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Vietnam
Vietnamese teens jailed for phone card fraud [Thanh Nien] Naval ship to rescue 1,500 tourists stranded on island near Ha Long Bay [Tuoi Tre] David Cameron becomes first serving British PM to visit Vietnam [The Telegraph]
Culture
The fourth annual Viet Pride festival will kick-off this week in Hanoi to raise awareness about Vietnam’s LGBT community.
Asia
Not all rice is cooked equally, or so goes the thinking behind a slew of new rice cookers in Japan that can fetch prices of almost US$1,000.
![[Renderings] A Look Inside Landmark 81, Vietnam's Future Tallest Skyscraper](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/Vmwfjdwb.jpg)
Development
In less than three years, the colossal Landmark 81 will rise from what was once a container port next to Saigon Pearl. Once completed, the 461.2 meter structure will be the tallest building in Vietnam and the 8 th highest in the world.
Vietnam
You can add singer Le Quyen to the list of Vietnamese celebrities that have stirred controversy due to their in-air faux pas after she allowed her 4-year-old son to urinate in an airsickness bag mid-flight.
Food Culture
Starbucks is now offering up bags of single-origin Da Lat coffee at its stores in 56 countries, the first time the company has stocked an Arabica coffee from Vietnam.
Vietnam
Hanoi: 17,000 people have 30m2 of playgrounds [Vietnam Net] Vietnam pays heavy price for petrochemistry industry [Vietnam Net] Da Nang introduces speed limit on key bridge [Vietnam News]
Vietnam
The U.S. Department of State has announced that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will make a stop in Vietnam next week as part of a five-country trip to the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
![[Photos] Vietnamese Will Try Anything To Avoid The Sun](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/4mN6hQOb.jpg)
Culture
While Americans and Europeans spend hundreds of millions of dollars a year on tanning their pale skin , these photos from Vietnam Net show just how far Vietnamese will go to avoid the sun’s bronzing rays.
Vietnam
In what seems to be a repeat of the paint scandal that recently hit Saigon’s Central Post Office , Hanoi authorities have announced that the city’s 104-year-old opera house will soon return to its original color.
![[Photos] Xe Vélo Solex: A Forgotten Saigon Classic](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/jgmrZabb.jpg)
Saigon
Both bicycles and motorbikes have long played an important role in the lives of Vietnamese (and at times, its occupiers). Starting in the 1950s, French-made motorized bicycles known as Solex became increasingly popular in Vietnam, due to their comparatively low price point and ease of use.
Travel
It will soon be easier for Saigonese to visit Yangon with VietJet announcing it will soon offer direct flights between the southern Vietnamese metropolis and Burma’s commercial capital.
Vietnam
Growing greenhouse gas level requires workable solutions [Vietnam Plus] More than 16,000 residents in HCMC bitten by mad animals [SGGP] Vietnam spends $463 million on imported pesticides [Vietnam Net]
Music & Arts
Sonny John Moore, better known by his stage name Skrillex, has confirmed that he will play two shows in Vietnam next month as part of his Asia tour.
![[Video] Manchester City Destroys Vietnam 8-1, VN Fans Irate After Being Ignored By Players](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/bJ8VHkVb.jpg)
Vietnam
Manchester City easily handled the Vietnamese national football team last night, winning by a score of 8-1 at Hanoi’s My Dinh Stadium with three doubles by David Silva, Raheem Sterling and Aleksandar Kolarov and two more by Joze Pozo and Marco Lopes.
![[Video] Does This New Thailand Tourism Promotional Video Go Too Far?](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/sGDMW9fb.jpg)
Travel
Like Vietnam, Thailand is a country famous for its culinary offerings that serve as a major selling point for the country’s tourism industry. It’s an obvious strength to play to and one that a local filmmaker recently focused on in this short video “Pray For Anna.”
Travel
Singapore has been barring entry of Vietnamese travelers, especially women, in recent weeks without explanation. Following questions from their Vietnamese counterparts, the city-state's immigration authority has sought to clarify the situation, albeit in fairly ambiguous terms.
Saigon Hẻm Gems
Following years of international coverage from food bloggers and personalities such as Anthony Bourdain, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh, Saigon’s “lunch lady” has officially gone mainstream.
![[Photos] Deadly Floods Devastate Quang Ninh Province](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/wymWo3Eb.jpg)
Vietnam
Three days of continuous rains have ravaged the northern province of Quang Ninh, turning streets into rivers and killing at least three people.
Vietnam
Cai Rang among world’s six busiest floating markets [Vietnam Net] Viet Nam's stock market helps drive the economy [Vietnam News] Number of Vietnamese visiting Japan soars [VoV]
![[Photos] Da Nang Spa Is a Modern-Day Twist on Babylon’s Hanging Gardens](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/5PJbWjeb.jpg)
Architecture
“In this palace he erected very high walks, supported by stone pillars; and by planting what was called a pensile paradise, and replenishing it with all sorts of trees, he rendered the prospect an exact resemblance of a mountainous country.”
Vietnam
In order to create a friendlier public image, Hanoi will soon have some of its police officers patrol the city on bicycles.
Development
While the concrete pylons that comprise the above ground portion of Saigon’s first metro have lined the North-South Expressway for years, things are finally ramping up on its subterranean stations.
Travel
Though some first time flyers have been known to mistake emergency exits for lavatories , some blatantly disregard well-known airline regulations, like this Vietnamese-Australian man who had to be tied up after refusing to extinguish his cigarette.