
Asia
Thailand Reopens for Tourists From 56 Countries, Albeit With Compulsory Quarantine
It is not confirmed yet whether Vietnam is part of the list of countries eligible for the scheme.
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![[Photos] An Idyllic Slice of 1957 Cambodian Life](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2020/12/17/cambodia_SGNR1l.jpg)
Asia
Vietnam isn't the only country in the region to change dramatically over the last several decades.

Health
The infections are part of 1,078 new COVID-19 cases reported on Wednesday, the highest single-day total for South Korea.

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![[Photos] Saigoneer's Best Original Photography of 2020](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2020/12/16/best_photos_2020_web01l.jpg)
Music & Arts
Is it possible to ruminate on the past 12 months without agonizing over the looming threat of COVID-19 and the grief it has inflicted on global communities? Perhaps not, but if there’s any place in the world where that might be possible, it’s Vietnam.

Asia
Don't get your tourism hopes up though.

Vietnam
The impacts of climate change, hydroelectric plants, and a faltering economy have resulted in an exodus of people from the Mekong Delta.

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Vietnam
Two academics from Vietnam have recently been honored for their contributions in scholarly publications to further trans-national research.

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Podcast
Our second-to-last episode of 2020 is here!

Hanoi
Time to break out your winter wardrobe.

Music & Arts
"Usually I make a w**d song. So here goes a w**d song."

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![[Photos] The Small-Town Charm of Vung Tau in the 1960s](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2020/12/10/vungtau_SGNR1l.jpg)
Vietnam
From remembering fond memories with loved ones to selling products and even gaining clues to a grisly crime, photos have many uses.

Roundups
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Eat & Drink
The kitchen is the heart of a home. This is the philosophy behind Kitchen, a new not-for-profit restaurant in District 2 that aims to nurture a community with delicious, healthy food.

Health
As they say, patience is a virtue.

Arts & Culture
“I just fly with my knife,” Lim Khim Katy explains of the process behind her striking landscapes.

Roundups
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Music & Arts
One half of the iconic comic duo Chí Tài-Hoài Linh has left us today.

Environment
The iridescent, subterraneous snake belongs to one of the least-studied types of reptiles in the world.