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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.
Co Ba Sai Gon (The Tailor) , directed by Tran Buu Loc and Nguyen Le Phuong Khanh, is an homage to áo dài .
Culture
Add demand for elephant tail hair jewelry, beside habitat loss and ivory poaching, to the list of what will likely lead to the extinction of this incredible creature.
Film & TV
A critically acclaimed documentary about a member of Vietnam’s trans community will finally see an official premiere in Vietnam next month.
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.
Music & Arts
This bold makeover project of Vietnam’s history textbooks might make you wish you were in school once again.
Saigon
All the smuggled iPhones are Apple's newest XS model.
Asia
To address an aging population and loss of skilled workers to more affluent neighbor nations, Taiwan is debating policies that would make it easier for skilled workers from Southeast Asian countries to achieve citizenship.
Vietnam
In early April, news about an alleged rape case involving the head of Tuoi Tre 's TV Department, Dang Anh Tuan, and a journalism student during the latter's internship made headlines nationwide. The incident also led the way for the emergence of Vietnam's long-overdue #MeToo movement.
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.
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Arts & Culture
While it's easy to bemoan the effects of light pollution on what would be a starry sky, for Polish artist Mateusz Urbanowicz, an abundance of light sources brings out Tokyo's unique midnight scenes and colors.
Tech
Grab users who have been enjoying the app’s services via cashless payments might need to take note of this new update.
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 Grab and Uber merger from this past March led to an investigation over competition infringement conducted by Singapore's competition watchdog.
Hanoi
Earlier this week, Vietnam declared a two-day state funeral for late President Tran Dai Quang.
Saigon
Could a single contactless card allow riders access to bus, water taxi, tram, monorail and metro routes?
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.
Music & Arts
The performance is part of the Inspire Me Festival , a two-day event which celebrates 45 years of diplomatic relations between the UK and Vietnam.
Arts & Culture
Premiering in August , The Bachelor Vietnam is the adaptation of its US counterpart in which one titular "bachelor" meets 25 romantic interests who aspire to be his final match. In the Vietnam version, it's Quoc Trung, a French-Vietnamese businessman who lives in Saigon.
Saigon
The approved plan calls for the creation of a new terminal, expanded airplane parking and widened roads.
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.
Vietnam
An extra VND15.7 trillion each year for environmental projects will be added to the national budget thanks to the new tax rate.
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.
