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Roundups
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from Saigon, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them into short, accessible links so you can easily keep up with current affairs.
Vietnam
Citing impracticality of enforcement and negative effects on tourism, the parliament has rejected a bill proposed by the Ministry of Health to place a curfew on alcohol sales.
![[Photos] Step Inside Vietnam's First Fish Sauce Museum](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/June/4/fish-sauce/museum0b.jpg)
Food Culture
Vietnam’s extended coastline has bestowed local fishing communities with great access to seafood, giving rise to a plethora of craft villages across the country that lionize marine produce. Perhaps the most well-known of these are fish sauce-making villages in Phan Thiet along the central coast and on Phu Quoc Island.
![[Video] Watch the Impressive Trailer of Nguyen Dynasty Historical Drama 'Phuong Khau'](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/June/4/PhuongKhau_SGRb.jpg)
Film & TV
Phuong Khau is an original series set during the Nguyen dynasty, chronicling the life of Empress Dowager Tu Du, the mother of Emperor Tu Duc.
Roundups
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from Saigon, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them into short, accessible links so you can easily keep up with current affairs.
Travel
As tourism booms, people across the nation are transforming their homes into rentable accommodation, a potentially lucrative but also risky endeavor.
Branded Content
“By eliminating the need to get up early on Sunday, brunch would make life brighter for Saturday-night carousers...Brunch is cheerful, sociable and inciting...It puts you in a good temper, it makes you satisfied with yourself and your fellow beings..." according to writer Guy Beringer. The meal has come a long way since he introduced it this way in 1895.
Podcast
The latest Saigoneer Podcast episode is available now!
Saigon
There are currently four clusters of flood-prevention projects underway in Saigon, all of which are still struggling to move forward with the process of land acquisition.
Roundups
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from Saigon, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them into short, accessible links so you can easily keep up with current affairs.
Vietnam
A new research project by World Bank looks at the socio-economic performance of seven ethnicities in Vietnam including San Diu, Muong, Khmer, Xo Dang, Kho Mu and Mong.
![[Video] Wheels of Steel: Tearing Across Saigon on Japanese Fixies](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/May/31/IMG_0003-SGRh.jpg)
Society
Just 10 years ago, the fixed-gear bike was an unfamiliar concept in Vietnam; now, there’s a thriving community of riders here in Saigon with enthusiasts from all walks of life.
![[Photos] Saunter Across Hanoi's Old Quarter Streets in 1896](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/urbanisthanoi/article-images/2019/05/1986hanoi/8h.jpg)
Hanoi
Being alive today means seeing such an abundance of photos that they can become meaningless, yet these shots of Hanoi’s Old Quarter invoke a feeling that’s hard to define.
![[Video] From Ha Long to Hanoi in Search of a Street Food Feast](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/urbanisthanoi/article-images/2019/05/news/hungrysgr2h.jpg)
Travel
Hungry in Hanoi documents an experience many of us know first-hand: the satisfaction of a day out exploring followed by a celebratory street food feast.
![[Photos] After Bánh Mì, Altar Might Be Vietnam's Next Miss Universe National Costume](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/May/30/costumes/MissUniverse0h.jpg)
Culture
Remember the bánh mì dress? She’s dead, and this horrible design murdered her.
Hanoi
All recreational use of laughing gas is now illegal in Hanoi following a decision from the city’s administration.
Society
In 2018, Hoi An announced that it had officially launched a project to establish a bicycle network to make transport more sustainable.
Vietnam
With growth rates that could steady at 6.5% over the next decade, Vietnam's economy could surpass that of Singapore by 2029, according to a report by a Singaporean bank.
Roundups
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from Saigon, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them into short, accessible links so you can easily keep up with current affairs.
![[Illustrations] 10 Endangered Species of the World as Illustrated by a Chinese Designer](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/May/29/Pems3h.jpg)
Arts & Culture
In the decade of millennials, putting endangered species on hip T-shirts might be one of the best ways to raise awareness of biodiversity.
Food Culture
Dubbed Vietnam's "national chef," Nguyen Dzoan Cam Van is a household name among many Vietnamese for her role as a cooking instructor on the hit cooking show Kheo Tay Hay Lam .
Music & Arts
'Nude,' or 'Nue' in French, is an oil painting by famed 20 th -century Vietnamese artist Le Pho. It was recently sold for US$1.4 million, more than 2.5 times its expected value at an auction at Christie's in Hong Kong last Sunday.
Roundups
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from Saigon, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them into short, accessible links so you can easily keep up with current affairs.
Vietnam
Following heavy rains across northern Vietnam and unannounced discharged waters from a Chinese dam, Mong Cai Town in Quang Ninh Province has suffered from damaging floods.