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Food Culture
If you've ever splurged on a good bar of chocolate in this city, chances are you've heard of Marou . The independent Saigon-based chocolatier is responsible for a series of hand-picked, single-origin artisanal chocolate bars from various provinces in southern Vietnam.
Vietnam
If you're struggling to adjust to reality after the month-long celebration that is Tet, good news is on the horizon: another holiday season is just around the corner.
Development
On February 27, work began on an infrastructure project which will upgrade the existing roadway between Hanoi and Sapa.
Stories
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . City to seek waste treatment funding [Vietnam News] French photographer donates iconic work to Vietnam museum [Tuoi Tre]
Food Culture
When he moved from Vietnam to the United States as a child, Kenneth Nguyen and his family settled in Los Angeles' Koreatown, a rough-and-tumble neighborhood in which he grew up around a variety of different cultures.
![[Video] Vietnam's First Auto Racetrack to Open This Month in Long An](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/tCdupSzb.jpg)
Vietnam
Vietnam’s first professional racing circuit is set to open this month, 30 kilometers away from Saigon.
![[Photos] 25 Incredible Colorized Photos of 1950s Vietnam by Photographer Vo Anh Ninh](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/lWNL49Fb.jpg)
Vietnam
While black-and-white photos tap into their viewers' nostalgic side, a flash of color can add a bit of extra depth when done correctly, like in these vivid photos from award-winning Vietnamese photographer Vo Anh Ninh (1907 – 2009).
![[Photos] Vinhomes Central Park Rises From the Dust](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/XSAGsR5b.jpg)
Development
While some of the city's construction projects are lagging – see, for instance, the skeletal riverside tower at the end of Ton Duc Thang – Vinhomes Central Park has breezed ahead, rising by the day from a dusty construction site in Binh Thanh District. Though construction only began in late 2014 , the enormous development is beginning to take shape, living up to the hype of its renderings .
![[UPDATED] Undersea Cable Maintenance to Slow Internet This Weekend, Ruin Everything](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/Tx5dB9Qb.jpg)
Vietnam
[UPDATED] Maintenance on the Asia America Gateway cable has been canceled, according to Thanh Nien . We're not sure if this is good news or bad given the section of cable linking Singapore and Vietnam has been ruptured since early February, however it does mean that we'll have (mostly) functional internet this weekend. Facebook/Twitter/Instagram your heart out. Are you frustrated with your wireless internet provider? Do you experience anxiety at the sight of Apple's spinning color wheel of doom? Have you forgotten what it's like to watch a YouTube video entirely uninterrupted? Then, boy, do we have some upsetting news for you.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . HCMC develops street food into tourist attraction [Vietnam Net] Da Nang sends vulnerable sex workers to shelters [Thanh Nien]
Tech
Seven rising Vietnamese stars in media and business have earned a place on Forbes ’ first-ever 30 Under 30 Asia list.
Development
On February 27, city officials approved the design for phase one of Saigon's new administrative building.
Travel
On Sunday, February 28, Belarusian tourist Banradenka Viktar, 26, drowned while swimming downstream of Pongour Falls, 50 kilometers south of Da Lat, the second fatal incident in the area since last week.
Development
As Hanoi moves ahead with a plan to construct the world's tallest broadcast tower , not everyone is thrilled about the project, following last week's announcement of the 636-meter structure's approximate cost: US$900 million .
Asia
While knowledge is often centralized in libraries and universities, one Indonesian man is taking it to the streets of his village with the help of his trusted steed.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Vietnam introduces first candidate to International Law Commission [Vietnam Net] HCMC poised to host annual southern culture-cuisine festival [VOV]
![[Video] Island Man Creates Dogsled Wheelchair to Get Around](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/Kk2yvqGb.jpg)
Vietnam
Ten years ago, Bui Van Hue was a healthy farmer on Quang Ngai's Ly Son Island. But after a diving accident left him without the use of his legs, life became hard for the fisherman.
![[Photos] A Vietnamese Townhouse’s Natural Rebirth](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/gzFbvxxb.jpg)
Architecture
Standing out from other identical row houses on the street, an old brick residential unit known as the Cocoon House has emerged with its own unique, porous facade.
Vietnam
We've all have a day where nothing seems to go right. Your motorbike breaks down, you're late to work, you spill your coffee and there is one God-forsaken mosquito buzzing around your ear all day long.
Vietnam
Taiwanese-owned shoe factory Pou Chen, a massive contract footwear manufacturer with clients such as Nike, Adidas, Reebok, Asics and Converse, has been forced to reverse a new employee bonus policy after thousands of workers went on strike to protest the regulation.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . International driving permits issued in HCMC, Hanoi [Vietnam Net] Noi Bai-Lao Cai expressway kicks off [SGGP]
![[Photos] Scaling the Great Wall of Vietnam](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/oMXdN1Ub.jpg)
Travel
Last June, cave photographer Ryan Deboodt revisited Son Doong, the world’s largest cave, to capture its latest attraction: the Great Wall of Vietnam.
Vietnam
A Vietnamese student will serve 10 months in an Australian jail after being involved in an AU$1.5 million drug operation in the Melbourne suburb of Doncaster.