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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 . Controversial tourist zone on Son Tra Peninsula in Da Nang delayed [Tuoi Tre] Vietnamese drivers experiencing the dark side of ride-shares [Tuoi Tre]
Saigon
The square known today as Quảng Trường Mê Linh has been home to five different monuments since its inception in the 1860s.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam finishes third in Southeast Asia race for tourist dollars [VnExpress] In Vietnam, Asia-Pacific officials put Trump's trade turmoil center stage [VnExpress]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . New Vietnam-Cambodia border markers unveiled in Dak Lak [Tuoi Tre] Hanoi woman handed one-year flight ban after confrontation with flight attendants [Tuoi Tre]
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Music & Arts
The first time I met Ca Hoi Hoang frontman Nguyen Viet Thanh and band leader Nguyen Thanh Minh was in the midst of a sweltering Saigon afternoon.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam Airlines celebrates 10,000th int’l flight to Da Nang [SGGP] Two arrested for sabotaging rival pork vendor with dirty liquid in northern Vietnam [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Rumors of cable car system to islet near Hoi An rejected [Tuoi Tre] Local authorities urge evaluation of subsidence in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . HCM City thirsty for skilled tourism labourers [DTI] General Department of Fisheries opposes Chinese fishing ban [DTI]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Illegal wood exploitation rampant at Cuc Phuong National Park [VietnamNet] Draft dictates foreigners pay into social insurance [VietnamNet]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . President Trump invites Vietnam PM to visit US [Tuoi Tre] An uphill battle with illegal sand exploiters on Sai Gon River [VietnamNet]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Dong Nai farmers lose crops due to wild elephants [DTI] Beauty contest moved from Paradise Cave [DTI]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ‘Saigon, I Love You’ wins top prize at Vietnam’s Golden Kite Awards [Tuoi Tre] Thua Thien - Hue attracts 140 investment projects [DTI]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnamese tour operators bump prices ahead of peak season [VnExpress] Tourism firms struggling with sudden kayak ban in Halong [VietnamNet]
Branded Content
Eating healthy in Saigon can be a challenge at times. There are many indulgent temptations, from burgers and beer to decadent desserts. Emmanuel Tieu, a co-owner of Poke Saigon , wants to change that.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . ACV picks coconut leaf design for Long Thanh International Airport [DTI] Vietnamese farmer uses weaver ants as ‘pesticide’ [Tuoi Tre]
Development
Saigon officials are investigating the cause of a shaking phenomenon which occurred last month in the downtown area.
Environment
In an effort to tackle the country’s severe air pollution, municipal authorities in Hanoi and Saigon are upgrading their monitoring game.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Hackers attack southern Vietnam airports’ websites [Tuoi Tre] Overcrowding persists at Cam Ranh airport despite new terminal [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam-US direct air routes may begin in 2018 [VietnamNet] Environmental issues a major concern among public in 2016 [VietnamNet]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Saigon’s District 1 continues ‘sidewalk clearing’ campaign with firm measures [Tuoi Tre] Vietnamese brands find footing in US, EU food markets [Tuoi Tre]
Travel
“I always liked side-paths, little dark back-alleys behind the main road,” Dostoyevsky writes in his 1879 novel, The Brothers Karamazov . “There one finds adventures and surprises, and precious metal in the dirt.”
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Suspected Chinese missile launch pads put Vietnam on alert [VnExpress] Vietnamese charged with murder in Kim Jong-nam killing [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Samsung Display gets license to invest $2.5 billion more in Vietnam [Reuters] Foreign players, like 7-Eleven, raise competition in Vietnam's retail market [VnExpress]
