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Vietnam
The grey-shanked douc, a monkey native to several central Vietnamese provinces, is listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as Critically Endangered.
On August 8, in coordination with the Ho Chi Minh City Veterinary Department, a dog inspection team started capturing stray dogs on the streets of District 1.
Development
The project includes the central Co Loa Citadel along with surrounding constructions in Co Loa, Duc Tu, Viet Hung and Uy No communes of Dong Anh District.
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.
![[Photos] 'Cricket House' Is a Melting Pot of Nature, Contemporary Design and Hanoi's Rural Charm](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2018/08/Aug15/crickethouse/CricketHouse_day_01b.jpg)
Architecture
Breeze-soothed prairies, caves bathed in moonlight, forests filled with birdsong, succulent flower pollen and fruit trees: before humans constructed homes out of brick and concrete, plaster and steel, we lived in concert with nature. Cricket House aims to follow this mentality by tearing down these erected boundaries.
Vietnam
Vietnam might have to resort to buying electricity from neighboring countries in the next few years if the national consumption of energy continues growing at this rate.
Travel
The sturdy wood homes with Japanese support joists, Chinese tiled roofs, French louvered shutters and bright yellow walls that line Hoi An’s lantern-lit stone streets, canals and bridges are relics from the city’s unique history of foreign influence.
![[Video] Vingroup Premieres First-Ever Animated Series by In-House Studio VinTaTa](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2018/08/Aug15/monta/Monta0h.jpg)
Film & TV
Have you ever wondered what a Vingroup-funded animated series would look like?
Vietnam
The US and China's tit-for-tat moves could wreak havoc on many economies in Asia.
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
Vietnam’s air travel industry has been raking in hundreds of billions of dong in profits this year so far.
![[Photos] In Minimalist Street Photography, Good Frames Come to Those Who Wait](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2018/08/Aug10/photoessay/_DSC4406h.jpg)
Music & Arts
Photographer Victor Morante is all about the little details in a frame.
Saigon
Water fountains, multi-colored lights, drink vending machines, food stalls and more restrooms are planned for Saigon's popular pedestrian promenade.
Vietnam
Tropical Storm Bebinca is bearing down on northern Vietnam and could bring up to 350 millimeters of rainfall to the region.
![[Video] Inside a Test Run of Hanoi's Cat Linh-Ha Dong Metro Ahead of Its Launch in 6 Months](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/urbanisthanoi/article-images/2018/08/News/MetroTestSGRh.jpg)
Hanoi
The Cat Linh–Ha Dong metro line is being put through a trial period in August, according to Vu Hong Phuong, deputy director of the Ministry of Transport’s Railway Project Management Board, with some members of the public allowed on the train during tests.
Roundups
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Health
A teenager in Hai Duong Province in northern Vietnam took the term “bum gun” too literally.
Film & TV
Starting today and running until Friday, August 17, Hanoi International Queer Film Week 2018 (HIQFW), will include 14 film screenings followed by audience discussions.
![[Photos] A Rare Aerial Perspective of Saigon in the 1920s](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2018/08/Aug13/leon-ropion/LeonRopion5b.jpg)
Saigon
Thanks to the prevalence of photographic drones, nowadays it’s a cakewalk to source aerial photos of Vietnam with just a simple internet search.
Podcast
We're a quarter of the way to 100 episodes!
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
To address traffic congestion caused by slapdash passenger pick-ups, the city's Department of Transportation is establishing official taxi stands in central areas on a six-month trial basis.
Saigon
Nearly half a year has passed since the fatal March 23 fire at the Carina Plaza apartment complex on Vo Van Kiet Street in District 8, and arrests are still being made as part of the investigation into the blaze which killed 13 people.
Asia
Bangkok is one of three cities — along with Venice and New Orleans — which are sinking ten times more quickly than sea levels are rising.