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Food Culture
Before the next decade is through, Vietnam stands to become the world’s top consumer of pork.
Vietnam
Vietnamese shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh earned his second medal of the Rio Olympics yesterday in the men’s 50-meter pistol event.
Food Culture
After decades of being closed off to the world, Myanmar’s newfound economic boom is attracting a slew of foreign breweries hoping to cash in on the country’s nascent beer culture.
![[Photos] Step Inside Da Lat's Hobbit-Like 'Uncle's House'](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/GsRAbyUb.jpg)
Architecture
This Da Lat abode perfectly blends modern and traditional elements to bring its owners closer to nature.
Asia
While Vietnam plans to release 20,000 prisoners over the next two years, easing the congestion in its facilities and saving US$9 million in the process, inmates in the Philippines are feeling the crush of desperately overcrowded prisons.
![[Photos] A Midnight Romp Through Saigon’s Wholesale Seafood Market](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/Y1gpQALb.jpg)
Eat & Drink
Around midnight, as most Saigoneers are heading off to bed, District 8’s Binh Dien is the place to be if you’re in search of seafood.
Vietnam
For the first time, a Vietnamese diplomat is in the running to be the director-general of UNESCO.
![[UPDATED] Apple Finalizing Plans to Open $1bn Data Center in Da Nang](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/ZBSxy5sb.jpg)
Tech
[UPDATE] On August 11, Chairman Huynh Duc Tho of the Da Nang People's Committee informed reporters that Apple, Inc. has not confirmed plans to construct a US$1 billion data center in the central city, reports VietnamNet . According to municipal officials, the information provided at an August 4 meeting on Da Nang's foreign direct investment was misrepresented in local media reports; there have been no final plans made to set up a data center in Da Nang. Apple’s relationship with Vietnam is getting more serious as the US tech giant mulls plans to establish a database center in Da Nang.
![[Photos] Vietnam’s Largest Wax Museum Opens in Ha Long](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/M4mRDdHb.jpg)
Music & Arts
If you have a free afternoon next time you’re waiting to board a Ha Long Bay cruise, look no further than Vietnam’s largest wax museum for your entertainment.
Vietnam
If you didn’t know what the phrase "10-meter air pistol" meant before this weekend, you’re not alone.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnamese octogenarian spends 43 years clearing his name of false murder charge [Tuoi Tre] Honda Vietnam’s profit tops $403m in 2015 [Tuoi Tre]
Saigon
In an effort to attract more passengers, city officials are going to great lengths to revitalize Saigon’s aging public bus system.
![[Renderings] $6bn Eco Park Project to Reshape D7's Fringes](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/MamtHqVb.jpg)
Saigon
A desolate area District 7 is set to receive a makeover as Ho Chi Minh City authorities recently greenlighted a US$6 billion ecological park project in the area.
Eat & Drink
Officials in Thua Thien-Hue province are causing quite a stir after attempting to enact a regulation that would place trademark restrictions on the province’s signature soup, bún bò Huế .
Saigon
A high school in Saigon recently came under fire for contentious admission requirements which discriminate against gay students.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Michelin star a double-edged sword for hawkers [TODAY Online] Lost and found pregnant varan now residing at Saigon Zoo [VNS]
![[Video] A Quick Dose of Thai Travel Inspiration](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/E5m815kb.jpg)
Travel
In an age of GoPros and DSLRs, everyone’s a filmmaker. Many a backpacker has set off on their very own Southeast Asian adventure and come home with a detailed, hour-long opus documenting their travels.
![[Photos] Saigon Then & Now: Ben Thanh Market](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/8tDwZMPb.jpg)
Saigon
The southern hub has seen its fair share of transformations over the years. From French colonialism to the swinging 60s, the early days of Đổi Mới to 21 st -century Vietnam, Saigon’s urban landscape has undergone constant change, and yet the photos below are proof positive that modern-day Saigon is not so far removed from its past.
Vietnam
Drop whatever you’re doing and head outside: Vietnam has finally gained access to Pokemon GO.
Tech
In the ongoing saga of Vietnam’s temperamental WiFi connection, we’ve got good news and bad news.
![[Video] Vietnam Wins First-Ever Olympic Gold](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/Z2p9l0Wb.jpg)
Vietnam
This weekend, while most of us were busy sleeping, discovering the magic of Pokemon GO or indulging in a heavy nhậu session, Hoang Xuan Vinh was making history.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . HCMC to sacrifice more trees for subway [Thanh Nien] 63 civets saved from cruel fate in Vietnam [Thanh Nien]
![[Photos] #WeAreSaigoneer: Instagram Shots of the Week](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/8GSHGDfb.jpg)
Arts & Culture
From national monuments to one of Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater lagoons, this is what we saw through our lens this week.
![[Photos] Past and Present Mingle in Hanoi’s ‘Attic Apartment’](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/V5T8L9ab.jpg)
Architecture
When it comes to the scores of cramped and aging homes in urban Vietnam, local architects have a knack for transforming these unusual spaces into not only liveable but trendy and functional housing.