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Travel

The Tragic Demise Of Phu Quoc's Coral Reefs

Phu Quoc, Vietnam's top island destination, has been the subject of environmental controversy for a while now. Between luxury hotels dumping wastewater into the ocean, thousands of sea cucumbers washing up on shore to die and local authorities hoping to clear 2,000 hectares of forests and farmland for the sake of a high-end casino and the world's second largest zoo , there's cause to believe that, for better or worse, big changes are coming to the island.

SaigoneerOct 2, 2015

Development

Da Nang Is Buying Citizens' Ideas On How To Improve The City

Last Saturday, Da Nang authorities announced that they are willing to pay for citizens' ideas on how to improve the environment and image of the central city, giving local residents a more active role in local development.

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SaigoneerOct 2, 2015

Film & TV

New Victor Vu Film Wins at International Festival

Last week, Vietnamese film Tôi Thấy Hoa Vàng Trên Cỏ Xanh ( Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass ) took home the Feature Films of 2015 award at China's Silk Road International Film Festival, held in Fujian province.

SaigoneerOct 2, 2015

Vietnam

Bird Flies Directly Into Nose of VietJet Plane, Damages Aircraft

The pilot of a VietJet flight was in for a surprise on Wednesday when his plane was struck by a bird – or several birds – damaging the nose of the aircraft.

SaigoneerOct 2, 2015

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: Vietnam To Stop Collecting Road Fees From Motorbike Owners In Early 2016

Reservoir anti-flooding plan still on hold in HCM City [Vietnam Net] Survey finds most Vietnamese respondents want to legally gamble at home [Tuoi Tre] Hanoi building near Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum taller than allowed: inspectors [Thanh Nien]

SaigoneerOct 2, 2015

Travel

[Video] Here's What Vietnam Looks Like From Above

It's easy to get cynical about Vietnam's tourism industry. While this is a country with plenty to offer, there are a whole host of things that can bring a traveler down. But every now and again, someone brings together the best of Vietnam, compiles it into a short video and reminds us exactly why this country is so great.

SaigoneerOct 1, 2015

Vietnam

Vietnam's GDP Growth Hits Highest In 5 Years

Last Tuesday, the General Statistics Office announced that gross domestic product (GDP) growth in Vietnam is up to 6.81% for the first nine months of this year, reports Bloomberg .

SaigoneerOct 1, 2015

Tech

'Thirsty' Concrete Drinks Rainwater, Eliminates Flooding

Concrete isn't exactly a sexy topic. Even though we drive on it and build things with it, the average person seldom gives the gray stuff a second thought.

SaigoneerOct 1, 2015

Architecture

[Photos] This Nha Trang Cafe Is Not Your Average Roadside Haunt

Who says the old can't be new again?

SaigoneerOct 1, 2015

Travel

Vietnam To Waive Visas For Việt Kiều, Foreign Spouses Of Vietnamese

Việt kiều and foreign spouses of Vietnamese nationals will soon be able to save a few extra pages in their passport, thanks to a new decree from the Ministry of Public Security granting visa exemptions to members of these two groups.

SaigoneerOct 1, 2015

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: Fast-Growing Ho Chi Minh City Misses Most Environmental Targets

Vietnam's economic growth accelerates as exports beat peers [Bloomberg] Urban dilemma: Fast-growing Ho Chi Minh City misses most environmental targets [Thanh Nien] Foreign experts offer suggestions to combat flooding in Ho Chi Minh City [Tuoi Tre]

SaigoneerOct 1, 2015

Saigon

Plan To Plant 100,000 Coconut Trees In Saigon Comes Under Fire

In an effort to spruce up the city's dazzling canals , Saigon may soon receive a brand new grove of coconut trees.

SaigoneerSep 30, 2015

Development

Volkswagen Chooses Vietnam As Staging Ground For SE Asian Domination

While Volkswagen is knee-deep in bad press following its recent emissions controversy , the German car company announced this week that it will start assembling cars in Vietnam next year.

