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Family Medical to Launch Saigon's First Emergency Medical Response Center

Saigon

Family Medical to Launch Saigon's First Emergency Medical Response Center

By late May, Saigon will have its own international-standard emergency medical response center.

SaigoneerMar 10, 2016

US Consulate in HCMC Now Provides Real-Time Air Quality Readings

Saigon

US Consulate in HCMC Now Provides Real-Time Air Quality Readings

As Hanoi's less-than-stellar air quality index (AQI) readings are starting to put the capital on par with Beijing , the United States Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City is now providing local residents with hourly AQI readings .

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Mar 10, 2016

Morning News Roundup: Silicon Valley's 500 Startups Starts Fund in Growing Vietnam

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: Silicon Valley's 500 Startups Starts Fund in Growing Vietnam

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Hanoi will need $20 billion to fix its ‘alarming’ congestion [Thanh Nien] Silicon Valley's 500 startups starts fund in growing Vietnam [Bloomberg]

SaigoneerMar 10, 2016

Saigon to Add Over 1,000 Eco-Friendly CNG Buses to Its Streets

Saigon

Saigon to Add Over 1,000 Eco-Friendly CNG Buses to Its Streets

Earlier this month, Saigon launched its environmental friendly bus route 33, part of the city's attempt to replace older buses with newer, more energy-efficient vehicles.

SaigoneerMar 9, 2016

[Video] Shanghai Tower Timelapse Packs 4 Years of Work Into 3 Minutes

Development

[Video] Shanghai Tower Timelapse Packs 4 Years of Work Into 3 Minutes

When construction of China's Shanghai Tower began in 2009, filmmaker Joe Nafis made it his mission to capture the structure's rise above the rest of the city skyline.

SaigoneerMar 9, 2016

Hoi An's Great Flood of 1964

Vietnam

Hoi An's Great Flood of 1964

Every year, Hoi An's annual floods blanket the riverside streets of the Old Town in a murky, blue-green water, making for plenty of tourist photo opportunities. By this point, local residents are used to a yearly flood on their doorstep – and sometimes in their homes – however the central region's tempestuous weather can sometimes have devastating effects, as they did in the Flood of 1964.

SaigoneerMar 9, 2016

FC Barcelona Partners With Local Bank, Expected to Visit Vietnam in 2017

Vietnam

FC Barcelona Partners With Local Bank, Expected to Visit Vietnam in 2017

Vietnamese football fans will likely welcome members of FC Barcelona to the country in 2017.

SaigoneerMar 9, 2016

Morning News Roundup: Vietnamese Women Still Expected to Sacrifice Career for Family: Study

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: Vietnamese Women Still Expected to Sacrifice Career for Family: Study

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . HCMC offers ‘instant’ business registration [Vietnam News] Cold spell to hit north again [DTI]

SaigoneerMar 9, 2016

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[Photos] Vietnam's Folded Roof House: The Epitome of Cool

Architecture

[Photos] Vietnam's Folded Roof House: The Epitome of Cool

Thirty kilometers northwest of Hanoi lies TOOB STUDIO 's Folded Roof House, a two-story structure whose location away from the downtown urban center allows for a little more breathing room than the standard urban tube house.

SaigoneerMar 8, 2016

Vietnam's New Adultery Law Could Put You in Jail for Cheating

Vietnam

Vietnam's New Adultery Law Could Put You in Jail for Cheating

Cheaters, beware: starting this summer, marital infidelity in Vietnam will be punishable by law.

SaigoneerMar 8, 2016

[Photos] Join Vietnam's Fanciest Gym for Just $24,000 a Year

Society

[Photos] Join Vietnam's Fanciest Gym for Just $24,000 a Year

Though it takes some willpower to get there, nothing beats a trip to the gym. You work out, you unwind in the sauna, you take advantage of the free shampoo, and by the time it's all over, you leave feeling like a healthier person than you were when you walked in.

SaigoneerMar 8, 2016

Bridge Collapse Feared in Hai Duong After Boat Collision

Vietnam

Bridge Collapse Feared in Hai Duong After Boat Collision

National rescue teams are hard at work in Hai Duong province after a 3,000-ton vessel got stuck beneath a bridge on Sunday.

