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Music & Arts
This year will see a new collaborative opportunity for Vietnamese sound artists, which will culminate in performances, sound installations and live acts where the audience takes part in an audiovisual sound journey.
Arts & Culture
Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out our favorite events happening around Saigon.
Saigon
Could the introduction of more supermarkets improve Saigon’s food hygiene and safety?
Eat & Drink
The translucent balls one would normally identify as caviar held a secret.
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.
![[Video] A Longing for Saigon as if Missing a Life Companion in Short Film 'Sài Gòn'](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/Jan/10/SaigonVideo_SGRb.jpg)
Film & TV
As expressed by the classic Basho haiku, "Even in Kyoto / hearing the cuckoo call / I long for Kyoto," it's possible to miss a place even when there. Saigon is no exception.
Health
Alcohol poisoning is a common problem in Vietnam, but this is among the handful of times when beer acted as an antidote, instead of the poison.
Hanoi
The number of tourists visiting Vietnam in 2018 represented a 9.3% increase from 2017.
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.
Society
During a meeting reflecting on Vietnam's Book Day which was founded five years ago, Vice Director of Vietnam Publishing Group Le Hoang laid out four proposals for cultivating a stronger reading culture in the country.
Vietnam
Vietnamese carriers reported 39,632 delays in 2018 which represents 13.4% of all operated flights.
![[Illustrations] What If Saigon's Street Vendors Were in an 8-Bit Nintendo Game?](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/Jan/9/8-bit/8bit-0b.jpg)
Music & Arts
If you enjoyed SNES games back in the day, this set of pixel arts depicting Saigon’s street vendors will definitely tug on your heartstrings.
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
The JPY1,000 (US$9.22) fee went into effect on Monday and aims to raise funds to support the country's tourism sector.
![[Photos] Saigon Couple Becomes 'Inmates for Life' in Prison-Themed Wedding Photos](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/Jan/8/wedding/PrisonWedding0b.jpg)
Culture
Marriage is sometimes compared to being handcuffed for a lifetime and one Saigon couple has taken the metaphor literal in their wedding photos.
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.
Hanoi
US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could meet in Hanoi for their second summit on Pyongyang’s nuclear plans.
Vietnam
Last Thursday, a regular patrol in Ha Long Bay caught a rogue vendor attempting to sell goods to tourists on a cruise. Instead of allowing themselves to be caught, however, the vendor destroyed their own boat and let it sink.
Vietnam
Typhoon Pabuk hit Thailand last Friday, January 4, wreaking havoc on local life.
Music & Arts
This week, the Chicago-based Surabhi Ensemble will perform multiple shows in the capital with Senegalese Tama Drummer Massamba Diop, whose music appears in the soundtrack to Marvel’s Black Panther .
Vietnam
Starting this year, fans of Starbucks in Vietnam can join in the country’s anti-plastic movement.
Development
Hopefully, the increased funding can help alleviate the crises surrounding the construction of the first metro line and kick start the second line's construction.
![[Photos] Vung Tau in 1970: Bars, Beaches and a Bustling Bazaar](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/Jan/7/BarryConnorsP1-2b.jpg)
Vietnam
Opposite of Saigon’s metropolitan vibes, Vung Tau in 1970 was a quiet town fit for tourism activities, as shown through these film snapshots by Australian serviceman Barry Connors.