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Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from Saigon, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them into short, accessible links so you can easily keep up with current affairs.
Vietnam faces yet another year of football mania with five international football events on the horizon for the men’s and women’s teams.
Vietnam
Vietnam’s U-22 men’s football team just won their first-ever SEA Games gold medal.
Vietnam
Following a 2-2 draw with Thailand in the SEA Games, Vietnam is through to the semi-finals, but their remaining fixtures will be tougher without captain and star midfielder Quang Hai.
Roundups
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from the capital, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them into short, accessible links so you can easily keep up with current affairs.
Tech
The artificial intelligence (AI) technology was developed by TSMG, a tech company based in Hanoi that specializes in Internet of Things (IoT) systems and big data.
Vietnam
The current retirement age for female and male workers is 55 and 60, respectively.
Roundups
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from the capital, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them into short, accessible links so you can easily keep up with current affairs.
Vietnam
The percentage of people over the age of 60 in Vietnam has hit 11.9% of the population and is expected to rise to 25%, or 27 million people, by 2050.
Roundups
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from Saigon, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them into short, accessible links so you can easily keep up with current affairs.
![[Photos] Playing Beneath Galvanic Skies in an Isolated Laos Village](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/urbanisthanoi/article-images/2019/04/Laos/8b.jpg)
Travel
I left Nong Khiaw and began a demanding drive down a dirt track, trying to find a village I’d only seen on satellite images on Google Maps. It lay nestled right on top of a distant peak.
Roundups
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from Saigon, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them into short, accessible links so you can easily keep up with current affairs.
Roundups
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from Saigon, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them into short, accessible links so you can easily keep up with current affairs.
Roundups
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from Saigon, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them into short, accessible links so you can easily keep up with current affairs.
Roundups
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from Saigon, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them into short, accessible links so you can easily keep up with current affairs.
![[Photos] Pseudo-Suicide and Evil Spirits at Bali’s Usaba Manggung Celebration](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/urbanisthanoi/article-images/2018/11/Bali/8b.jpg)
Travel
Each year in Bali’s Bugbug Village, Hindus gather to take part in a three-day celebration that includes splashing holy water, atavistic wailing and role-play suicide to ward off evil spirits.
![[Photos] Grandma, Barber, Farmer, Friend: Portraits of Everyday Life in Central Vietnam](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/urbanisthanoi/article-images/2018/10/SebastiaCentral/7h.jpg)
Travel
After Ninh Binh, a beautiful area crossed by spectacular rivers and crowned by mountains, I followed the Ho Chi Minh Road as far as Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park. Photo opportunities there were hard to beat – the golden hours in the fields, the sun setting behind karst mountains while people gathered for the rice harvest.
![[Photos] From Mui Ne to Can Tho: A Visual Exploration of Life in Southern Vietnam](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2018/10/Oct9/southern-vietnam/SebastiaGalbany_South_Vietnam_Gallery-04h.jpg)
Society
Leaving behind the mountains and valleys of northern and central Vietnam, I was welcomed by the landscapes of southern provinces: beautiful, windy beaches, sprawling rivers in the Mekong Delta and bustling metropolises.
![[Photos] Portraits From the Jagged Borderlands of Northern Vietnam](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/urbanisthanoi/article-images/2018/10/SebastiaNorth/12SGRb.jpg)
Travel
The night after I bought my motorbike, I dreamt of aspiring mountains and plunging valleys. At dawn, I stuffed everything I had onto the racks above the bike’s rear wheel and started heading north, leaving only a flow of black smoke behind.
![[Photos] The Young Man and The Sea: Fishing at Dawn by the Cham Islands](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/urbanisthanoi/article-images/2018/09/ChamFishing/13b.jpg)
Travel
There I was again, squeaky wooden floorboards under my feet, dodging coils of soaked, salty ropes and boxes upon boxes of freshly caught fish. I wasn't going to leave Hoi An until I could join a fishing trip on one of those boats.
![[Photos] An Homage to the Colorful Characters of Hanoi](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2018/09/Sep13/hanoi/SebastiaGalbany_Hanoi_Gallery-16h.jpg)
Culture
There you are, waiting on the edge of the sidewalk.
![[Photos] Wild Celebrations Follow Vietnam’s Quarter-Final Victory Against Syria](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/urbanisthanoi/article-images/2018/08/Football/9b.jpg)
Culture
Last night, Vietnam beat Syria 1-0, taking them into the semi-finals of the Asian Games for the first time in history.
Sports
Vietnam’s male football team has once again made history at a regional tournament.
