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Vietnam
Football legend, David Beckham, is on Vietnam where he will “exchange activities with local fans and the media.”
Tech
Instead of opening an official store in Vietnam, Apple has opted to partner with a local retailer to distribute their products in the country.
Vietnam
Investors eye $3 billion children’s amusement park market [Vietnam Net] Motorbike owners rebel over new road-use fees [Vietnam News] Extra classes at preschool burden parents, kids in Ho Chi Minh City [Tuoi Tre]
![[Video] This Adorable Kid Washing A Motorbike Will Make You Smile](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/k70aONlb.jpg)
Culture
Not much to see here, just an adorable, chubby little kid having the time of his life washing a motorbike.
Vietnam
A unique, yet rarely visited monument in Huế’s ancient citadel is Hổ Quyền Arena, a stadium where tigers and elephants once fought till their last breath for the royal family’s entertainment.
Health
Vietnam boasts 16 million smokers who pay VND22 trillion ($1.05 billion) per year to feed their deadly habit. But the actual cost of smoking is compounded by a nearly equal cost in treatment for common diseases related to tobacco, reports Vietnam Net .
Music & Arts
After 4 editions and parties over the past year, the Saigon Artbook team held their 1 Year Anniversary Fundraiser at 3A Station last Thursday.
Development
The main prerequisite for the large-scale development of Thủ Thiêm is infrastructure - roads, tunnels and bridges that serve as arteries into the new urban area.
![[Video] How To Spend 36 Hours In Hanoi: NY Times](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/5D49Thxb.jpg)
Travel
After spending 36 hours in Saigon back in May, The New York Times recently visited Hanoi and picked out a number of attractions that one should check out if short on time in the capital.
Vietnam
FDI capital reaches US$3 billion in HCMC [SGGP] Hoi An town considers dismantling irreversibly damaged old houses [Tuoi Tre] Hanoi, HCM City office space rental costs rise [VoV]
Saigon
Last week, HCMC police began to hand out leaflets to tourists in District 1 with a list of safety tips to keep themselves and their belongings safe during their stay in the city. But after complaints from tour companies, the practice has been suspended, reports Thanh Nien .
![[Video] Da Nang Hair Dresser Uses Samurai Swords In Place Of Scissors](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/Qf1IEGMb.jpg)
Culture
Getting a haircut is an exercise of trust as it may be the only situation where one willingly allows a stranger to wield sharp blades around their head. But if you sit in the chair of this Da Nang barber, you’ll have to take this trust to the next level.
Vietnam
Giant 'pit of death' appears in Thanh Hoa [Vietnam Net] Campaign mounted in Vietnam hub to educate students on rhino protection [Tuoi Tre] Anti-flood projects, left idle for six years, now cost six times more [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient ritual site dating back to the first king of the Lý Empire, the first of its kind ever discovered.
Saigon
Like many large-scale infrastructure projects in Vietnam, the cost of HCMC’s long-anticipated Long Thanh International Airport has exceeded original estimates, according to the Transport Ministry.
Tech
With companies such as EasyTaxi, GrabTaxi and Uber, it’s never been easier to summon a car or cab in Saigon. However, xe ôm s have been left out of the digital transportation revolution. That is, of course, until now.
Vietnam
In Vietnam, on Fridays, weekends and holidays, it’s common to find that ATM machines have run out of cash, resulting in the dreaded “ATM Hop” – jumping from machine to machine, hoping to get a much needed dong infusion.
Vietnam
In Vietnam, 60 kids mistakenly get water instead of vaccine [Thanh Nien] Service quality at Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat airports under microscope [Vietnam Net] Major airports in Vietnam unfriendly: deputy transport minister [Tuoi Tre]
![[Photos] Behind The Blue Walls: A Look At The Progress Of Saigon’s Pedestrian Promenade](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/gK8ESFvb.jpg)
Development
Reddit user, WeAllWantToBeHappy , recently visited a number of spots around District 1 to see what was going on behind the large blue walls where a new pedestrian promenade is currently under construction.
Culture
HSBC Expat recently hired research company YouGov to conduct their annual Expat Explorer Survey in which almost 9,300 expats based in over 100 countries were questioned between April and May 2014.
Travel
The Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi was ranked the top hotel in SE Asia Condé Nast’s Traveler ’s recent Reader's Choice Awards jumping 5 spots from last year’s rankings.
Vietnam
VietJet voted one of Asia's best budget airlines [Vietnam Plus] Vietnam tough on inappropriate websites, deputy minister says [Tuoi Tre] Huge amounts of personal data stolen, offered for sale in Vietnam [Tuoi Tre]
Development
When news broke in August that Saigon’s historic Tax Center was to be demolished, many experts and locals took to public forums to call for the preservation of certain elements of the building.