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Health
Vietnam’s defunct but lingering family planning policies, poor sex education programs and easy access to clinics has resulted in one of the highest abortion rates in the world, according to a recent report.
Vietnam
Vietnamese has lowest wages in ASEAN [DTI] Hanoi authorities admit defeat on relocating historic markets [DTI] Transport fees reduce in three big cities [SGGP]
![[Video] New York’s Annual Trứng Vịt Lộn Eating Competition](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/BzMiXcZb.jpg)
Food Culture
The annual Balut (A.K.A trứng vịt lộn) Eating Contest just took place in New York City where contestants were tasked with eating as many of the duck fetuses as possible in a 5-minute window.
Vietnam
Want to make VND1,000,000 from VND520,000? Sure, you could invest in Vietnam Airlines stock , but as rumors have it, you could make your money work for you by splitting it down the middle, literally.
Vietnam
In an attempt to boost the country's stagnant real estate market, Vietnamese lawmakers yesterday approved a law allowing foreigners to buy land.
Development
The statue of General Trần Nguyên Hãn that has stood in front of Bến Thành Market for decades is in the process of being permanently removed from the location to accommodate a new metro station.
Vietnam
Millions of people expected to join VN’s first Black Friday [Vietnam Net] University teachers, students complain about clothing ban [Vietnam Net] Four more Asian records for Vietnam [Vietnam Plus]
Food Culture
American chefs continue to show their love of phở by twisting it into everything from cocktails to burritos . While the above concoctions claim both fans and detractors, this new creation out of Brooklyn, New York might be a bit less divisive.
Vietnam
Photos of U.S. troops in rice paddies, anti-war protests and skies full of Iroquois helicopters have become ubiquitous images of the American War, incubated by countless blockbuster films, documentaries and books. But images of the War from the perspective of the North are far less pervasive.
![[Photos] Hanoi’s Pedestrian-Only Streets Flooded With Vehicles](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/S9S6bgrb.jpg)
Asia
Back in October, Hanoi officially launched a plan to keep a number of streets in the Old Quarter free from vehicles. Even though signs and barriers have been installed, many have ignored the new scheme, driving their motorbikes, cyclos and taxis through the pedestrian-only streets.
![[Video] You Don’t Have to Be White to Butcher the Vietnamese Language](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/SvjIjjFb.jpg)
Food Culture
White people aren’t the only ones who mangle the Vietnamese language.
Saigon
After a week of major safety hiccups at Tan Son Nhat Airport, a slightly less serious disturbance took place last Friday night when two female passengers engaged in a soap opera-like brawl over a male passenger .
Vietnam
Vietnam named Asia’s Most Attractive Nation for Manufacturing [Nhan Dan] HCMC underfinanced for evacuation of households on canals [SGGP] Factory workers denounce employers for low-quality meals [DTI]
Vietnam
While some Vietnamese are taking steps to save them , the country continues to struggle with protecting its endangered sea turtles.
Tech
Some Vietnamese spend months of their salary on iPhones and iPads for a lift in status. But some go a step further, paying more than the value of the actual product to have it dipped in gold.
Music & Arts
While SE Asia may not be known for fine oil paintings the way Europe is, Vietnam boasts a few exceptional artists in this discipline. One of these is the 20th century painter, Lê Phổ, whose artistic prowess was on display last week at a Christie’s where one of his pieces was sold for $840,000, a record for a Vietnamese artist at the prestigious auction house.
Vietnam
Shipwrecks reveal ancient trade routes [Vietnam Net] Jobs for Low-Skilled Workers Moving from China to Vietnam [Forbes] Education Ministry plan to rewrite textbooks divides NA legislators [DTI]
Arts & Culture
Our staff's favorite articles that appeared on Saigoneer this week.
Saigon
By the early 1990s, Saigon had yet to emerge from its post-war cocoon. Having lost its colonial sheen and cosmopolitan character, it would be another few yeas before the effects of the Doi Moi reforms would kick in, ushering in the current era of development and modernization.
Asia
Yesterday afternoon, Singaporean police responded to a “call for assistance” from an apartment block on Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 and, upon their arrival at the scene, found the body of an unidentified Vietnamese national.
Asia
Last weekend, three massive Angkorian-era statue heads at Banteay Chhmar temple in Banteay Meanchey Province were unearthed.
![[Video] How White People Order Vietnamese Food](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/UwLusK9b.jpg)
Food Culture
Many poke fun at white American’s for showing off appreciation for ethnic food. After all, if you want to be cool in the eyes of others, what better way that to spin off a few words in another language and drop some “knowledge” about a foreign gastronomy?
Saigon
Authorities met yesterday to discus an incident in which a military helicopter and civilian passenger jet “narrowly missed” colliding over HCMC’s Tan Son Nhat Airport on October 29.
Vietnam
Vietnam aims to foster space technology [Vietnam Plus] Motorbike expected to be popular in Vietnam for 30-40 more years [DTI News] In Vietnam, foreigners can rent a forest, but can't buy a house [Thanh Nien]