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Vietnam
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.
Hanoi
It has now been officially confirmed that United States President Donald Trump and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un will meet in Hanoi at the end of this month.
Music & Arts
The Year of the Pig begins with some sad news for Hanoi’s creative youth. This month will see the closure of one the city’s most popular art quarters. 60 Square , which reopened after the Tet holiday yesterday, will close for good on February 15.
Education
Tet in Vietnam offers a unique opportunity to engage in timeworn traditions. British International School Hanoi (BIS Hanoi) paid homage to the Year of the Pig with a lively assembly which included a plethora of student performances on the legend of Lạc Long Quân and Âu Cơ and theatrical lion dances.
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.
Environment
On January 28, three statues — including one of a rhino bleeding with its horn cut off, an elephant whose tusks are broken and two de-scaled pangolins — went on display at Vinh Nghiem Pagoda in Saigon.
![[Illustrations] Rebranding Tết Candied Fruits Using Elements From Vietnamese Mythology](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2022/01/28/NhaProject0h.webp)
Music & Arts
It’s Tet time next week, and you know what that means: heaps of candied fruits, seeds and even vegetables in various shapes and colors.
Hanoi
Dangerous smog has throttled the nation's capital in recent days in part due to traffic related to the upcoming lunar new year.
Society
Facebook Messenger is by far the most popular messaging app for Vietnamese who shop online.
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.
Asia
All 437 city-run public schools will be closed through Friday because of dangerous air quality that has overtaken the city.
Culture
Some new variations of joss paper in Vietnam are getting too risqué for comfort.
Vietnam
The company currently has 13 plants and 10 dairy farms in Vietnam, one factory each in the US, New Zealand and Cambodia.
Eat & Drink
I won’t be able to eat another steak for at least two months; not until the taste of Level 23 Signature restaurant’s tenderloin fades from my memory.
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.
Saigon
Saigon’s Tet firework show will be extra festive this year.
![[Video] The Hyperlapse of Saigon That Took 2 Years and Over 200,000 Photos to Make](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/Jan/29/HyperlapseVideoAwesomesauce_SGRb.jpg)
Travel
Living in Saigon can feel like being spun in a centrifuge: swirled amongst an overwhelming amount of sights, sounds, smells and experiences at dizzying speeds.
![[Photos] An Architect Recreates Childhood Memories With His Brother in This D9 House](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/Jan/29/neighbor/NeighborHouseNarchitects_SGRb.jpg)
Architecture
'Nha Hang Xom' (Neighbor House) was designed by a husband-and-wife architect duo Huynh Tra and Nguyen Quynh Thu.
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.
Environment
The short course, titled "Combating Illegal Wildlife Trade," is a collaboration between the School of Biochemical Technology and the Environment of the University of Vinh and the wildlife conversation organization WildAct.
Branded Content
Water buffalo saunter through lush rice paddies that reflect a clear blue sky while verdant mountains loom in the background: the views on the drive from the airport are straight off a postcard.
![[Photos] From Bach Dang to An Dong: 25 Photos of 1965 Saigon](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/Jan/28/1965/Saigon1965-10b.jpg)
Saigon
A stroll along Ham Nghi, basking in the breeze of the Bach Dang Wharf and unwinding at the Saigon Zoo: George P. Morgan, Jr. followed the typical tourist trail in the city for a day during his time in Vietnam.
Podcast
It's our last episode before the Lunar New Year!
Saigon
The trip from District 1 to the island will take less than five hours and begin service this April.