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Architecture
These days, every architecture firm in Vietnam is after pretty much the same thing: trying to bring light, air and more space to the country’s cramped urban buildings.
Branded Content
Since its full launch last May, Timo has made quite a splash in the Vietnam banking market, surpassing 25,000 customers last week, and adding new products and features at breathtaking speed.
Stories
This week, Saigon opened its first-ever high-tech public security center.
Arts & Culture
From cityscapes to seashores, this is what we saw through our lens this week.
Society
We already know that Vietnamese students are exceptionally good test takers , but local high school pupils are really putting the rest of the world’s 15-year-olds to shame.
Saigon Hẻm Gems
It might take more than a few Hẻm Gem reviews to chronicle all the things I have gone through for good food in Saigon.
Saigon
Vietnam’s metropolises are notorious for many things: frequent flooding , a convoluted system of electrical wires and severe road congestion , for starters. However, in recent years, the rapid growth of major cities has given birth to a brand new problem that, at a glance, may seem less severe than the aforementioned issues but is no less deadly: towering advertising banners.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . 200 rare turtles die on smugglers' boat heading from Malaysia to Vietnam [VnExpress] 'Mentally ill’ woman hires hitman to inject love rival’s child with HIV [Tuoi Tre]
![[Podcast] Meet the Woman Who Introduced Denmark to Vietnamese Cuisine](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/wHxOt4fb.jpg)
Food Culture
Growing up in Nordjylland, Denmark’s northernmost region, chef Anh Le didn’t meet many other Vietnamese people.
Development
Vietnam’s leading property developer, Vingroup, recently unveiled Vincity, a brand-new project aimed at providing affordable apartments in seven major cities and provinces throughout the country.
Development
One of Hanoi’s telltale tangles of black wires was recently named among the world’s worst electrical wiring systems by a British engineering publication.
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Music & Arts
Next time somebody claims that “colored pencils are for kids”, show them the work of Cuong Nguyen, whose intricate paintings are crafted entirely from colored pencils.
Vietnam
Police in Thua Thien-Hue province are still on the hunt for an armed robber who stole VND700 million (US$30,835) from a Hue bank on Tuesday.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . Hanoi reduces online work permit fee for foreigners [VietnamNet] Over 38,000 flights delayed and canceled so far this year: Vietnam aviation authority [Tuoi Tre]
Culture
Far removed from the rapidly modernizing cities of Indonesia, the Mentawai people are struggling to reconcile their traditional way of life with the country's development.
Vietnam
A video of people butchering a buffalo in the middle of a road in southern Vietnam has gone viral.
Saigon
Although most Saigoneers have accepted excessive noise as an unavoidable part of life in Saigon, the consequences of the city’s noise pollution are having a serious impact on the health of local residents.
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Vietnam
Fish sauce is a touchy subject these days, to say the least. From traditional factories to mass-market producers, makers of the prized Vietnamese elixir have strived to convince the public of their product’s superiority, a clash only made worse by some dubious media reports .
Saigon
In an effort to tackle some of the city’s parking woes, municipal officials have agreed to build an underground parking lot beneath the Saigon Zoo.
Vietnam
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook . In Vietnam, high-pollution industries enjoy relaxed environmental standards [Tuoi Tre] Zika disease spreads to Ho Chi Minh City neighbor [Tuoi Tre]
Asia
Last Friday, United States President-elect Donald Trump threw political convention out the window once again by speaking on the phone with the leader of Taiwan.
Development
Even though Vietnam has already set a deadline to comply with European level 4 exhaust emission standards (Euro 4), whether the new legislation is feasible remains unclear.
Society
A recent ActionAid survey has uncovered troubling views on sexual harassment not only among Vietnamese men but also Vietnamese women.
Music & Arts
The state of current Vietnamese music is complicated. In the minds of the older generation, years of historical turmoil are intricately linked with their personal identity, thus they tend to harbor a fondness for 1960s pre-war tunes. Younger Vietnamese, however, are exposed to a host of foreign influences and so often prefer pop-infused acts that don’t stray too far from regional powerhouses such as South Korea and Japan. However, in the face of a bubblegum pop invasion and the resurfacing of pre-1975 oldies, a crop of young indie artists are quietly carving out a musical identity of their own by marrying elements of local culture with iconic international influences.
