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![[Photos] Inside a 1949 Saigon Opium Detox Clinic](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/vMKmBryb.jpg)
Saigon
In 1949, LIFE ran a photo essay depicting life in Saigon. The images featured candid, picturesque snapshots of life during the city's bygone cosmopolitan era. But among the lively slice-of-life photos, there was a surprisingly bleak shot of three opium smokers inside a Saigon detox clinic.
![[Video] A Skateboarding Journey Through Vietnam](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/lG8HfyRb.jpg)
Travel
When it comes to travel porn on the internet, Vietnam has its fair share of flashy, share-worthy vacation videos.
Vietnam
There is an automotive epidemic in Vietnam as domestic sales of motorbikes and cars have increased 8% and 31%, respectively, compared to the same period last year.
![[Photos] Losing Ground: Binh Thuan Village Swallowed by Sea](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/gN23JTrb.jpg)
Development
In the small village of Tien Duc perched on Vietnam’s south-central coast, over 300 homes have been swallowed by rising seas.
![[Video] Meet Saigon's 'Man of Love Letters'](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/gr1A61xb.jpg)
Saigon
In the latest installment of Sai Gon Vi Vu ’s documentary series Saigon’s Gentlemen , we follow the life story of Duong Van Ngo, the last remaining public letter-writer at Saigon's Central Post Office.
Development
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has called upon the Ministry of Transport to begin construction of the long-awaited Long Thanh Airport by 2019 at the latest.
Vietnam
A Tien Giang man died on Sunday after a fight with his estranged wife lead to some very uncomfortable injuries.
Saigon
Saigon’s current flooding map is due for some updates as the unpredictable effects of climate change have both created new “flood hubs” and dried up old ones.
![[Photos] Vietnam’s Police Officers Get Flashy New Uniforms](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/fZ1oir8b.jpg)
Society
If you haven’t been pulled over in the last month or so, you may not have noticed the new threads on many of Vietnam’s police units.
Tech
Students from the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology took home the top prize last week at the Swedish embassy’s Smart Water Innovation Contest in Hanoi for an app that maps leaks in the city’s water system.
![[Video] Inside Saigon's Chicano-Style Barbershop, Part 2](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/MblJdVDb.jpg)
Arts & Culture
Last month, we introduced Saigoneers to Liem, the man behind Saigon’s only Chicano-inspired barbershop .
Asia
Over half of Southeast Asian workers risk losing their jobs to automation in the next 20 years, according to a recent study by the International Labor Organization (ILO).
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Hanoi battles deadly brain virus outbreak [VnExpress] Cut cable hits Vietnam’s internet again [Tuoi Tre]
![[Photos] Photographers Capture Firefly Season in Japan](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/LmfYDIfb.jpg)
Travel
For Saigoneers, the arrival of summer usually equals either raincoat season or swimming pool season. But, for a select group of photographers in Japan, with summer comes fireflies and a chance to capture nature’s raw beauty.
Vietnam
Starting August 1, highway traffic fines will increase sharply, thanks to a new decree.
Development
Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport is seeking VND235.95 trillion (US$10.58 billion) for the completion of a cross-country highway that would run from Hanoi to Can Tho.
![[Photos] Then & Now: Images From Old and New Saigon](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/Drz49SQb.jpg)
Heritage
The southern hub has seen its fair share of transformations over the years. From French colonialism to the swinging 60s, the early days of Doi Moi to 21 st -century Vietnam, Saigon’s urban landscape has undergone constant change, and yet the photos below are proof positive that modern-day Saigon is not so far removed from its past.
Vietnam
At the start of this month, MobiFone quietly launched its 4G service to urban Vietnam’s smartphone users.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Da Nang customs chief goes easy on subordinates as more ‘lubing’ cases begin to emerge [Tuoi Tre] One million 'flamboyant' trees to brighten up Hanoi [VnExpress]
Arts & Culture
There’s an hour to go before Fashion4Freedom unveils its latest collection and LanVy Nguyen is buzzing about, all smiles, in sneakers and a black-and-white embroidered áo dài .
Asia
It’s a sticky situation for Japanese smut lovers as the country’s first virtual reality (VR) porn festival was prematurely canceled due to overcrowding, reports the Next Web .
Tech
My journey with 3D printing begins with me mishearing “bust” as “butt.”
![[Photos] #WeAreSaigoneer: Instagram Shots of the Week](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/OQro1zbb.jpg)
Arts & Culture
From city skylines to beachside prayers, this is what we saw through our lens this week.
Music & Arts
Gender Behavior brings to Saigon’s The Factory a research-based photography, dance, film and performance show which discusses the notion of gender in Vietnamese society.
