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In the future, tourists who overstay their visa in Thailand will face trouble, as the Thai government just greenlit a plan to track foreign tourists’ phones via their SIM card.
![[Photos] Take a Tour of 1990 Saigon](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/4su8b9Jb.jpg)
Heritage
Coming across photo collections of old Saigon is always fascinating. The city seems to take on a new life in each era, but still somehow manages to retain its distinctive core characteristics: a vibrant urban culture and bustling pace of living.
Vietnam
According to a major new study released by the Vietnamese government at a press conference on Monday, the coastal waters of central Vietnam, which were impacted by the Formosa chemical discharge earlier this summer, are again safe for swimming and aquaculture.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Fish quality in central Vietnam remains unclear following mass deaths [Tuoi Tre] 58-year-old Vietnamese gives birth to healthy child in first-ever case [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
Vietnam will soon be back in the good graces of the internet gods, as the country’s international web connection will finally be fixed tonight, after weeks of service interruptions.
Asia
Late last month, a Chinese national made a unique alteration to his KFC hamburger while attempting to board a flight from Guangzhou to Beijing.
Society
Students who wished to complete high school on Saigon’s Thanh An Island will not have to travel to the mainland now that a high school class has been established right in their neighborhood.
Music & Arts
In case you need more convincing that Vietnamese students are among the highest-achieving in the world, here’s further proof: an 18-year-old Hanoi student recently won the coveted top prize of an international writing contest.
Tech
Mobile internet speeds in Vietnam remain among the world's most sluggish, according to a recent survey .
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . HCMC to set up emergency aid stations, train paramedics [Thanh Nien] 6.6 kilos of heroin seized at Laos border [Thanh Nien]
Vietnam
Last Friday, after Typhoon Dianmu's aftermath, Facebook activated its "Safety Check" feature for the first time in Vietnam.
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Arts & Culture
In the thirteenth installment of Hanoi-based English-language podcast Renovation Generation, narrator Maia Do sat down with one of Hanoi's most popular illustrators, Xuan Lan to discuss drawing cartoons in two languages, art, and her love for Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
Vietnam
Vietnam’s internet will continue to operate at a snail's pace for three days longer than expected.
Eat & Drink
Southeast Asia’s dessert market is getting some healthy competition as Japanese companies join the fray, hoping to take a piece of the pie from their European counterparts.
Health
The Mekong Delta region is facing a serious doctor shortage which threatens to become even more severe by 2020.
![[Photos] A Black-and-White Glimpse of 1977 Thailand](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/Lwhkywab.jpg)
Travel
In a stunning, black-and-white photo collection, one unknown photographer gives viewers a glimpse of Thai life in 1977.
Arts & Culture
From Hanoi to Lang Co to Ho Chi Minh City, this is what we saw through our lens this week.
Arts & Culture
Before the movie even hits theaters nationwide, Tam Cam: The Untold and its production team already find themselves at the center of a major controversy.
Vietnam
The director of the Yen Bai province Forest Protection Agency (FPA) shot and killed two provincial officials yesterday before turning the gun on himself.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnamese boy burns $1,500 worth of bills using hairdryer [Tuoi Tre] Northern Vietnam braces for another typhoon [Thanh Nien]
Vietnam
Over the last two weeks, as Saigoneers were busy capturing digital creatures in the world of Pokemon GO , residents of Binh Thuan were falling in love with the province’s newest beach dwellers: a pod of spotted seals.
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Arts & Culture
When the Rio Olympics rolled around, Vietnam was slow to get into spirit of the games. Truth be told, the country didn’t really hop on board with the magic of this summer's international competition until its first-ever Olympic gold came down the pipeline.
Vietnam
Hanoi authorities don’t seem to be holding anything back when it comes to landscaping: the capital currently forks out VND53 billion (US$2.37 million) per year to mow the lawn on one street alone.
![[Photos] Families Struggle to Get Ahead in Saigon's Cambodian Neighborhood](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/vRZxL7fb.jpg)
Society
Along Vo Van Kiet Street not far from District 6’s Lo Gom Bridge, a small community of Cambodian residents lives in squalid conditions, eking out a modest living from their makeshift houses by the river.