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Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Da Nang to build 2 green urban projects in Q2 [VIetnam Plus] Foreign scientists help Vietnam unravel mass fish deaths [Tuoi Tre]
Asia
In honor of its first-ever National Security Education Day, China put together a 16-panel cartoon warning its government employees against being seduced by ginger-haired foreign spies.
Tech
One day soon, your mobile game may be able to register your joy, anger and frustration thanks to a creepily accurate webcam algorithm.
![[Video] Making of an Art Exhibition: Suby One's 'Time'](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/XGxc1lQb.jpg)
Music & Arts
Earlier this month, Vietnamese-French artist Suby One showcased his latest exhibition, Time , at the Museum of Fine Arts. The 10-day display was a combination of abstract art, graffiti and several installation pieces.
![[Video] 5 Places to Get out and About in Yangon](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/YSYdCdxb.jpg)
Travel
Though Yangon remains far less developed than the urban centers in other Southeast Asian countries, Myanmar's largest metropolis definitely has some bits and pieces going on. From tasty street food to green community spaces to the roadside typists and Cold War-era typewriters still in use across the city, Yangon may not be on the cutting edge of technology but it sure knows how to flaunt what it's got.
![[Photos] Stay Cool in Saigon's Ice Palace](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/teh0suQb.jpg)
Culture
It's sweater weather in District 7's Him Lam New Urban Area.
Vietnam
A young woman in central Vietnam is recovering after doctors removed a 10-centimeter-long steel spoon from her intestine earlier this month.
![[Photos] Saigon Backpacker Brings His Furry Travel Companion to Phu Quoc](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/4K6rhJBb.jpg)
Travel
Traveling with friends can be difficult. While the old adage suggests that opposites attract, what might be a beautiful, blossoming friendship in your home city can quickly turn into a disaster when you venture outside your comfort zone.
Asia
Thanks to the unstoppable power of Hallyu , South Korea's latest drama, Descendants of the Sun , is fast gaining a worldwide audience. The 14-episode series has become a sensation not only in its home country but also in the place you'd least expect: North Korea.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Experts stunned as Vietnam officials deny link between Taiwan firm and fish kill disaster [Thanh Nien] Vietnam is being crippled by its worst drought in nearly a century [South China Morning Post]
Tech
Ever since apps like Grab and Uber came to the country, Vietnam's urban transportation has been turned upside down. On one hand, consumers are thrilled to be paying less for car rides in cities like Hanoi and Saigon, and drivers are clearly fine with cashing in on a sharing economy . On the other hand, taxi companies are hemorrhaging money as a result of these new services.
![[Video] Officials Find No Conclusive Link to Formosa in Mass Fish Deaths](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/3beY9s4b.jpg)
Vietnam
As droves of marine creatures continue to wash up on the shores of central Vietnam, the cause of the region's mass fish deaths remains unknown.
Development
Last Sunday, central Vietnam's Quang Nam province began its biggest development project to date.
Asia
An online petition which aims to put a stop to elephant rides in Siem Reap has garnered more than 56,000 signatures after the sudden death of an elephant at Angkor Wat last week.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Seafood vendors protest ban on Vung Tau beaches [Thanh Nien] Saigon bus route linking international airport, downtown area proves effective for passengers [Tuoi Tre]
![[Photos] Life in a Saigon Cemetery](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/YXj6MNob.jpg)
Culture
When her youngest son was six months old, Kieu Thi Anh Lien's husband disappeared. They were never officially married but the couple had lived together for years, until one day the father of Lien's three children went home early from work. By the time she returned to their house, he was gone.
Tech
Earlier this week, Germany-based Rocket Internet announced the sale of its online retailer, Zalora, to Thai giant Central Group.
![[Photos] Nature Takes Over Abandoned Chinese Fishing Village](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/caRC7UWb.jpg)
Travel
On tiny Gouqi Island, one of the 394 Shengsi Islands at the mouth of China's Yangtze River, lies Houtou Wan, a long-lost fishing village which now sits abandoned.
Vietnam
Thanks to a new regulation from the local People's Committee, beachgoers in Vung Tau are now barred from enjoying a seaside meal.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Mysterious death of diver adds to ongoing environmental crisis in central Vietnam [Thanh Nien] Thai rice yield shrinks, coffee crops die in Vietnam [The Nation]
Saigon
The southern hub may soon be getting its own solar panel manufacturing facility as a long-ignored project is set to take on a new investor this summer.
Travel
Japan: home of yogurt Pepsi , sushi nail art and middle-aged men in schoolgirl uniforms . While much of the island nation's culture can be described as eccentric, Japan is also responsible for many a brilliant invention.
Society
Several famous location names in Saigon are believed to be misspellings of their original monikers.
Vietnam
While passengers are praising the arrival of UberMOTO , the latest motorbike-hailing app to enter the Vietnamese market, not everyone is thrilled about the influx of new transportation services available around town.