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![[Photos] Event Rewind: Saigoneer Photo Walk With Quinn Ryan Mattingly](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/2SSZbIbb.jpg)
Music & Arts
Last Sunday, photographer, Quinn Ryan Mattingly led the first monthly Saigoneer photo walk where participants traveled along Thái Văn Lung, Lê Thánh Tôn, Tôn Đức Thắng, and Lý Tự Trọng Streets to capture the area’s street life.
Saigon
After issuing guidelines for preventative health centers in HCMC to take precautionary measures to combat an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in early August, The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health has been focusing on implementing procedures for detection and quarantine at Tân Sơn Nhất Airport.
Development
Saigoneer is proud to be the media sponsor for Saigon Makeover , a new design competition for graphic designers, artists and young people at large to share their creative vision of how different parts of HCMC can be beautified.
Vietnam
The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has granted licenses to 2 companies, Syngenta Vietnam Co., Ltd and Monsanto’s Dekalb Vietnam Co., Ltd to grow genetically modified corn, reports Vietnam Net .
Saigon
Construction on the underground portion of Saigon’s first metro line may have just started, but businesses in the surrounding area are starting to feel the pinch, complaining that sales are down as much as 80%, reports Tuoi Tre .
Vietnam
U.S. CDC supports Vietnam’s emergency center over Ebola outbreak [Tuoi Tre] Two provincial educators in Vietnam dismissed for shaking down test takers [Thanh Nien] Vietnam looks for ways to regulate gambling for citizens [DTI News]
Culture
If you needed anymore proof that Vietnamese are the masters of recycling and reuse, here it is. At District 10’s Nhật Tảo Market, technicians spend their day stripping down old computer monitors to create TV sets.
Travel
Traveling to Cambodia is about to get a bit more expensive.
Culture
Well, it was only a matter of time. After confirming earlier this month that the hipster subculture is alive and well in Saigon (in addition to flying whales, apparently), it looks like one of its defining characteristics , fixed-gear bicycles, are becoming increasing popular in the city.
Vietnam
The latest study from the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) found that only 11 countries in the word are not involved in conflict of one kind or another. And one of them happens to be Vietnam.
Vietnam
Vietnam to host first-ever Asia- Europe music festival [Vietnam Plus] Deputy PM requests Ho Chi Minh highway acceleration [SGGP] HCMC announces four days off for National Day [SGGP]
Culture
Saigon is full of markets, with each having its own characteristics. Together, they form a kind of community, comprised of everything from the aesthetically pleasing but overpriced Bến Thành to the ubiquitous, unnamed street markets. And, like in any community, there are outcasts.
Vietnam
Dried squid is by nature a bit tough to chew, but authorities in Hanoi knew something was amiss when they inspected 2 metric tons “squid” on its way to HCMC.
Culture
Though nearly a century old, 90-year-old Hanoi man, Lê Văn Sâm still amazes people with his incredible health and work ethic. Every day for over 70 years, Sâm has cut and transported large trees to market, earning him the nickname “King of the trees,” reports Zing .
Tech
Ever wish you could float like an astronaut in space? Soon you may be able to do so without having to leave Asia.
Vietnam
Vietnam waits 7 years to address toxic oil outside Ha Long Bay [Thanh Nien] HCMC to host boat festival on Saigon River [SGGP] Royal Brunei Airlines restarts HCMC service [TTG Asia]
![[Video] Vintage Home Movie Takes You Through The Streets Of 1950s Hanoi](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/fH7CqtWb.jpg)
Vietnam
This delightfully grainy home movie was filmed during Tết in the early 1950s. In contrast to many of the other old films from this period, it has a very personal feel to it, letting the viewer feel as if they are joining this family traveling from temple to temple through Hanoi’s streets.
![[Video] Professional Vietnamese Tennis Players Trade In Rackets For Stools, Wine Bottles](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/7kkdSckb.jpg)
Culture
Having mastered the tennis racket, a group of players in Saigon have decided to replace their normal frames with wine bottles, wooden chairs and even pieces of pattern tile.
Development
Yeah, we know. Vo Trong Nghia Architects seems to get all the press when it comes to unique housing design in Vietnam, but for good reason. They’re constantly pushing the envelope and seem unafraid of trying new things (that being said, if anyone has recommendations for architecture firms that do the same, let us know. We know they're out there!) and their “Greenfall Renovation” in Hanoi is no exception.
Tech
Hoping to see the text “4G” atop your mobile phone screen? You’ll have to wait a bit longer. Instead of upgrading their mobile data networks to 4G, Vietnamese telecommunication companies are focusing on expanding and improving their 3G services, according to Vietnam Net .
Vietnam
Vietnam tops the world for low-cost travel in 2014 [Vietnam Net] Vietnam has too few culture and arts colleges, universities [Vietnam Net] WHO to assist Vietnam in testing for deadly Ebola virus [Tuoi Tre]
![[Photos] Architecture Student Builds Sweet Custom Bike](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/GWLvGSNb.jpg)
Culture
This badass custom, motorcycle-scooter hybrid was not built by a professional mechanic, but rather a student at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Architecture.
Development
Saigon residents voiced their displeasure after 51 trees, some 150 years old, were uprooted and axed to make room for the new Saigon Opera House metro station. This sentiment was echoed by urban tree expert, Nguyen Trinh Kiem, in a recent interview with Thanh Nien , saying that authorities should do more to protect one of the city’s most valuable natural resources.
![[Photos] Man Creates Incredibly Detailed, Miniature Version Of Hue In Saigon](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/Wt3DhPFb.jpg)
Music & Arts
Ready to be impressed? Nguyen Thanh Tung who hails from Hue, but lives in Saigon, found a creative way to avoid homesickness – over 7 years, he created a 1,000 square meter model of his hometown, down the finest detail.