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Culture
Soundwalk is a location-based audio tour: as you walk around the city, you hear sounds as you pass through the streets, presenting a fundamentally different urban experience.
Vietnam
According to Thanh Nien , the newly installed sleeping pods in Hanoi’s Noi Bai Airport have been shut down after only 4 days of operation due to concerns that they were part of a scheme to capitalize on the country’s notoriously poor flight coordination .
Vietnam
Mui Ne among most beautiful beaches in Asia [DTI News] 5 suspended for 4-min loss of contact with plane in central Vietnam [Tuoi Tre] People should not eat snail: Food watchdog [SGGP]
Vietnam
Repairs to the broken Asia-America Gateway (AAG) cable have been completed, according to Thanh Nien .
Vietnam
The Delta Aquarids meteor shower occurs annually from July 12 to August 23 where 15-20 streaks can be seen every hour at its peak. This year, people in Vietnam are in the perfect spot to catch the cosmic show.
Saigon
Last Thursday the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens welcomed some new additions – 3 giraffes imported from Thailand, reports Tuoi Tre .
Vietnam
Man survives five days trapped under frozen food [DTI News] Passenger opens emergency door, 23 people miss flight [VietNamNet] Branded clothe smugglers face prosecution in HCMC [SGGP]
![[Video] "Memories Of Vietnam" Shows The Country Through A Poetic Lens](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/GNnP2Pfb.jpg)
Music & Arts
Earlier this yeah, Léo Bigiaoui and his friends traveled across Vietnam for a month, filming in Sapa, Hanoi, Cat Ba Island, Halong Bay, Hue, Hoi An and Phu Quoc.
![[Photos] Water Jet Packs Now Available In Nha Trang](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/c7eRx2hb.jpg)
Travel
The extreme water sport, Flyboarding (basically water jet packs) has made it way to Nha Trang. Now you can fly above the water like Marty Mcfly.
Vietnam
The Ministry of Health’shas decided to consider changes to the recently proposed legislation that would ban the sale of liquor and beer between 10pm and 6am after meeting public resistance, according to Tuoi Tre .
![[Photos] Saigon’s Rooftop Bonsai Gardens](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/KF2y8jFb.jpg)
Culture
Growing bonsai trees is becoming an increasingly popular business in Saigon. The Japanese plants, revered around the world, can fetch billions of đồng but take 2 to 3 years to grow.
Saigon
The Vietnam Records Organization (VRO) is planning to ask the Guinness Book of World Records to recognize 121-year-old Saigon resident Nguyen Thi Tru as the world’s oldest living person, reports DTI News .
Saigon
News about the start of construction of Saigon’s first metro terminal in front of the Saigon Opera House has been making the rounds this week, but there’s another large station set to be built in front of Bến Thành Market.
Vietnam
Saigon’s professional basketball team, the Saigon Heat, kicked off the 2014 ASEAN Basketball League season with a decisive victory over the Indonesia Warriors on July 19 at CIS Stadium.
Travel
After first capsule hotel opened its doors in Saigon earlier this year, the pod concept is now being applied at Noi Bai International Airport.
Development
As part of Microsoft’s restructuring plans for its Nokia operations, the company is planning to move the bulk of phone production from China to Vietnam, according to ZDNet .
Vietnam
Vietnam sees growing popularity of electric bike [Shanghai Daily] Vietjet Air opens new direct route linking central and Mekong delta [SGGP] Vietnam's footwear exports among global top five [Global Post]
Asia
If that headline make you feel a bit unnerved, it should. According to Reuters , China has set up quarantine zones ( home to about 30,000 ) in parts of the northwestern city of Yumen, following the death of a resident there who died of bubonic plague last week.
Arts & Culture
Jeremy is back to rock the house at Decibel for another performance.
Saigon
Flower Street and the statues in front of Bến Thành Market aren’t the only sacrifices being made to accommodate the construction of Saigon’s first metro line .
Vietnam
British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) has grand plans for Vietnam expansion after seeing success in Thailand over the last few years, reports Inside Retail Asia .
Vietnam
Telecom giant, FPT announced that repairs to the broken Internet cable that connects SE Asia and North America will be fixed by next Wednesday, July 30, reports Tuoi Tre .
Travel
Vietnam's Son Doong Cave, the largest in the world, is fully booked until 2015 , according to Vietnamese tourism officials.
Development
It’s actually happening. After subtle hints over the past few weeks, authorities have announced that construction on the underground section of Saigon’s first metro line will begin today, reports Tuoi Tre .