head to the airport on Tet holiday, just remember this while you're trapped in the gridlock: Saigon is the second most dynamic city in the world, behind only India's Bangalore.
Saigon
In addition to pork products, Saigon’s veggies are now getting the QR code treatment.
Vietnam
In the future, accommodation booking services such as Agoda and Expedia will be required to pay taxes in order to operate in Vietnam.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Trump Takes Office, Kills TPP [The Atlantic] Internet firm to spray free wi-fi over parks and flower markets this Tet [VnExpress]
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Architecture
Though residential dwellings seem to be the most common subject of Vietnam’s modern architecture efforts, H&P Architects was recently tasked with renovating a run-down hairdressing salon in Hanoi’s Van Quan urban area with impressive results.
Saigon
On January 19, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport launched a mobile application and a website to give users real-time traffic updates around the city.
Vietnam
Hanoi residents might have to say goodbye to the city’s wartime loudspeakers, or loa phường .
Vietnam
Starting in mid-March, eligible Vietnamese citizens will be allowed to gamble in local casinos.
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Culture
With the lunar new year just days away, everyone is scrambling to complete their last-minute Tet preparations, from getting a haircut to re-painting the house to stocking up on those ever-important lì xì envelopes.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Ho Chi Minh City’s downtown flower show ready for opening [Tuoi Tre] Hanoi will not ask churches, temples to ring out to mark Tet: official [VnExpress]
Travel
Vietnam is aiming to rake in US$35 billion in revenue from the tourism industry in 2020.
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Society
The lives and work of Vietnamese health professionals in Japan were recently highlighted in a video feature from the Japanese government.
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Asia
We’ve written at length about the bleak future of the Mekong River , which is suffering major environmental degradation due to human activity. But it isn’t only the animals living in the waters of the Mekong that face the threat of extinction as a result: those that fly high above the mighty waterway are also at risk.
Arts & Culture
From a poetic Da Lat sky to a shrine on Con Dao Island, this is what we saw through our lens this week.
Culture
This evening, as Saigoneers continue their many Tet preparations and young revellers head out for a night on the town, Ong Tao is packing his bags for his annual trip to heaven.
Saigon Hẻm Gems
In Saigon, there are plenty of places you don’t see when you’re breezing by on a motorbike. If you are (hopefully) focused on the road ahead, the narrow shopfronts and modest quán lining most Saigon streets start to run together, blurring into a mess of awnings and neon signs, plastic furniture and noisy, fearless touts.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam’s biggest network operators plan to waive roaming fees [VietnamNet] Vietnam airport operator misses out on retail business opportunities [VnExpress]
