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The arrival of Starbucks and McDonald's aren’t the only signs that Vietnam is starting to look more like a developed country. According to a new survey, the country’s divorce rate has skyrocketed over the past decade, especially in urban areas, reports Shanghai Daily :
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Travel
Lý Sơn Island, located in Quảng Ngãi Province, is a favorite place for travelers to enjoy crystal clear waters, large volcanic cliffs and verdant landscapes.
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City sappers collect war-era bomb shells [Thanh Nien] Cloud computing services becoming more popular in VN [Vietnam Net] Quang Ngai wishes to be removed from high-income list [DTI]
Saigon
For years Heineken has been stepping up its marketing game in Vietnam to take advantage of the country’s love affair with beer . While it’s already made major inroads into the local market, the Dutch company isn’t satisfied yet, announcing a massive advertising campaign starting next month.
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Asia
Smoking may be a major public health issue in Vietnam, but in Indonesia, the deadly habit has been taken up by the country’s youth, some of who are taking their first drags at the age of 4.
Saigon
Following in the steps of most other Vietnamese provinces and cities, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport has recommended that the city start collecting road maintenance fees from its 5.8 million motorbike riders from January 1 next year, reports Tuoi Tre .
Vietnam
Vietnam's urban tap water seriously polluted: health ministry [Thanh Nien] Vietnam team wins Robocon [DTI] Hanoi needs VND3.5 trillion to treat solid waste by 2020 [DTI]
Travel
One of Vietnam’s famous mountainous regions, Mộc Châu never disappoints visitors with its marvelous beauty.
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Culture
For many in Saigon, life is a hustle. From street vendors to motorbike ice delivery boys, everyone is trying to eek out a living. This video, made by Luke Penders, does a great job of capturing those who hustle everyday on the streets of Saigon to make a living.
Vietnam
In Vietnam, residents have used underground water from cemetery for 20 years [Tuoi Tre] Boeing, Microsoft want to foster cooperation with Vietnam: Embassy [Tuoi Tre] Vietnamese businesses seek honest, uneducated workers: survey [Thanh Nien]
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Eat & Drink
While rau câu khuôn is typically served in individual pieces, in the shape of flowers or animals, it can also be served as a cake wherein triangular slices are cut and served. But over at Hellen’s Recipes , the YouTube sensation takes the common desert to the next level with her ornate flower rau câu khuôn masterpiece.
Travel
Vietnamese aviation company, Hai Au, has big plans for the untapped luxury seaplane services market. The airline is set to launch its Hanoi-Ha Long Bay route in September and has its eyes on other popular tourist destinations within Vietnam, reports Thanh Nien .
Travel
When Irishman, Dan McAllen arrived in Vietnam for a 2-week road trip from Saigon to Hanoi, one of his first orders of business was to buy a motorbike.
Tech
This pseudo Google Street view map of Saigon is the brainchild of photography studio, QuangCao360 .
Vietnam
Radioactive card shark arrested in northern Vietnam [Thanh Nien] Vietnam’s top dairy producer wins global food industry award [Tuoi Tre] Teachers oppose assessment method using comments instead of marks [Vietnam Net]
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Asia
Hong Kong-based photographer Romain Jacquet-Lagrѐze likes to look up. In his recent book Vertical Horizons , he explores an often under appreciated perspective of the city’s skyline.
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Travel
This bridge suspension bridge, which traverses the Re river, is notorious among locals for its rotten wood planks, held together by a steel wire. However, despite the danger, residents of Gọi Re village (Ba Tơ suburban district, Quảng Ngãi) have no choice but to cross it each day, reports VN Express .
Health
According to Thanh Nien , doctors in HCMC have noticed an alarming rise in the number of dengue fever cases in recent weeks, especially among adults. To complicate matters, the virus is often misdiagnosed.
Vietnam
Vietnamese laws the most complex in the world, lawyers say [Vietnam Net] Bkav launches nationwide security network contest [Nhan Dan] State employment still favored by most Vietnamese job seekers [Global Post]
Tech
Last week, Facebook locked thousands of users accounts following what’s been labeled as the biggest information hack in the history of the internet .
Saigon
The massive re-development of downtown Saigon (goodbye Tax Center and old trees , hello new metro station ) will also include a new administration center in the area around the historic People’s Committee Building, bordered by Lê Thánh Tôn, Pasteur, Lý Tự Trọng and Đồng Khởi Streets.
Music & Arts
The motorbike karaoke singers and Michael Jackson impersonators have run into some stiff competition in the form of sexy sidewalk DJs, reports Zing .
Tech
Well, Nguyen Ha Dong, the Vietnamese app developer who at one point was pulling in $55,000 per day, is officially back in the spotlight. After releasing a new version of ‘Flappy Bird’ earlier this month, the Vietnamese app superstar plans to release his second title, ‘Swing Copters’ this Thursday.
Vietnam
Vietnam to buy 10,000 Ebola protective clothing [Vietnam Net] Poorly dressed customers not welcomed at luxury shops [Vietnam Net]