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Lee Starnes is a commercial and editorial photographer based in Ho Chi Minh City.
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Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ HCM City hopes to open more pedestrian streets [VietnamNet] ▪ HCMC scraps proposed ban on jeans in public offices following opposition [VnExpress]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Vietnam stock index jumps to 10-year high [VietnamNet] ▪ Booking.com, Agoda must pay tax in Vietnam [VietnamNet]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Vietnam Airlines welcomes 200 millionth passenger [DTI] ▪ Vietnam struggling to force Internet giants to pay local taxes [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Vietnam puts brakes on controversial toll station in wake of public backlash [VnExpress] ▪ 4 missing after fishing boat capsizes off southern Vietnam [VnExpress]
![[Photos] The Hair-Raising Experience of Exploring South Korea's Creepiest Psychiatric Hospital](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/pHOKlkBb.jpg)
Travel
While accounts on the history of Gonjiam Psychiatric Hospital are hazy, the facility was allegedly abandoned in 1996 and left to decay on a hillside outside the town of Gyeonggi-do , about an hour and a half east of Seoul.
Branded Content
The founders of Michelin-Star chef’s favorite Saigon steakhouse B3 recently opened Citadel Saigon, a Vietnamese restaurant in one of the city’s most storied alleyways. Two of the owners, Pierre and Hong created the restaurant so they could combine their passion for Vietnamese cuisine with their well-known steakhouse's commitment to high quality ingredients and dedicated service.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Vietnamese tourists stranded on Bali with volcanic eruption 'imminent' [VnExpress] ▪ Franchise restaurants boom in Vietnam [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Senior man commended for returning $2,200 to owner in southern Vietnam [Tuoi Tre] ▪ Illegal logging destroying Cuc Phuong National Park [DTI]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Saigon's mayor says prolonged meetings are a waste of time [VnExpress] ▪ 474 firms and individuals in Vietnam named in the Paradise Papers [DTI]
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Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Vietnam launches government website for startups [Tuoi Tre] ▪ Top three smart city solutions for Vietnam announced [DTI]
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Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ ASEAN, China agree to protect marine environment in East Sea [VietnamNet] ▪ Vietnam won’t tolerate IUU fishing: MARD [SGGP]
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Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Japan sends water purifiers to support flood victims in Vietnam [DTI] ▪ Typhoon Damrey kills 106 in Vietnam, reservoirs brimming before APEC summit [Tuoi Tre]
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Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ New US ambassador to Vietnam hits the ground running [VnExpress] ▪ Vietnam needs $10.2 billion for clean water supply projects [SGGP]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Int’l school accountant victim of acid attack in Ho Chi Minh City [Tuoi Tre] ▪ Japanese Film Festival to begin in Vietnam next week [Tuoi Tre]
Saigon
Saigon’s impressive economic growth might help its residents achieve US$9,800 in average annual income soon.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ▪ Vietnam Airlines flight delayed after dogs ‘invade’ Cam Ranh airport [Tuoi Tre] ▪ Son Kim Group confirms plan to bring GS25 convenience chain to Vietnam [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
Moving down ten spots from last year, Ho Chi Minh City ranks 56 out of 60 global cities in safety, according to a recent report.
Saigon
Saigon recently started cutting down or relocating 258 trees on Ton Duc Thang Street to prepare for construction of a new bridge connecting District 1 and District 2.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam Airlines makes 2.3 trillion VND profit in nine months [SGGP] Saigon's 'smart city' plan met with skepticism by locals [VnExpress]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam’s GDP grows by 7.46% in Q3 2017 [Tuoi Tre] Experts fear as coal ash, slag mounting in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Wealthy Asians spend millions of dollars on property in HCM City [VietnamNet] Man beaten to death after refusing to tip masseur in Hanoi: reports [VnExpress]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vann Molyvann, Architect Who Shaped Cambodia’s Capital, Dies at 90 [The New York Times] Germany quashes rumor of ceasing visa provision for Vietnamese citizens [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
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]
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Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Traffic cops collect unofficial fines from commuters near Ho Chi Minh City airport [Tuoi Tre] 43 hectares of forest wiped out in Vietnam [Tuoi Tre]
