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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 . Hanoi’s maiden BRT to offer month of free travel [Tuoi Tre] Ho Chi Minh City mulls downtown road toll [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam to launch first home-built radar satellites into space [VnExpress] HCMC to build 6 multi-story parking lots [Tuoi Tre]
Saigon
As traffic congestion in downtown Saigon continues to grow, the city’s legislators are putting the onus on high-rise buildings.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City rank low in 'livable’ index [VnExpress] Vietnam province rejects rumor of Chinese traders hunting for dragon fruit leaves [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam contractor provides lifeline for deaf-mute construction workers [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam’s tourism boom hindered by lack of workers, guides [VnExpress]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . 200 rare turtles die on smugglers' boat heading from Malaysia to Vietnam [VnExpress] 'Mentally ill’ woman hires hitman to inject love rival’s child with HIV [Tuoi Tre]
Saigon
Although most Saigoneers have accepted excessive noise as an unavoidable part of life in Saigon, the consequences of the city’s noise pollution are having a serious impact on the health of local residents.
Development
Even though Vietnam has already set a deadline to comply with European level 4 exhaust emission standards (Euro 4), whether the new legislation is feasible remains unclear.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam wins seat on UN culture committee [VnExpress] Chilly weather to hammer central, northern Vietnamese regions next week [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . False fish sauce survey sponsored by Ogilvy Vietnam [Tuoi Tre] Don't push the envelope: Vietnam prohibits Lunar New Year gifts for officials [VnExpress]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Quang Ninh: 2,000 year-old tombs discovered [DTI] Bankrupt firms continue to rise [DTI]
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Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam among 10 countries most exposed to hacking risk, report warns [VnExpress] Vietnam military mobilizes 180,000 personnel, aircraft, ships to cope with storm Tokage [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Works finish on first phase of $48.6mn wind farm in south-central Vietnam [Tuoi Tre] Construction, mining ravage neighborhoods in Vietnam’s Da Nang [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam scraps huge nuclear power plant projects [Bangkok Post] Dong Nai: 2,000 year old ancient tomb recognised as national special relic site [DTI]
Saigon
Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Urban Planning and Architecture recently proposed the construction of a golf course in Can Gio District near a UNESCO-recognized world biosphere reserve .
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam pledges tough action against illegal wildlife trade [VnExpress] Government approves 7.3% minimum wage increase [VietnamNet]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . More steel projects needed for sustainable development: Vietnam trade minister [Tuoi Tre] Alarm over paper mill threatening rivers in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam fails consistently at marine tourism development [DTI] Thailand’s Central Group earmarks $30 million for expansion in Vietnam [VnExpress]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Surveillance cameras prove effective in keeping order for Vietnam’s Sapa [Tuoi Tre] Obama administration gives up on Pacific trade deal [Wall Street Journal]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . More Vietnamese students study abroad, but few foreigners enroll in Vietnam [VietnamNet] Saigon airport adopts new navigation method to address air traffic congestion [VnExpress]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Hanoi prepares for Rapid Bus Transit test run [VietnamNet] UNICEF helps improve sanitation, water access in drought-hit Vietnam [VnExpress]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam eyes law to combat misuse of mother tongue [Tuoi Tre] China firms eye 'Made in Vietnam' windfall - if Obama's TPP survives [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Compensation starts to reach fishermen after Formosa's toxic spill [VnExpress] Ho Chi Minh City should open overnight zones for entertainment service: experts [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam reports first microcephaly case likely linked to Zika [Tuoi Tre] Heavy rains drown disaster-hit central Vietnam [VnExpress]