SaigoneerMar 8, 2016

Morning News Roundup: Vietnam’s Internet Speed Stands at 12th in Asia

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: Vietnam’s Internet Speed Stands at 12th in Asia

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Hanoi begins tree pruning ahead of monsoon season [DTI News] Burger King still faces problems despite backing by tycoon [Vietnam Net]

SaigoneerMar 8, 2016

Thailand Is Closing Its Controversial Tiger Temple

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Thailand Is Closing Its Controversial Tiger Temple

Thailand's controversial Tiger Temple is set to close down as a tourist attraction, as local authorities are now removing animals from the facility.

SaigoneerMar 7, 2016

HCMC Official Proposes Vehicle Ban in Backpacker Area After 7pm

Saigon

HCMC Official Proposes Vehicle Ban in Backpacker Area After 7pm

The notoriously crowded streets of Bui Vien and Pham Ngu Lao may soon be vehicle-free in the evenings.

SaigoneerMar 7, 2016

Local Designer Preserves Retro Saigon Font

Arts & Culture

Local Designer Preserves Retro Saigon Font

Pass by any old building in the city and you're bound to stumble upon at least a few vintage typefaces from decades past. Saigon's old-school signage is a work of art in its own right, with everything from blocky, geometric fonts to whimsical, loopy lettering splashed across its dwindling number of hand-painted signs.

SaigoneerMar 7, 2016

Saigon to See Solar Eclipse on March 9

Vietnam

Saigon to See Solar Eclipse on March 9

Saigon residents will be able to see the first solar eclipse of 2016 on Wednesday, March 9.

SaigoneerMar 7, 2016

Weekend News Roundup: Vietnam Woman Names Son Born Mid-Air After Captain

Vietnam

Weekend News Roundup: Vietnam Woman Names Son Born Mid-Air After Captain

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam woman names son born mid-air after captain [Tuoi Tre] Businesses eager to learn trading partners’ information for integration [VOV]

SaigoneerMar 7, 2016

Vietnamese Festival Criticized for Penis Plagiarism

Culture

Vietnamese Festival Criticized for Penis Plagiarism

This year, residents of Lang Son province celebrated their annual Na Nhem Festival with all the standard accoutrements of a countryside celebration: musical activities, games and a giant pink penis mascot. You know, a typical holiday.

SaigoneerMar 6, 2016

North Korean Author's Short Stories Gain International Attention

Asia

North Korean Author's Short Stories Gain International Attention

An anonymous North Korean author who goes by the pseudonym Bandi is turning heads in the international literary community with a collection of short stories about life in the oppressive country.

SaigoneerMar 6, 2016

US Carrier Strike Group Arrives in East Sea

Asia

US Carrier Strike Group Arrives in East Sea

The United States has sent an aircraft carrier strike group into the East Sea.

SaigoneerMar 5, 2016

[Video] 100 Years of Vietnamese Fashion in 1 Minute

Culture

[Video] 100 Years of Vietnamese Fashion in 1 Minute

If you've ever spent any time wasting your life away on YouTube, you may have come across the “ 100 Years of Beauty ” series, which documents the fashion and beauty trends of a particular culture throughout the 20 th and early 21 st centuries.

SaigoneerMar 5, 2016

[Video] Mesmerizing Train Travel Video Shows Details of Vietnam

Travel

[Video] Mesmerizing Train Travel Video Shows Details of Vietnam

From a sequence of 1,000 pictures taken on a train bound for Hanoi, video artist Patrick Bergeron recreates the faded memories of his Southeast Asian travels in this trippy five-minute video loop .

SaigoneerMar 4, 2016

Morning News Roundup: HCMC to Suffer 3-Year Road Excavation for Canal Cleanup

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: HCMC to Suffer 3-Year Road Excavation for Canal Cleanup

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Google Play carrier billing comes to Vietnam and Kuwait [Android Police] HCMC to suffer 3-year road excavation for canal cleanup [Thanh Nien]

SaigoneerMar 4, 2016

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