SaigoneerSep 30, 2015

Asia

Indonesia Is Destroying Its Forests (and Choking Its Neighbors) in the Name of Palm Oil

If you were in Singapore last week, you might have noticed an unusual haze hanging over the city. Normally Southeast Asia's bastion of environmental cleanliness, the Lion City closed schools and shuttered businesses as its air quality deteriorated to a dangerous level.

SaigoneerSep 30, 2015

Vietnam

Vietnam To Phase Out Its Print Media

In case you haven't heard the news, print is dying.

SaigoneerSep 30, 2015

Travel

[Photos] Vietnam's Rice Terraces Among the World's Most Surreal Landscapes

In mountainous northern Vietnam, farming conditions aren't exactly ideal: the terrain is uneven and the weather fickle. But with a lot of hard work and some solid planning, the country's farmers manage to grow rice in tiered paddies and create one of Vietnam's more stunning landscapes in the process.

SaigoneerSep 30, 2015

Vietnam

Jetstar Passenger Opens Emergency Exit, Delays Plane...Again

Remember that time a VietJet passenger mistook the emergency exit for the bathroom door ? How about the one when a first time flier opened the exit on the tarmac to get some fresh air? Or that incident way back in 2012 when a young man threw open the emergency door after spending his entire flight next to a screaming child?

SaigoneerSep 30, 2015

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Tops Lists Of Ideal Investment Destinations: Cushman & Wakefield

Vietnam recalculates public debt, and it now exceeds safety limit: report [Thanh Nien] 25 bridges to be built with JICA loans [DTI] Vietnam tops lists of ideal investment destinations: Cushman & Wakefield [Vietnam Net]

SaigoneerSep 30, 2015

Health

[Video] Saigon Slaughterhouse Caught Dyeing Chickens With Chemicals

You might want to hold off on the phở gà for a while. Apparently, in order to give its produce that tasty, chicken-fat-yellow hue, one local slaughterhouse has been dipping its freshly-killed chickens in a combination of chemicals and kerosene.

SaigoneerSep 29, 2015

Vietnam

[Photos] Here's What Hanoi Looked Like In 1905

During the French colonial period, Tonkin, or Đàng Ngoài , was the name given to northern Vietnam. Situated in and around the Red River Delta, the word 'Tonkin' is a corruption of Đông Kinh , the name of Vietnam's capital city during the Le Dynasty. When the Nguyen, Vietnam's last imperial dynasty, the Nguyen, renamed the town Hà Nội (meaning ‘between two rivers’) in 1831 and hasn't changed since.

SaigoneerSep 29, 2015

Vietnam

A Look At The Vietnamese Province Obsessed With Sai Gon Beer

If there's one thing Ha Tinh loves, it's beer.

SaigoneerSep 29, 2015

Eat & Drink

Phở Is Vietnam’s Best Dish: Business Insider

Perhaps in an effort to balance its more serious content, American publication Business Insider has taken to producing Buzzfeed-style lists (yes, we’re all guilty of this ). Stemming from a Quora thread in which users singled out the most iconic foods from their countries, the online magazine ran with the topic and created their own list called “ The best thing to eat in 50 countries around the world ”.

SaigoneerSep 29, 2015

Development

Saigon Slowly Pushes Ahead With 12km Tramway Line

While Saigon’s future metro system grabs most of the headlines, these trains aren’t the only rail-based mode of transportation in the city’s master infrastructure plan.

SaigoneerSep 29, 2015

Vietnam

Morning News Roundup: High Tide, Rainstorm Likely To Inundate Ho Chi Minh City This Week

Tourists say visa waiver too short [Vietnam News] Ministries declare new vision standards for motorbike drivers [Vietnam Plus] Vietnam lowers dollar deposit interest rates [DTI]

SaigoneerSep 29, 2015

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